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woman‎Louise Kathryn Sandvig‏‎
Born ‎6 Dec 1892 Pope County, Minnesota, died ‎22 May 1976 Belgrade, Stearns County, Minnesota Event Description: St. Donatus Catholic Cemetery, Brooten‎, age 83 years

Married ‎4 Feb 1913 Belgrade, Stearns County, Minnesota, age 20 years (married 44 years) to:

manBert Nichols "Bert" Rooney‏, age by marriage 23 years, son of Hugh M Rooney and Winifred Sophia "Winnie" Rooney‏.
Born ‎23 May 1889 Bangor, Pope County, Minnesota, died ‎29 Nov 1957 Brooten, Stearns County, Minnesota Event Description: St. Donatus Catholic Cemetery, Brooten‎, age 68 years, buried Brooten, Stearns County, Minnesota
Burial: St Donatus cemetery, Brooten, MN.

Children:

1.
manLester Nichols Rooney‏
Born ‎19 Nov 1913 Brooten, Stearns County, Minnesota, died ‎24 May 1978 Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota Event Description: St. Donatus Catholic Cemetery, Brooten‎, age 64 years, buried Brooten, Stearns County, Minnesota
Lester Rooney was a veteran of WWII.

2.
womanMildred Kathryn "Babe" Rooney‏
Born ‎17 Jan 1915 Brooten, Stearns County, Minnesota, died ‎19 Mar 1986 Paynesville, Stearns County, Minnesota Event Description: Saint Francis de Sales Cemetery, Belgrade MN‎, age 71 years, buried ‎22 Mar 1986 Belgrade, Stearns County, Minnesota
Died at Paynesville Community Hospital.
Funeral: St Francis de Sales Catholic Church, Belgrade, MN.
Burial in parish cemetery.

3.
manJames Allen Rooney‏
Born ‎22 Oct 1918 Brooten, Stearns County, Minnesota, died ‎11 Apr 1971 Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota Event Description: St. Donatus Catholic Cemetery, Brooten‎, age 52 years, buried ‎14 Apr 1971 Brooten, Stearns County, Minnesota
Died at the University of Minnesota Hospitals, Minneapolis,MN.
Funeral: St Paul's church.
Burial: St Donatus cemetery

Jim and Maxine lived in New London, MN before moving to Sauk Centre where Jim worked on a turkey farm. Jim was injured and died from an accident on the turkey farm. (Per Eileen Anderson Stern).

4.
manHarvey Donald "Swede" Rooney‏
Born ‎3 Apr 1921 Brooten, Stearns County, Minnesota, died ‎22 Oct 1984 Cold Spring, Stearns County, Minnesota Event Description: Saint Anthony Cemetery, Regal, Kandiyohi Co.‎, age 63 years, buried ‎25 Oct 1984 Regal, Kandiyohi County, Minnesota
Baptismal sponsors: Arthur Rooney, Alice Rooney.
Harvey was employed by the Belgrade Creamery for 23 years be foreworking for Koronis Mills Turkey Farm in Hawick. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and a member of the Belgrade VFW.

5.
man‎Harry Lorrine Rooney‏‎
Born ‎3 Jan 1927 Brooten, Stearns County, Minnesota, died ‎1 Jun 1976 Belgrade, Stearns County, Minnesota Event Description: St. Donatus Catholic Cemetery, Brooten‎, age 49 years, buried ‎4 Jun 1976 Brooten, Stearns County, Minnesota
Baptismal sponsors: Joe Egan, Mrs Joe Egan.

Harry and his mother, Louise, moved in with Mildred "Babe" and husband, Chester Anderson, after Bert died in 1957. Harry had a glass eye. He lost his eye in an accident when he and other boys were horsing around. In spite of that, he served in Military as an MP. He died of an apparent heart attack.

6.
womanDeceased‏

7.
womanHazel Laura Rooney‏
Born ‎22 Aug 1932 Pope County, Minnesota, died ‎11 Mar 2022 Willmar, Kandiyohi County, Minnesota‎, age 89 years
Youngest child of Bert and Louise (Sandvig) Rooney. She was confirmed in the Catholic faith at St. Donatus Church in Brooten, MN. She was a member of the Brooten School drum and bugle corps until her graduation in 1950. She worked as a telephone operator for Thornburg Telephone Co., and for three years at Haywood Pharmacy of Belgrade. She married Donald Wesley Clark in 1954. Living south of Degraff, MN, they built a successful operation in dairy and grain farming. They moved to the family farm in Kerkhoven Township in 1957, and lived there until 2017. They were awarded the Swift Co. Soil Conservation District Outstanding Farmer Award in 1958 and 2001. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Council of Catholic Women, and an adult leader for Hayes Willing Workers 4-H. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Donald; son, Kevin "Casey" Clark; and siblings. Surviving are her children, Keith (Bit) Clark of Olathe, KS, Kim Clark of Murdock, MN Kaye (Thomas) Dooley of Spicer, MN, Kyle (Jackie) Clark of Murdock,MN, Kris Clark of Glenwood, MN, and Kirsten (Kyle) Kopacek of Lake Park, MN; 12 grandchildren, Dr. Anne (Bracey) Lerner, Justin (Kirstin) Anderson, Joshua (Kristi) Dooley, Brittany Dooley, Chelsa (Jon) Lien, Ali (Andrew) Bouta, Aaron Clark, Benjamin Clark, Karter Kopacek, Kaitlyn (Jon) Kopacek, Kaden Kopacek, and Karson Kopacek; and eight great-grandchildren, Tommy White, Marcus, Mason, Maddox and Mara Lien, Sophia, Conrad, and Clayton Bouta.