Mary Elizabeth Rooney – Faucher of Bedford, MA, West Dennis, MA and Longboat Key, FL peacefully passed on August 4, 2024 surrounded by her family after a 12-year battle with Synovial Sarcoma. Through it all she continued to live her life to the fullest and was an inspiration to many. She participated in cutting-edge trials and procedures that directly and indirectly helped many others navigate dealing with their own sarcoma. She will be remembered as an incredibly kind, generous, and outgoing person. She always had a smile on her face. Mary Beth was happiest golfing at Vesper CC, gardening, boating, playing the piano and hanging out with her good friends. She enjoyed wintering on Longboat Key, FL, and being on the Cape in the summer. She was blessed to be Nana to three beautiful granddaughters whom she loved very much. She was a wonderful wife, mother, sister, and good friend to many people. In her professional career, she worked in the financial services industry for over 25 years as a successful mortgage broker. She was highly respected for her commitment and diligence in her work. She was a graduate of Providence College.

Mary Beth is predeceased by her parents Eugene P. and Mary B. Rooney and her brothers, Bryan C. Rooney and David C. Rooney. She is survived by her husband of 25 years, Cornel J. Faucher; brother Eugene P. Rooney Jr., sister Ellen M. Rooney; son Christopher S. Faucher and his wife Kristyn; and her grandchildren Eleanor, Margaret and Josephine.

A Memorial Mass will be celebrated in Parish of St. Michael, 90 Concord Rd, Bedford, MA on August 14, 2024, with a family greeting line at 9:30am and Mass at 10am. In lieu of flowers, gifts in memory of Mary Beth Rooney may be made to Mass General Cancer Center in support of Dr. Greg Cote's Research. Gifts can be made online at https://giving.massgeneral.org/donate or mailed to the MGH Development Office, Attention: Keith Erickson, 125 Nashua St, Suite 540, Boston, MA 02114. Checks can be made payable to Mass General Hospital, with tribute to Mary Beth Rooney on the memo line.