79, of Bayonne passed away on January 2, 2015 at Bayonne Medical Center. Mrs. Rooney was born in Jersey City and attended St. Dominic’s Academy High School. Later she joined the convent under the Dominican Order and devoted her life to charitable acts. While in the convent, Eileen earned a B.A. at Mount St. Mary College in Newburgh, NY and became an educator in Camden. After nearly 14 years with the order, Eileen left the convent and became an educator in the Jersey City Public School System. She is survived by her husband Oliver and children Kerri and Sean as well as grandchildren Connor, Abigail, Emma and Alyson, and caring brothers Kenneth and Robert and other loving relatives and friends. Funeral arrangements by CHARLES A. WEST Funeral & Cremation Service LLC 34 East 25th Street. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Jude P.O. Box 1000, Dept. 142 Memphis, TN 38148-0142.