

She graduated from Austin High School in Houston, Texas in 1951. She had a successful accounting career at Reading and Bates Construction Company and continued her career at Spei Horizontal Drilling until retirement. She loved being with her family, watching football, the beach, and her dogs.
Marcelline was preceded in death by her father, Herbert and mother, Ann; Richard Ingber; daughter, Barbara Wilson; and son-in-law William (Bill) Buvinghausen.
Survivors include: her children: Laura and husband Tom Rooney, Diana Buvinghausen and Paul Cope, and son-in-law Thomas (Theo) Wilson; her sister: Eddie Wheeler; her grandchildren: April and husband Richard Janiszak, Mark and wife Jessica Buvinghausen, Jennifer and husband Justin Engelhardt, Thomas (Mitchell) Wilson, Brian and wife Allison Wilson, Warren and wife Ashley Rooney, Braden and wife Barbara Rooney, and John Rooney and fiancé Sidney Barnes; her great-grandchildren: Denise Janiszak, Brielle Janiszak, Cayden Buvinghausen, William (Will) Buvinghausen, Camden Buvinghausen, Waylynn Engelhardt, Hayes Engelhardt, Charlotte Wilson, Theodore (Rhodes) Wilson, Stella Rooney, and Jackson Rooney.
Catholic funeral services are as follows: public viewing 9:00AM, funeral 10:00AM, graveside service 11:00AM on Saturday, June 6, 2026, at Brookside Funeral Home (13747 Eastex Freeway, Houston, TX 77039).
Pallbearers are Mark Buvinghausen, Thomas (Mitchell) Wilson, Brian Wilson, Warren Rooney, Braden Rooney, and John Rooney.
In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made in honor of her daughter, Barbara Wilson, to the MD Anderson Cancer center (https://gifts.mdanderson.org/), or Catholic Charities of Kerrville (ccctx.org).
The family wishes to extend our sincere thanks to Peterson Hospice and Riverpoint Assisted Living Facility.
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