Obituary of Betty A. Rooney

Betty  A. Rooney, 94, Collegeville

Betty Rooney, 94,  passed away Saturday November 05, 2022 at home surrounded by her family and caregiver.

One of 8 siblings, she was born August 19, 1928 in Port Providence to the late William and the late Anna (Boyer) Burns.   Betty grew up and spent most of her long life in the Port Providence and Phoenixville Area near many of her friends and family.  She enjoyed ice skating on the canal, camping and country line dancing.  Betty worked at the Flag Company sewing the stars on the American Flag for most of her seamstress career.  Nothing brought a smile to her face faster than putting extra whipped cream on her grandchildren’s desserts that she prepared every holiday.   Anyone who ever met Betty knew of her love of cats and the color purple. She had a fondness for chocolate, gossip magazines and daytime soap operas.

She was preceded in death by her two sons:  Joseph Wayne Rooney, (who died at age 2) and Harold “Scott” Rooney, and her granddaughter, Alora Rooney.

Betty leaves behind Jodie Rooney,  wife of the late Scott Rooney of Collegeville, her sister, Mary Lou Miller of Port Providence, and her  Grandchildren:  Eric, Keesha, and Zachary; and  10 Great Grandchildren:  Brittany, Dominic, Meadow, Eric Jr., Taylor, Gabriella, Niamh, Skarlett, Violet and Case; and three Great-Great Grandchildren, Rylan, Carson and Odin.

Visitation with friends and family will be from 10:00 AM to 11:15 AM Thursday, November 10 prior to the service at R. Strunk Funeral Home.

A Funeral Service will be held at 11:15 AM Thursday November 10 in R. Strunk Funeral Home, 400 Main Street, Phoenixville. Following the service, family and friends are invited to a memorial luncheon.

Burial will be Private in the Green Tree Church Cemetery.

Online condolences can be made at www.rstrunkfuneralhome.com. All arrangements are being handled by R. Strunk Funeral Home, Inc. Phoenixville, PA.