Charline was born on September 17, 1929 in Pittsburg, MO to Charles L. and Bertha (Bastain) Johnson. She started working in the Kansas City Board of Trade in 1959 and retired from Shay Grain Company in 1990.
She was a member of the Elks Lodge #26, the Red Bridge Social Club and the Drove Lodge #74. Charline enjoyed the theater with season tickets to New Theatre and KC Repertory.
Charline was preceded in death by her husband of 28 years Patrick E. Rooney, her parents and her sister Helen (Jack) Peterson.
A Visitation will be held from 12:00pm to 1:00pm, Wednesday, February 26 followed by a Memorial Service at 1:00pm at Mt. Moriah, Newcomer & Freeman Funeral Home, 10507 Holmes Road, Kansas City, MO.
In lieu of flowers, the family request that memorial contributions be made to Kansas City Elks Club #26 Scholarship Fund, 515 East 99th Street, Kansas City, MO 64131 and/or Wayside Waifs, 3901 Martha Truman Road, Kansas City, MO 64137.