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Willavene J. (Breck) Wiley

Willavene J. (Breck) Wiley

Willavene J. (Breck) Wiley, 96, of Clinton Township passed away Sunday at the Good Samaritan Hospice, Marshall Township.

She was born June 5, 1919, in Tarentum, the daughter of the late Joseph and Mame W. (Omland) Breck. She has lived most of her life in Clinton Township.

Willavene was a homemaker and also worked at Duco Ceramics and briefly at the former Graham's Nursing Home in Valencia.

She was a member and supporter of the Trinity United Methodist Church, Brackenridge. She enjoyed crafts, history and saved various articles from newspapers.

Survivors include her children, Jeanette (Fred) Malcome of Illinois, Diane (James) Semler of Gibsonia, Karen Naeser of Gibsonia, Mamie Lee (David) Rosborough, N.J., and Gary (Debbie) Wiley of Clinton Township; 12 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.

Also surviving are her siblings, Venetta Harvey of Saxonburg, Elsie Warriner of Mercer and Howard N. Breck of Valencia. She is also survived her stepbrother, Leon Claypool of Leechburg and numerous nieces and nephews.

Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, William J. Wiley, and her brother, Thomas Breck.

WILEY — Visitation for Willavene J. Wiley, who died Sunday, March 6, 2016, will be from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the DUSTER FUNERAL HOME,347 E. 10th Ave., Tarentum.The funeral service will be 10 a.m. Friday at the Trinity United Methodist Church, Brackenridge, with the Rev. Jeffrey Vanderhoff officiating. Burial will be at the Lakewood Memorial Gardens, Indiana Township.For more information, visit www.dusterfuneralhomeinc.com.

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