Obituary

  Funeral services for John Wiley, 71 of Malcom, who died Sunday morning at a local hospital following an extended illness, will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday from the James Schalinske Funeral Home.
  Officiating will be the Rev. James Robinson, pastor of the Malcom Methodist church, and the Rev. G. R. Dicken of Brooklyn. Interment will be in Ivy Hill cemetery in Malcom.
  The son of Henry and Ida Strong Wiley, he was born July 2nd, 1892, near Malcom and attended the rural schools of that community. He had farmed in the Malcom area all of his life and was a member of the Malcom Methodist church.
  On Feb 22nd 1915, he was united in marriage with Agnes Larsen at the home of her parents in Malcom. To this union six children were born: Lyle Wiley of Brooklyn, Mrs. Richard (Fern) Beyer of Montezuma, Russell Wiley of Montezuma, Mrs. Thomas (Lillian) Le Vake of Plainfield, Wayne Wiley of Grinnell, and Alice Grace Wiley who died in infancy.
  On April 9th, 1930, he was united in marriage with Anna Alertsen at Grinnell and to this union two children were born: Garland Wiley of Montezuma and Mrs. Michael (Doris) Hotchkin of Grinnell.
  Survivors include his wife, Anna; his seven children; 19 grandchildren; four great- grandchildren; four sisters, Mrs. Wilma Neville of Malcom, Mrs. Blanche Wiley of Grinnell, Mrs. Edna Titcomb of Grinnell, and Mrs. Fred Scruby of Montezuma; and two brothers, Raymond Wiley of Grinnell and Delmar Wiley.
  He was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife, Agnes; his infant daughter, Alice Grace; and a brother, Matt Wiley.
(Grinnell Herald-Register, Monday, August 12, 1963)

John Wiley Was Lifelong Resident Of Poweshiek Co.

  Funeral services for John Wiley, 71, were conducted Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 13, at the James Schalinske Funeral Home, Grinnell. Wiley was a lifelong resident of the Malcom area. He died Sunday, August 11, at a Grinnell hospital following an extended illness.
  The son of Henry and Ida Strong Wiley, he was born July 2, 1892, near Malcom and attended the rural schools of that community. He had farmed in the Malcom area all of his life and was a member of the Malcom Methodist church.
  John was united in marriage with Agnes Larsen at the home of her parents in Malcom, Feb. 22, 1915. To this marriage were born: Lyle Wiley, Brooklyn; Mrs. Richard (Fern) Beyer, Montezuma; Russell Wiley, Montezuma; Mrs. Thomas (Lillian) LeVake, Plainfield; Wayne Wiley, Grinnell, and Alice Grace Wiley who died in infancy.
  April 9, 1930, John was united in marriage with Anna Alertsen and to this union two children were born: Garland Wiley, Montezuma; and Mrs. Michael (Doris) Hotchkin, Grinnell.
  Survivors include his wife, Anna; seven children; 19 grandchildren, four great-grandchildren; four sisters, Mrs. Wilma Neville, Malcom, Mrs. Blanche Wiley, Mrs. Edna Titcomb, Grinnell, and Mrs. Fred Scruby, Montezuma; also two brothers, Raymond and Delmar.
  Rev. James Robinson, pastor of the Malcom Methodist church, and G. R. Dicken of the Montezuma Presbyterian church officiated. Pallbearers were Fred Beck, Vernon Pargeon, Lester Thompson, Earl Mann, Lester Smith, and Henry Stahl. Helping with flowers were Mrs. Lester Thompson, Mrs. Vernon Pargeon, and Mrs. Fred Beck.
 Interment was in Ivy Hill Cemetery, Malcom.
(Montezuma Republican, August 29, 1963)