Roscka Roth & Clapper Funeral Home - Monticello
James Harvey Wiley
( March 25, 1931 - October 10, 2017 )
Residence: Monon, Indiana
Died: Tuesday, October 10, 2017
Location: 6:25 p.m. (CST), Dyer Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Dyer, Indiana
Age: 86
Date of Birth: Wednesday, March 25, 1931
Birth place: Gary, Indiana
Branch: Army
Service: Korean Conflict
Father: Luther Wiley,Sr.
Mother: Ruby ( Harrison ) Wiley
Marital Status: Widowed
Resided in: James had lived in the Monon, Indiana, area for twenty - four years.
Funeral Date: Saturday, October 14, 2017
Funeral Location: 2:00 p.m. (EDT), Saturday, October 14, 2017, Celebration of Life Service at the New Hope Lutheran Church, 230 S. 650 E., Monticello, Indiana, 47960
Clergy: Pastor Doug Givan of the New Hope Lutheran Church of Monticello, Indiana.
Burial will take place:
Bedford Cemetery in rural Monon, Indiana, with Full Military Rites by the Monticello Veterans Honor Guard of Monticello, Indiana.
Visitation will be:
12:00 (noon) until the time of service at 2:00 p.m. (EDT) on Saturday, October 14, 2017, at the New Hope Lutheran Church, 230 S. 650 E., Monticello, Indiana, 47960.
Biographical Information:
James has been in failing health for the last several months. He had lived in Gary, East Chicago for nineteen years, Hammond for thirty - fours years, and Monon, Indiana, for twenty - four years. James was a 1949 graduate of East Chicago Roosevelt High School of East Chicago, Indiana. James had worked for thirty - four and a half years as a supervisor in the accounting department for LTV Steel of Gary, Indiana, retiring in 1988. He was a United States Disabled Army Veteran, serving during the Korean Conflict. James was a member of the National Management Association and Junior Achievement. He was a former member of the Christ Lutheran Church of Hammond, Indiana, and was a current member of the New Hope Lutheran Church of Monticello, Indiana.
Special Services: Full Military Rites by the Monticello Veterans Honor Guard of Monticello, Indiana, will be conducted at the Bedford Cemetery in rural Monon, Indiana.
Memorial Information: Memorials may be given to the American Heart Association. Envelopes will be available here at the church.
Marriage Information: On August 15, 1953, in East Chicago, Indiana, he married Arleen Joyce Bloodworth; she passed away on Wednesday, May 2, 2012.
Survivors include:
Daughter, Kim (companion Dean Gangwer) LaFollette of Cutler, Indiana; Sons, Kevin Wiley of Morrisville, Missouri, and Kraig (wife Lisa) Wiley of Crown Point, Indiana; Granddaughter, Britney (husband Ben) Miller of Elkhart, Indiana; Grandson, Blake Wiley of Crown Point, Indiana; Sister-in-law, Beverly Simanson of Mesa, Arizona; Nieces, Nephews, Great Nieces, and Great Nephews.
Preceded in Death:
Parents, Luther and Ruby (Harrison) Wiley, Sr.; Wife, Arleen Joyce (Bloodworth) Wiley;Sister,Retired Major Irene Wiley;Brother,Luther Wiley, Jr.
Arrangements by:
Miller - Roscka Funeral Home, 6368 E. US 24, Monticello, Indiana, 47960 ( 574 ) 583 - 8488.
Died: Tuesday, October 10, 2017
Location: 6:25 p.m. (CST), Dyer Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Dyer, Indiana
Age: 86
Date of Birth: Wednesday, March 25, 1931
Birth place: Gary, Indiana
Branch: Army
Service: Korean Conflict
Father: Luther Wiley,Sr.
Mother: Ruby ( Harrison ) Wiley
Marital Status: Widowed
Resided in: James had lived in the Monon, Indiana, area for twenty - four years.
Funeral Date: Saturday, October 14, 2017
Funeral Location: 2:00 p.m. (EDT), Saturday, October 14, 2017, Celebration of Life Service at the New Hope Lutheran Church, 230 S. 650 E., Monticello, Indiana, 47960
Clergy: Pastor Doug Givan of the New Hope Lutheran Church of Monticello, Indiana.
Burial will take place:
Bedford Cemetery in rural Monon, Indiana, with Full Military Rites by the Monticello Veterans Honor Guard of Monticello, Indiana.
Visitation will be:
12:00 (noon) until the time of service at 2:00 p.m. (EDT) on Saturday, October 14, 2017, at the New Hope Lutheran Church, 230 S. 650 E., Monticello, Indiana, 47960.
Biographical Information:
James has been in failing health for the last several months. He had lived in Gary, East Chicago for nineteen years, Hammond for thirty - fours years, and Monon, Indiana, for twenty - four years. James was a 1949 graduate of East Chicago Roosevelt High School of East Chicago, Indiana. James had worked for thirty - four and a half years as a supervisor in the accounting department for LTV Steel of Gary, Indiana, retiring in 1988. He was a United States Disabled Army Veteran, serving during the Korean Conflict. James was a member of the National Management Association and Junior Achievement. He was a former member of the Christ Lutheran Church of Hammond, Indiana, and was a current member of the New Hope Lutheran Church of Monticello, Indiana.
Special Services: Full Military Rites by the Monticello Veterans Honor Guard of Monticello, Indiana, will be conducted at the Bedford Cemetery in rural Monon, Indiana.
Memorial Information: Memorials may be given to the American Heart Association. Envelopes will be available here at the church.
Marriage Information: On August 15, 1953, in East Chicago, Indiana, he married Arleen Joyce Bloodworth; she passed away on Wednesday, May 2, 2012.
Survivors include:
Daughter, Kim (companion Dean Gangwer) LaFollette of Cutler, Indiana; Sons, Kevin Wiley of Morrisville, Missouri, and Kraig (wife Lisa) Wiley of Crown Point, Indiana; Granddaughter, Britney (husband Ben) Miller of Elkhart, Indiana; Grandson, Blake Wiley of Crown Point, Indiana; Sister-in-law, Beverly Simanson of Mesa, Arizona; Nieces, Nephews, Great Nieces, and Great Nephews.
Preceded in Death:
Parents, Luther and Ruby (Harrison) Wiley, Sr.; Wife, Arleen Joyce (Bloodworth) Wiley;Sister,Retired Major Irene Wiley;Brother,Luther Wiley, Jr.
Arrangements by:
Miller - Roscka Funeral Home, 6368 E. US 24, Monticello, Indiana, 47960 ( 574 ) 583 - 8488.