
Barbara L. Rooney, age 91, of Cambridge died December 10, 2024 at GracePointe Crossing. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, December 21st at Strike Life Tributes in Cambridge. A time for visiting will be held one hour prior to the service. Private interment will be in Christ the King Catholic Cemetery.
Barbara Leola Rooney was born June 10, 1933 in Monticello, Minnesota to Jacob and Mary (Menth) Fyle. She attended Country School in Monticello in grades 1 – 8 and then St. Francis High School in Little Falls. On September 1, 1956 she married Lawrence Rooney in Monticello. In 1971 they moved to Cambridge. Barb worked for Allina Health Cambridge in Medical Records for 39 years. Barb faithfully attended Christ the King Catholic Church as long as her health allowed. She loved camping, sewing, embroidery, playing games and she was an awesome baker. She was a devoted wife, mother and grandma and will be dearly missed.
Barb is survived by five children, Tim (Deb) Rooney, Ramona (Steven) Yost, Todd (Wendy) Rooney, Rhonda (Greg) Gorman, and Rozanne (Bobby) Stephens; one sister, Sr. Sharon Fyle; 9 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, and by many other relatives and friends. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Lawrence, and by 9 siblings.
Mona, Tim, Todd, Rhonda, & Rosie,
I’m so sorry for the loss of your mom. I have good memories of a very sweet lady and hanging out at your house in high school days. Thinking about you and praying for you.
Laura (Schroeder) Mathison