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MARY JANE “JANIE” WILEY

Mary Jane “Janie” Zednik Wiley, 86, of Wheeling, was taken to heaven on Sunday, August 14, 2022, after fighting her second time with cancer at Good Shepherd Nursing Home.

Janie was born March 27, 1936, in Cleveland, OH. She was the adopted daughter of Fred and Mildred Zednik, who settled in Wheeling during the Flood of ’36 and lived in the Woodsdale (Edgington Lane) area all of her life.

When it came time for school, she attended St. Michael Grade School and Mt. DeChantal and Elliott School of Business. She then met and married Arthur E. Wiley in 1957 and had six children. She cherished all the friends that she made while volunteering as eucharistic minister for 24 years at Good Shepherd Nursing Home, and the 15 years making baptismal gowns for St. Michael’s Catholic Church. She was also a member of Christian Mothers, a Cub Scout and Girl Scout leader for many years.

In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Arthur E. Wiley on April 24, 2019; two sons, Billy, and Michael Wiley.

Surviving Janie is her son, Thomas E. Wiley (Holly); three daughters, Karen A. Bates (Robert), Pamela M. Caldwell (Keith), and Dianna M. Harris (Chris), all of Wheeling; eleven grandchildren, Ricky Koch, Julie White (David), Nathan Bates, Justin and Sean Caldwell, Olivia, Spencer (Hannah), Isaac, and Max Wiley, Zachary and Ava Harris; and three great grandchildren, Hunter Koch, Jacob White, and Malia Wiley.

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at Good Shepherd Nursing Home Chapel with Father Paul Cabrita as celebrant, followed by interment at Mt. Calvary Cemetery at the convenience of the family.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Good Shepherd Nursing Home, 159 Edgington Lane, Wheeling, WV 26003.

Arrangements by Kepner Funeral Home, 900 National Road, Wheeling, WV 26003 (304-232-2732).