November 21, 1938 – July 6, 2024
Sr. Sheila Rooney entered the Sisters of Our Lady of Charity at Gilmary Convent in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, on July 14, 1962, and professed final vows on June 29, 1968.
For some 40 years, Sr. Sheila worked as a teacher, principal, supervisor, and director of various ministries of her religious community and other agencies, including at Gilmary School in Coraopolis; Eudes Family Program in Green Bay, Wisconsin; Eudes Institute in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Welty Home for Aged in Wheeling, West Virginia; and New Hope Assisted Living in Pittsburgh.
In 1971, Sr. Sheila was elected to leadership in the North American Federation life of Independent Communities and served in province leadership from 2004 to 2016. She was truly dedicated to serving others and she did so with skill, caring, and competence, even when her own medical problems added to the challenge.
As her last assignment, Sr. Sheila coordinated the care for her community’s elderly sisters at the convent in Carrollton, Ohio. In her younger years, Sr. Sheila played the piano and organ. She was also known for her fondness for ice cream.
Sr. Sheila is survived by her sister-in-law and six nieces and nephews and their families.