Helen Norma Wiley was born in Springfield, MA, February 16, 1929, to Barbara Pasteris Balegno and Joseph Balegno.
She passed away peacefully in Baltimore March 17, 2010, from complications due to a subarachnoid aneurism that occurred on February 28, just 12 days after her 81st birthday.
Helen graduated from Technical High School in 1947, and at the age of 18 married Richard Howland Wiley, then 22, on November 8, 1947. Dick had just returned from his tour of duty as a Chief Petty Officer in the Navy.
She had a number of careers and volunteer adventures throughout her lifetime. In high school she worked as a candy striper and an usher in the movie theater, and as a newlywed at a dry cleaners.
Helen was a stay-at-home mother when her children were small. As they grew, she pursued her love of sports, and was certified as USPTA tennis professional.
After moving to Bowie, MD, in 1968, she became one of the founding mothers of the Bowie Women's Tennis Club, helped organize and bring the Virginia Slims Tennis Tour to Maryland, worked for the Prince George's County Parks and Recreation Department teaching tennis, and participated in many bowling and tennis leagues.
Helen and Dick moved from Bowie in 1977 and briefly lived in both Chicago and Rockford, IL, before settling in on the west coast for a few years in San Mateo, CA, where Helen worked as the manager of the famed Peninsula Tennis Club.
In 1987 Helen and Dick retired to Gettysburg, where Helen lived out the rest of her years, first in Lake Heritage, and then at the Lutheran Home in an independent cottage. In Gettysburg she continued her career changes and volunteer efforts. She took up the game of golf, and worked at Cedar Ridge Golf Club, volunteered at the Majestic Theatre, and at the Gettysburg Hospital in the ACU.
Known throughout her life for her quick wit, engaging smile, and the ability to do just about anything she put her mind to, she will be missed by scores of friends in all parts of the country, and especially missed by her family.
She was predeceased by her parents and husband Dick, and is survived by her two sisters, Ann (Angie) Hoyt of Cape Cod, MA, and Dolores Siletto of Rowayton, CT; her children, Steve B. and Judy Wiley of Littlestown, Louise and Brad Ostrov of Santa Clara, CA, and Janet and Topper Wiley-Mulderrig of Towson, MD; and the "loves of her life," her grandchildren, Matthew, Benjamin, Amanda, Nicholas, Jeffrey, Maggie, and Molly.
Interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
She passed away peacefully in Baltimore March 17, 2010, from complications due to a subarachnoid aneurism that occurred on February 28, just 12 days after her 81st birthday.
Helen graduated from Technical High School in 1947, and at the age of 18 married Richard Howland Wiley, then 22, on November 8, 1947. Dick had just returned from his tour of duty as a Chief Petty Officer in the Navy.
She had a number of careers and volunteer adventures throughout her lifetime. In high school she worked as a candy striper and an usher in the movie theater, and as a newlywed at a dry cleaners.
Helen was a stay-at-home mother when her children were small. As they grew, she pursued her love of sports, and was certified as USPTA tennis professional.
After moving to Bowie, MD, in 1968, she became one of the founding mothers of the Bowie Women's Tennis Club, helped organize and bring the Virginia Slims Tennis Tour to Maryland, worked for the Prince George's County Parks and Recreation Department teaching tennis, and participated in many bowling and tennis leagues.
Helen and Dick moved from Bowie in 1977 and briefly lived in both Chicago and Rockford, IL, before settling in on the west coast for a few years in San Mateo, CA, where Helen worked as the manager of the famed Peninsula Tennis Club.
In 1987 Helen and Dick retired to Gettysburg, where Helen lived out the rest of her years, first in Lake Heritage, and then at the Lutheran Home in an independent cottage. In Gettysburg she continued her career changes and volunteer efforts. She took up the game of golf, and worked at Cedar Ridge Golf Club, volunteered at the Majestic Theatre, and at the Gettysburg Hospital in the ACU.
Known throughout her life for her quick wit, engaging smile, and the ability to do just about anything she put her mind to, she will be missed by scores of friends in all parts of the country, and especially missed by her family.
She was predeceased by her parents and husband Dick, and is survived by her two sisters, Ann (Angie) Hoyt of Cape Cod, MA, and Dolores Siletto of Rowayton, CT; her children, Steve B. and Judy Wiley of Littlestown, Louise and Brad Ostrov of Santa Clara, CA, and Janet and Topper Wiley-Mulderrig of Towson, MD; and the "loves of her life," her grandchildren, Matthew, Benjamin, Amanda, Nicholas, Jeffrey, Maggie, and Molly.
Interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
Helen Norma Wiley was born in Springfield, MA, February 16, 1929, to Barbara Pasteris Balegno and Joseph Balegno.
She passed away peacefully in Baltimore March 17, 2010, from complications due to a subarachnoid aneurism that occurred on February 28, just 12 days after her 81st birthday.
Helen graduated from Technical High School in 1947, and at the age of 18 married Richard Howland Wiley, then 22, on November 8, 1947. Dick had just returned from his tour of duty as a Chief Petty Officer in the Navy.
She had a number of careers and volunteer adventures throughout her lifetime. In high school she worked as a candy striper and an usher in the movie theater, and as a newlywed at a dry cleaners.
Helen was a stay-at-home mother when her children were small. As they grew, she pursued her love of sports, and was certified as USPTA tennis professional.
After moving to Bowie, MD, in 1968, she became one of the founding mothers of the Bowie Women's Tennis Club, helped organize and bring the Virginia Slims Tennis Tour to Maryland, worked for the Prince George's County Parks and Recreation Department teaching tennis, and participated in many bowling and tennis leagues.
Helen and Dick moved from Bowie in 1977 and briefly lived in both Chicago and Rockford, IL, before settling in on the west coast for a few years in San Mateo, CA, where Helen worked as the manager of the famed Peninsula Tennis Club.
In 1987 Helen and Dick retired to Gettysburg, where Helen lived out the rest of her years, first in Lake Heritage, and then at the Lutheran Home in an independent cottage. In Gettysburg she continued her career changes and volunteer efforts. She took up the game of golf, and worked at Cedar Ridge Golf Club, volunteered at the Majestic Theatre, and at the Gettysburg Hospital in the ACU.
Known throughout her life for her quick wit, engaging smile, and the ability to do just about anything she put her mind to, she will be missed by scores of friends in all parts of the country, and especially missed by her family.
She was predeceased by her parents and husband Dick, and is survived by her two sisters, Ann (Angie) Hoyt of Cape Cod, MA, and Dolores Siletto of Rowayton, CT; her children, Steve B. and Judy Wiley of Littlestown, Louise and Brad Ostrov of Santa Clara, CA, and Janet and Topper Wiley-Mulderrig of Towson, MD; and the "loves of her life," her grandchildren, Matthew, Benjamin, Amanda, Nicholas, Jeffrey, Maggie, and Molly.
Interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
She passed away peacefully in Baltimore March 17, 2010, from complications due to a subarachnoid aneurism that occurred on February 28, just 12 days after her 81st birthday.
Helen graduated from Technical High School in 1947, and at the age of 18 married Richard Howland Wiley, then 22, on November 8, 1947. Dick had just returned from his tour of duty as a Chief Petty Officer in the Navy.
She had a number of careers and volunteer adventures throughout her lifetime. In high school she worked as a candy striper and an usher in the movie theater, and as a newlywed at a dry cleaners.
Helen was a stay-at-home mother when her children were small. As they grew, she pursued her love of sports, and was certified as USPTA tennis professional.
After moving to Bowie, MD, in 1968, she became one of the founding mothers of the Bowie Women's Tennis Club, helped organize and bring the Virginia Slims Tennis Tour to Maryland, worked for the Prince George's County Parks and Recreation Department teaching tennis, and participated in many bowling and tennis leagues.
Helen and Dick moved from Bowie in 1977 and briefly lived in both Chicago and Rockford, IL, before settling in on the west coast for a few years in San Mateo, CA, where Helen worked as the manager of the famed Peninsula Tennis Club.
In 1987 Helen and Dick retired to Gettysburg, where Helen lived out the rest of her years, first in Lake Heritage, and then at the Lutheran Home in an independent cottage. In Gettysburg she continued her career changes and volunteer efforts. She took up the game of golf, and worked at Cedar Ridge Golf Club, volunteered at the Majestic Theatre, and at the Gettysburg Hospital in the ACU.
Known throughout her life for her quick wit, engaging smile, and the ability to do just about anything she put her mind to, she will be missed by scores of friends in all parts of the country, and especially missed by her family.
She was predeceased by her parents and husband Dick, and is survived by her two sisters, Ann (Angie) Hoyt of Cape Cod, MA, and Dolores Siletto of Rowayton, CT; her children, Steve B. and Judy Wiley of Littlestown, Louise and Brad Ostrov of Santa Clara, CA, and Janet and Topper Wiley-Mulderrig of Towson, MD; and the "loves of her life," her grandchildren, Matthew, Benjamin, Amanda, Nicholas, Jeffrey, Maggie, and Molly.
Interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
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