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John Wiley Obituary
AGE: 85 • Hackettstown
John F. Wiley, Sr., 85, of Hackettstown died on Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at his home. John was born and raised in Metuchen. He attended Mount St. Mary's in Emmitsburg, MD receiving his Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy. He also was a W.W.II Navy veteran. John worked for the Home Insurance Company as a Claims Manager for over 20 years retiring in 1984. He was a communicant of St. Francis Cathedral. He was a cub master. He was a member of the St. Francis Mr. & Mrs. Club, a member of the Knights of Columbus and the Jersey Club of Jamaica Bay in FL. John enjoyed football and traveling in his RV.
John is predeceased by his parents, Samuel and Anna R. Hansen Wiley; brothers, Samuel and Robert Wiley, sisters, Virginia Hall and Elizabeth Conway. John is survived by his wife of 63 years, Rita Sanders Wiley; 5 sons, John Wiley, Jr. (Patricia) of Metuchen, Michael Wiley (Jan) of East Millstone, Christopher Wiley (Kate) of Levittown, PA, James Wiley (Stephanie) of Eugene, OR and Dennis Wiley (Grace) of Newburg OR; 4 sisters, Agnes Cleary of FL, Dorothy England, Anne Weinstein and Elanor Wiley all of CA; 11 grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
A Memorial Mass will be held on Friday, March 23rd at 10:15 am at St. Francis of Assisi Cathedral, Metuchen. Interment will be in Hillside Cemetery, Metuchen. Arrangements are by Costello-Runyon Funeral Home, Metuchen. To send condolences please visit costello-runyon.com. In lieu of flowers, at the request of the family, please make donations to the American Diabetes Association, 200A Cottontail Lane, Somerset, NJ 08873 (732-469-7979) in his memory.
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Lauren Wiley
March 22, 2012
Please note - The address for the American Diabetes Association is wrong. Please send donations to 1160 Route 22 East, Suite 103, Bridgewater, NJ 08807. Include a note saying the donation is in John Wiley's memory. I am his granddaughter, and I am a director at the local ADA. He cared very much about the organization and is really proud that i have worked there for 10 years - he is my inspiration every day at work.
John is a wonderful, amazing man, We spent so much time together when I was growing up and he was like my second dad. I am fortunate that he got to know my son and that I was able to spend time with him a couple days before he passed away.
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