Jean Cooney Roberts died Thursday, April 12, 2012, at the age of 65, at St. Peter’s Hospital in Helena. She was born to Robert F. Cooney and Carol Wells on Dec. 20, 1946, in Helena.

Jean was a free spirit and a joy to all who knew her. She had a keen interest and love of the outdoors from the very beginning. Jean was involved in many organizations during her lifetime: the Navy Wives, St. Agnes PTA, Girl Scouts, The Garden Club, The Wilderness Society, Audubon, Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) and Eastern Star.

She was and always will be a beloved daughter, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend. She is survived by her mother, Carol W. Cooney, who lives in Choteau; daughter, Cory Eisenberg, and her husband, Scott, of Chicago, and their two children, Ben and Josh; brother, Ted Cooney, and his wife, Jacquey, of Choteau; and longtime friend Daniel Funston of White Sulphur Springs. Jean leaves behind two nieces and three nephews, plus numerous loved ones and friends. She was preceded in death by her sister, Carol Kathleen (Kay) Peterson, who passed in March 1969, and by her father, Robert F. Cooney, who passed in January 2007.

A memorial gathering will be held on Saturday, April 28, at 11 a.m. at Anderson Stevenson Wilke Funeral Home, 3750 N. Montana Ave., with a reception to immediately follow the gathering in the social center of the funeral home. Interment will be at Resurrection Cemetery. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to The Nature Conservancy for The Rocky Mountain Front Conservation Easement Program, Attn: Dave Carr, 32 S. Ewing, Suite 215, Helena, MT 59601. (406) 443-0303. Please visit www.aswfuneralhome.com to offer the family condolences.

Helena Independent Record, April 26, 2012