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Official Obituary of

Genevieve Alice (Szychowski) Rooney

August 23, 1924 ~ July 24, 2019 (age 94) 94 Years Old

Genevieve Rooney Obituary

Genevieve Szychowski Rooney, 94, of West Wyoming, passed away on July 24, 2019 at Anderson Personal Care/Wesley Village, Jenkins Twp.

Born in Alden, PA, she was the daughter of Anthony and Julia Liput Szychowski.

Mrs. Rooney was a graduate of Hanover High School and attended Wilkes-Barre Business College. She was employed as a secretary at United Furniture and worked at San Souci Park.

Her husband of 50 years, Leo G. Rooney, preceded her in death in 2003, She was also preceded in death by brothers, Thaddeus and Clemens and sister Helen Szychowski.

She is survived by her children: Linda Rooney Davis, Mechanicsburg, George Rooney and his wife, Carmella Paiani, York, PA and Susan M. Rooney, Esq and husband, Keith J. Saunders, Esq., Nanticoke.

Also surviving are grandsons, Bryan Davis, his wife, Briann and their sons, Colin, Cayden and Charles, Mechanicsburg; Aaron Davis and his fiancé Amy Seiger, Lancaster and Evan W. Saunders, Brooklyn and granddaughters, Julia Saunders, Pittsburgh and Claire Saunders, Pasadena, CA and her sister, Irene(Walter) Zielinski, Iselin, NJ, as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

Relatives and friends may call Monday from 9:00 -10:00 am at St. Monica’s Parish, 363 West 8th Street, West Wyoming. A Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 10:00 am with the Rev. Peter Tomczak, Pastor, as celebrant.

Interment will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Hanover Twp.

In lieu of flowers, Memorial donations may be made to Hospice of the Sacred Heart, 600 Baltimore Dr., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702 or Wesley Village, 209 Roberts Road, Pittston, PA 18640.

Arrangements are in the care of Gubbiotti Funeral Home, LLC, 1030 Wyoming Ave., Exeter.

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Services

Interment
Monday
July 29, 2019

Time: TBD
St. Mary's Cemetery,Hanover Twp.
1594 S. Main St.
Hanover Twp., PA 18706

Visitation
Monday
July 29, 2019

8:30 AM to 9:30 PM
Gubbiotti Funeral Home,LLC
1030 Wyoming Ave.
Exeter, Pennsylvania 18643

Gathering of Family and Friends
Monday
July 29, 2019

9:00 AM
St. Monica's Parish ( Our Lady of Sorrows Church)
8th St.
West Wyoming, Pennsylvania 18644

Mass of Christian Burial
Monday
July 29, 2019

10:00 AM
St. Monica's Parish ( Our Lady of Sorrows Church)
8th St.
West Wyoming, Pennsylvania 18644

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