Father Stephen Rooney Death – Dead : Stephen Rooney Obituary : Cause of Death Unknown.
Fr. Stephen Rooney has died, according to the following statements posted on social media on August. 18, 2020.
Catholic News Agency on Twitter: “Catholics from Trenton, Michigan and surrounding communities are mourning the loss of their pastor, Fr. Stephen Rooney, as well as 52 year-old Robert Chiles, both of whom are presumed to have drowned in a boating accident on the Detroit River Aug. 16.
Catholics from Trenton, Michigan and surrounding communities are mourning the loss of their pastor, Fr. Stephen Rooney, as well as 52 year-old Robert Chiles, both of whom are presumed to have drowned in a boating accident on the Detroit River Aug. 16. https://t.co/1xTEqNNFr0
— Catholic News Agency (@cnalive) August 18, 2020
Tributes
"Officials said the two missing boaters are the Rev. Stephen Rooney, pastor of the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Trenton, and Robert Chiles, of Grosse Ile and the boat's owner. "
Our prayers are with the local community: https://t.co/bqrhVe05ba via @detroitnews pic.twitter.com/CYtAQpf1WW
— CMF CURO (@CMFCURO) August 18, 2020
Robert Chiles was still mourning the death of his wife when he asked Rev. Stephen Rooney to go on a boat ride with him Sunday in the Detroit River. It capsized, and both men remain missing. The latest in this tragic story:
https://t.co/Xu78JGs7bA @freep— Kristen Shamus (@KristenShamus) August 18, 2020
Nearly 200 people gathered this evening at St. Joseph Parish in Trenton, MI to pray for Fr. Stephen Rooney and Robert Chiles, who have been missing since their boat capsized on the Detroit River on Sunday. https://t.co/3GflyZLHJX
— Ave Maria Radio (@AveMariaRadio) August 18, 2020
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