Sr. Brendan Rooney SA

December 12, 2015

Sister Brendan Rooney, 97, a Franciscan Sister of the Atonement from Graymoor, died on Saturday, December 12, 2015 at the Lurana Health Care Residence of Saint Francis Convent, Garrison, NY. Sister Brendan was born in Kinlough, Ballyshannon, Co. Leitrim, Ireland to Catherine Ann (Sheeran) and Philip Rooney. Sister is predeceased by her sisters: Susan O’Rourke, Sr. Mary Mercy, Mary Alice Connolly, Catherine Ann Rooney, Margaret Hartigan, Bridget McGowan and Dorothy Gallagher; and her brothers: James, Philip and Patrick. Sister is survived by numerous nieces and nephews. Sister entered the convent in Ireland on August 28, 1935 and arrived at Graymoor on May 31, 1936. She professed her first vows on October 2, 1937 and her final vows on August 28, 1943. As an Atonement missionary, Sister served in catechetical and pastoral ministries in New York (Ogdensburg, Morrisonville, Schenectady and New York City); Philadelphia, PA, Washington, DC, Bakersfield, CA and Rossinver, Ireland. Sister was well known for years of ministry in British Columbia, Canada: Cranbrook, Castlegar, Golden and Nakusp. She returned to Graymoor in 1990. On Tuesday, December 15, 2015, the Reception of the Body service will be at 4:00 p.m. and the Evening Prayer/Wake Service will be at 7:00 p.m. Sister’s funeral Mass will be held on Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. Services are held in the Motherhouse Chapel, St. Francis Convent, Graymoor. Burial will be in the Sisters’ Cemetery. Funeral arrangements by Dorsey-Carlone Funeral Home.