Obituary

Rooney, Kathleen Guiles, 88, of Litchfield Park, AZ passed away on Holy Saturday April 4, 2015. Kathleen was born on July 5, 1926 in Norwalk, Connecticut the daughter of Stanley L. and Katherine Williamson Guiles. She was married for 67 years to Joseph W. Rooney, also of Norwalk CT. Kathleen graduated from Norwalk High School in 1944. As did many young girls at that time, she joined in the World War effort by working in a tire manufacturing plant and later as a receptionist for a local corporation. She married her husband Joe in 1948. She went on to work at the University of Connecticut until Joe’s graduation in 1950. During her life she raised seven dearly loved children. She endured the loss of two sons, Dennis and Jeffery. Over the years Kathleen worked with many social and charitable organizations, served as President of a Hospice Auxiliary, and she assisted in hands-on food programs for people in need. During this time she lived in Connecticut, Boston, MA, New York, Pennsylvania, Southern CA, Northern CA, Marlowe United Kingdom, finally retiring in Arizona. She is survived by husband Joe, her four daughters Jane Haren of Crestline, CA, Katherine Pechetti of Redwood City CA, Mary Ellen Hill of Reno, NV and Bridget Beimler of Buckeye, AZ, her son, Timothy Rooney of Danville, CA, her sister Margaret Pote of Norwalk CT, 16 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Of her life it can be said “Well Done Kathleen, Well Done.”. A memorial mass will be held at 10 am on Friday, April 10^th at St. John Vianney Parish, 539 La Pasada Blvd, Goodyear, AZ.