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 Mary Jane NicholsonBorn 1 Mar 1889 Illinois, died 30 Dec 1980 Anaconda, Deer Lodge County, Montana Event Description: Calvary Cemetery, Lewistown, Montana, age 91 years, buried 2 Jan 1981 Mary Jane also reared Eileen, the adopted daughter of her husband and deceased first spouse. Married 20 Apr 1910 Lewistown, Fergus County, Montana, age 21 years (married 43 years) to:  Francis John Patrick "Frank; F.J.P." Rooney, age by marriage 32 years, son of Michael Tracy ""Black Mike" or "M.T."" Rooney and Catherine Sophia "Kate" Darcy.Born 28 Oct 1877 Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minnesota, died 26 Aug 1953 Anaconda, Deer Lodge County, Montana Event Description: Calvary Cemetery, Lewiston, Fergus County, MT, age 75 years, buried 31 Aug 1953 Lewistown, Fergus County, Montana, 1st marriage to: Mary Jane Nicholson, 2nd marriage to: Kathleen May "May Kathleen" Hughes From MN to MT when about 6 yr old Eileen, adopted 1916, he and Tom in horse-drawn wagon hit by train; Tom killed; Frank had damaged arm that never mended properly Anaconda STANDARD: D: age 76; 28 Aug. rosary at Kendrick Funeral Chapel, Anaconda; funeral 31 Aug at St.Leo Cath.Church in Lewistown (Creel Funeral Home) Children: 1. Agatha "Ag" RooneyBorn 30 Dec 1912 Hobson, Judith Basin County, Montana, died 25 Aug 2004 Anaconda, Deer Lodge County, Montana, age 91 years In 1988: Box 486, Anaconda, MT 59711 Nurse 2. Francis Vincent "Frank" RooneyBorn 5 Jan 1915 Hobson, Judith Basin County, Montana, died 8 Feb 1986 Anaconda, Deer Lodge County, Montana, age 71 years, buried 10 Feb 1986 Anaconda, Deer Lodge County, Montana Auto dealer,retired 3. Gertrude Theresa RooneyBorn 5 May 1916 Hobson, Judith Basin County, Montana, died 15 Dec 2009 Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana, age 93 years From Great Falls Tribune 12-18-2009: Gertrude Theresa (Rooney) Lindgren, 93, a longtime Great Falls resident and civic leader, died of natural causes Tuesday at a local hospital . A vigil is 5 p.m. Sunday at O'Connor Funeral Home. Funeral Mass is 10 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, with burial in Manchester Cemetery. Gert was born May 5, 1916, in Hobson, Mont., to Frank and Mary Jane (Nicholson) Rooney. The third of 12 children, she grew up on a ranch near Hobson. Her father and grandfather were early Montana homesteaders. Her grandfather, Michael Rooney, built the first permanent building in Billings. Gertrude graduated from Fergus County High School in Lewistown in 1934. She attended Western Montana College for two years, stopping to teach in a rural school for a year before completing her BA in economics and sociology at the University of Montana in 1939. At the University, she earned a varsity letter in swimming. She taught in Basin and Helena prior to working as a social caseworker, which took her to Valley County. Upon arrival in Circle, Mont., Gert met George Lindgren, who had just opened his radio electronics shop. They were married on Valentine's Day 1942, in Great Falls, during a driving blizzard. They started their family of six children in Glasgow. While George served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, Gertrude managed their radio parts business. In 1946, they relocated to Great Falls, where they founded George Lindgren Co., a radio and TV parts distributorship. Initially they lived and worked at their store on Central Avenue. They moved to their present home on 1st Avenue Northwest in 1950. While raising her family, Gertrude was very active in local politics and numerous civic and professional organizations. She was a lifelong advocate for social consciousness, religious tolerance and equality, especially for minorities and women. In 1948, she founded the Cascade County Community Council, which functioned for 18 years. She was past president of several organizations, including BPW, AAUW, the Montana Conference of Social Welfare and the Great Falls PTA Council. She was chosen Woman of the Year by BPW (1949) and Phi Sigma Alpha (1972), and she later received several lifetime achievement awards. Her community service included work with the Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts and as the Red Cross chairperson of blood drawings for many years. She was project director for Women in Community Service and helped send girls to Job Corps for more than 25 years. She was an active member of St. Joseph Parish. In her 50s, she returned to college and earned a master's degree in educational counseling from Montana State University. In 1973 and 1976, she ran for the Montana Legislature. She returned to teaching as as ubstitute in the Great Falls schools until her retirement. Gertrude is survived by five children, Marilyn Lindgren of Austin, Texas, Douglas Lindgren (Kathy) of Austin, Henry Lindgren (Nancy) of Great Falls, Tom Lindgren (Norma) of Springfield, Mo., and Frank Lindgren (Barbara Warriner) of Philadelphia, Pa.; three grandchildren, Alan Lindgren (Kathy) of Memphis, Tenn., Marcela Perez-Abreu (Dave Tersteeg) of Grand Marais, Minn., and Linsey Kallestad (Sage) of Manhattan, Mont.; one great-grandchild, Rio Perez-Abreu of Grand Marais; four sisters, Kay Lane (Ed) of Carson City, Nev., Esther Parker (Al) of Great Falls, Betty Saxbury (Bob) of Laurel, Mont., and Hilma Stone (Howard) of Anaconda, Mont.; and numerous nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Gert was preceded in death by her husband of 67 years, George Lindgren, on Nov. 27, 2009; a son, Richard Lindgren of Great Falls; her brothers, Frank Rooney (Nona) of Anaconda, George Rooney of Hobson, and Russell Rooney (Pauline) of Great Falls; and by her sisters, Agatha Funston (Marvin) and Bernice Rooney of Anaconda, Vivian Shaw (Bill) of Tacoma, Wash., and Eileen Waite (Walter) of Utica, Mont. The family wishes to express gratitude to Marie Hall for Gertrude's home care and to the staff of Benefis East Hospital for their compassionate care. 4. Vivian "Vee" RooneyBorn 16 Jun 1918 Hobson, Judith Basin County, Montana, died 13 Feb 2006 Puyallup, Pierce County, Washington, age 87 years In 1988: Homemaker 5. Kathryn Valine "Kay" RooneyBorn 11 Jul 1920 Hobson, Judith Basin County, Montana, died 1 Nov 2013 Reno, Washoe County, Nevada, age 93 years Kathryn Rooney Lane passed away on November 1, 2013 at home with her daughters by her side. She was born in Hobson, Montana to Frank and Mary Jane Rooney. Kay was a kind and loving mother, sister, wife and friend. She was proud to say that she was a "Rosie the Riveter" in Tacoma Washington during WW II. She was also a waitress and a homemaker. She resided in Belgrade, Montana and Carson City most of her adult life. She was preceded in death by her husband of 54 years, Edward "Ed" Lane; daughter, Delores Hall and grandson, Eugene Newby. She is survived by daughters and son in laws, Esther Pruitt Newby and Ron Newby, Cheryl Lane Rotter and Mark Rotter and Tracey Lane Delaplain and Tom Delaplain. Her grandchildren are Lorinda Newby, Corrinne and Danny Rotter, Patrick and Sean Delaplain, Tammy Lowe, Mike Ford, and Londa MacElrath. She treasured her six great grandchildren and six great great grandchildren. A celebration of life will be held on December 14 at 11 am at St. Teresa's Catholic Church in the chapel. Address 3000 Lompa Lane, Carson City. The family will be wearing green for the services in celebration of our Irish heritage and because Kay loved the color green. Feel free to join us in the wearing of the green. In lieu of flowers the family requests that you donate to a Senior charity in the spirit of the Christmas season. © Nevada Appeal November 30, 2013 6. John Russell "Russell" RooneyBorn 31 Aug 1922 Hobson, Judith Basin County, Montana, died 1 Aug 1974 Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana Event Description: Mount Olivet Cemetery, age 51 years 7. Esther Lucille RooneyBorn 18 Oct 1924 Hobson, Judith Basin County, Montana, died 22 Apr 2010 Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana, age 85 years 1400 2nd Ave. N.W., Great Falls, MT 59404 Esther L. (Rooney) Parker, 85, of Great Falls, died Thursday of natural causes at a local hospital. A vigil memorial is scheduled for 7 p.m. Monday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church. Funeral Mass is 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph's, with burial to follow at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. today, and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday at Croxford Funeral Home. Esther was born October 18, 1924 in Hobson, Montana. to Frank and Mary Rooney. She grew up on the family ranch with her 12 brothers and sisters in the Ross Fork area, and graduated valedictorian from Moore High School and attended Northern Montana University. After leaving college, Esther moved to Great Falls during WWII and worked civil service at East Base Hospital, now known as Malmstrom Air Force Base. It was while working at East Base that she met Army Air Corpsman medic Al Parker. They married on Dec. 1, 1943, in Great Falls. She moved to Fresno, California while Al was in the military. After being discharged, she moved to Al's hometown of Fort Worth, Texas, for a year. Montana called them home to Lewistown, then to her longtime home of Great Falls in 1947. They moved to the West Side, where she raised their three children, Gary, Karen and Pat. After Al suffered a serious accident in 1961, Esther returned to work at First National Bank and then at Great Falls High School as a records clerk, where she retired. Gary graduated as a GFHS Bison, but Karen and Pat both graduated as C.M. Russell Rustlers; she loved to harass them by decorating the house with Bison blue and white memorabilia. Esther was an avid reader, worked crossword puzzles, and was a very avid sports enthusiast, especially watching the Braves, and cheering on her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren playing baseball, softball or whatever event they were participating in. She was known for always having the best fresh-baked cookies, and at anyone's request would bake their favorites. At family reunions she always received the award for best cookie baker. For 47 years she was a bowling fanatic. At one time, she bowled on three leagues a week and was still always available to substitute bowl at the drop of a phone call. She was extremely proud of her Irish heritage, and a highlight was when she and Karen made a memorable trip to Ireland in 1991. She was dearly loved by all of her family and was the happiest at family gatherings; she was always hospitable and her home was always open to everyone. She was a gentle, kind and classy person who was loved and will be missed by her family and all who knew her. Survivors include her husband of 66 years, Al Parker; daughter, Karen (Dan) Griffin; son, Pat (Becky) Parker; grandchildren, Shad (Holly) Griffin, Shane (Staci) Griffin, Jami Cohen, Mandy (Cliff) Garness, Kelly (Scott) Weinberger, Cody (Sara) Parker, Roni (Mike) Baker and Gerri (John) Campbell; great-grandchildren, Emma Griffin, Hunter and Brooklyn Griffin, Waric and Quinn Cohen, Jake and Kade Garness, Caitlin and Payton Parker, Andee and Adam Baker, and Adessa and Parker Campbell; sisters, Betty (Bob) Saxbury, Mickie (Howard) Stone and Kay (Ed) Lane; and numerous loved nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her beloved son, Gary Parker; her granddaughter, Cindy Parker; her parents, Frank and Mary Jane Rooney; her brothers, Frank Rooney, Russell Rooney and George Rooney; and by her sisters, Agatha Funston, Gertrude Lindgren, Vivian Shaw, Bernice Rooney and Ilene Waite. At the time she passed, she was surrounded by her family who all loved her dearly. Memorials in her name are suggested to St. Joseph's Catholic Church or charity of donor's choice. Condolences may be posted online at www.croxfordfuneralhome.com and/or www.gftribune.com/obituaries. Published in Great Falls Tribune on April 25, 2010 8. Bernice "Berney" RooneyBorn 4 Feb 1927 Hobson, Judith Basin County, Montana, died 1960 Rossfork, Fergus County, Montana Event Description: Calvary Cemetery, Lewistown, Montana, age 32 or 33 years 9. George "Little George" RooneyBorn 24 Jan 1929 Hobson, Judith Basin County, Montana, died 11 Jun 1930 Lewistown, Fergus County, Montana Event Description: Calvary Cemetery, Lewistown, Montana, age 1 year and 4 months and 2 weeks and 4 days 11. Hilma Zeta "Mickie" RooneyBorn 15 Dec 1934 Lewistown, Fergus County, Montana, died after 2012, age at least 78 years Bookkeeper-secretary | |||