Maria Rooney, 86

Maria "Nettie" Rooney, age 86, of Cottage Grove, formerly of Canton, Ohio, passed away at home on Jan. 10 after a long, courageous battle with Parkinson's disease and dementia.

She was small in stature but a strong "family comes first" lady.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Anne Marcelli, and her brothers, Joe and Don.

She is survived by her husband of 58 years, Don; her sons, Tom of Cottage Grove and Dan (Brenda) of Onalaska, Wis.; grandchildren, Nick of St. Louis and Claire of Onalaska; in-laws Shirley Marcelli of Massillon, Ohio, and Val Marcelli, Doris Hoover, and Marland Hoover of North Canton, Ohio; as well as many cousins, nieces, nephews, and other extended family members - including close friends Sue and Gary Stoner.

She worked for 20 years for the South Washington County School District, serving as secretary to five different athletic directors. She retired in 1992.

Visitation 4-8 p.m. Monday at Kok Funeral Home, 7676 80th St. S., Cottage Grove, and 10-11 a.m. Tuesday at church. Mass of Christian burial 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15, at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, 920 Holley, St. Paul Park. Interment church cemetery. Special thanks to the HealthEast hospice and homecare nurses, and the care givers from FamilyMeans. Memorials may be directed to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research.

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Jessica D.
Cottage Grove, MN 03/06/2013 8:18 AM

Dear family and friends of Maria, My name is Jessica and I am a volunteer in your area. I have not been able to speak with you personally, but I would like to share a beautiful promise in the scriptures with you. Death is something unnatural and painful to all involved. The Bible promises a time when death will be no more. In Revelation 21:4, "With that I heard a loud voice from the throne say: “Look! The tent of God is with mankind, and he will reside with them, and they will be his peoples. And God himself will be with them. And he will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore. The former things have passed away.” Soon death will be no more and a thing of the past. If you would like more information about this topic please go to www.jw.org.

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