Submitted by: John C. Monk

 

Henry J. Scroope V

Sept. 14, 2009 - Feb. 3, 2010
GRANGER - Henry J. Scroope V, 4 months old, passed away peacefully in his parents' arms at Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis after a courageous four-month battle with complications related to heart and lung disease. He is survived by his loving parents, Henry J. Scroope IV and Maggie (Long) Scroope of Granger, Indiana; as well as his big sister, Morgan Scroope (3). He is also survived by his grandparents, Catherine Scroope of Staten Island, NY, and John and Mary Long of Manchester, CT. He also leaves behind aunts, Susan Long of London, UK, Maureen Long of New York, NY, Catherine Scroope of Staten Island, NY, and Lauren Scroope of Staten Island, NY; great-aunts and great-uncles, Rev. Edward A. Malloy, CSC, of Notre Dame, IN, Joanne Rorapaugh of Washington, DC, Robert and Nancy Dolce of Springfield, VA, Maureen O'Brien of Staten Island, NY, Patricia O'Brien of New York, NY, and George Scroope of Staten Island, NY. He will also be missed by the many members of his medical care team at Memorial Children's Hospital in South Bend and Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis. Visitation will take place Monday, Feb. 8th, from 2 - 4 p.m. and 6 - 8 p.m. in the Kaniewski Funeral Home, 3545 N. Bendix Drive in South Bend. A Catholic Mass will take place Tuesday, Feb. 9th, at 9:30 a.m. in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart on the campus of the University of Notre Dame, with burial to follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Memorial Children's Hospital in South Bend, Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis, or to Ronald McDonald House Charities.

Published in South Bend Tribune on February 7, 2010