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Dianna Lynne (Dinning) Rooney |
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December 29, 1959 ~ August 29, 2017 |
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August 31, 2017 |
Dianna Lynne Rooney, 57, passed away on August
29, 2017 at her home in Libby. Funeral services
will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, September 9, at
Libby Christian Church with Phil Alspaw
officiating. A reception will follow the
services and will be held at the Rooney family
home at 3207 East Fifth Street in Libby.
Dianna was born in Bonners Ferry to Barbara and
Irvin Dinning on December 29, 1959. She went to
school at Bonners Ferry. After moving to Libby,
she met and married Tim Rooney on May 15, 1982,
at her parents’ home in Bonners Ferry.
In Libby, she worked as the bookkeeper for
Tungsten Holdings for 20 years. She also worked
for First American Title Company until retiring
in 2008 to become a stay at home Grandma to her
one and only grandson, Hunter. Dianna loved her
time she had being able to take care of Hunter.
She was blessed with the birth of two children,
her son Kelly, in 1984, and her daughter Brenna,
who was born in 1986. She became involved in the
Libby Youth Baseball and Softball organizations
from 1992 to 2002, when her children were old
enough to play. She had a significant impact on
the construction of the baseball and softball
complex located near the Libby cemetery. She was
the President of the Little League baseball
program during the last baseball games held at
the Kelly Walliston fields located at what is
now Riverfront Park complex. She was
instrumental in bringing State baseball and
softball tournaments to Libby during her time in
the programs.
She was referred to as “Mama Rooney” by her kids
group of friends. And still to this day that
name has stuck with her.
She really enjoyed camping and fishing, but, her
very favorite day was opening day of grouse
hunting season. She is famous for getting grouse
the hard way -- with a rock! Grouse season also
meant picking Shaggy Mane mushrooms. She never
cooked them, but she loved picking them.
Of course, when huckleberries were ripe, it was
time to hit the mountains again. She loved
picking huckleberries, but her bucket never
seemed to fill up as fast as it could have.
Dianna is preceded in death by her father,
Irvin, and multiple aunts and uncles.
Dianna is survived by Tim Rooney, her husband of
35 years, son Kelly and his wife Jill (Wood) and
grandson Hunter, daughter Brenna, brothers Dan
Dinning and his wife Mary and Rick Dinning and
his wife Chris, all of Bonners Ferry, and
brother Jay Dinning and his wife Lori of Libby,
her mother Barbara Dinning of Libby and numerous
nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be given to the Wings and Wings
Walkers cancer support programs of Libby and
Yaak, Montana. Send to First Montana Bank,
“Wings account,” Box 1550, Libby, MT 59923.
Arrangements are by Schnackenberg & Nelson
Funeral Home in Libby. Online condolences and
memorials may be made to
www.schnackenbergfh.com.
The Rooney and Dinning families wish to extend
their sincere thanks to Dr. Sarah Huddleston and
the Home Options hospice organizations, the
Schnackenberg/Nelson Funeral Home, and the Libby
Christian Church family. |
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