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Tuesday, February 08, 2000 Page: 5A
February 7, 2000 orothy Rooney, of Sly Street, Luzerne, died Monday at
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born in Pittsburgh, she was a daughter of the
late Peter and Stella (Kapinski) Massung. Formerly of Vaughn Street, Kingston,
she was a member of Holy Family Parish, formerly Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish,
Luzerne, and the parish Alter and Rosary Society. She was preceded in death by
her husband, George Francis Rooney; daughter, Kathleen; granddaughter,
Deborah; brother, Robert; and sister, Mildred Massung. Surviving are her
children, Patricia Vietmeier, Pittsburgh; Charles, Scranton; and Dorothy Jean
Dutkevitch, Kingston; eight grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; sister,
Elizabeth Sorg, Lock Haven; nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be at
8:30 a.m. Thursday from the Betz-Jastremski Funeral Home, Inc., Luzerne, with
a Mass of Christian Burial at 9 a.m. in Holy Family Parish, St. Ann’s Church,
Bennett Street, Luzerne. Interment will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery,
Carverton. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday.