Janet-11 M. Wiley was the daughter of Lucy-10 Irene Lawton (1909-1985)and her husband Adam J. Wiley (1903-1966).
WILEY siblings.
Janet married Donald L. Sears on 9/19/1955.
6 SEARS children.
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Obituary published in "South Bend Tribune" on July 13, 2010:
Janet M. Sears
Oct. 12, 1933 - July 10, 2010
SOUTH BEND - Janet M. Sears, 76, passed away on Saturday, July 10th, at 9:40 p.m. in the Ironwood Health and Rehabilitation Center after an extended illness. Janet was born on October 12, 1933, in South Bend, and resided in the Michiana area her entire lifetime.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Adam and Lucy (Lawton) Wiley, and a brother, John Wiley.
On September 19, 1955, in South Bend, Janet married her loving husband, Donald L. Sears, who survives. Mrs. Sears is also survived by three daughters, Donna M. (Bryan) Chordash of Winter Springs, FL, Nancy C. (Dean) Belcher of Forsyth, IL, and Lucy L. Sears of South Bend. Also surviving are three sons, Alan L. (Anne) Sears, Bruce A. Sears and Thomas L. Sears, all of South Bend; two sisters, Phyllis Wiley of Remington, IN, and Joan Wiley of South Bend; two brothers, Phil (Dutchie) Wiley and Joe (Deb) Wiley, all of South Bend; nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Lucy played professional baseball for the American Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL).
She was an active member of the Cathedral of St. Matthew, and she was a homemaker who enjoyed woodworking and gardening. Most of all, Lucy loved her family dearly.
Burial at Southlawn Cemetery.
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"We Were the All American Girls", Interviews with Players of the AAGPBL, 1943-1954, pg. 288. https://books.google.com/books?id=CKT58OhwAjsC&pg=PA288&lpg=PA288&dq=janet+%22pee+wee%22+wiley&source=bl&ots=9rzZIC2vyt&sig=mQCOWKxYvaOuJJnQ-2hqJHUaUWo&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CCwQ6AEwA2oVChMImNiAg6icxwIVCRY-Ch0q_wBR#v=onepage&q=janet%20%22pee%20wee%22%20wiley&f=false
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"Janet's mother, Lucy, was a half-sister to my grandfather, Fred Baker. They saw one another often and were on very good terms. Lucy's husband, Adam, was a tailor. He owned a shop on Indiana Avenue in South Bend. My parents and my brothers lived in an adjoining residence which we rented from Uncle Adam until I was five.
"I knew Lucy and Adam's children, but lost contact with them over the years. I have a very fuzzy memory of attending a Blue Sox game at Playland Park in South Bend so we could watch Janet play."
Source: Fred Skarich, 2015.
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WARNER lineage: Janet-11 M. (Wiley) Sears, Lucy-10 Irene (Lawton) Wiley, Eva-9 Estella (Warner) Baker and Lawton, Charles-8 A. Warner, Charles-7 Calvin Warner, David-6 Calvin Warner Jr., David-5 Calvin Warner Sr., Jesse-4 Warner Sr., Samuel-3 Warner Sr., Daniel-2 Warner Sr., Andrew-1 WARNER Sr., an Englishman who set sail with his wife and several children on the ship "Lyon" from Bristol, England on 8/23/1631 and landed 11/2/1631 at Nantasket, MA; and later completed the journey on 1/7/1632-33 to the newly established (1630) Massachusetts Bay Colony.
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Research: Mary E. Warner, 2015.
WILEY siblings.
Janet married Donald L. Sears on 9/19/1955.
6 SEARS children.
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Obituary published in "South Bend Tribune" on July 13, 2010:
Janet M. Sears
Oct. 12, 1933 - July 10, 2010
SOUTH BEND - Janet M. Sears, 76, passed away on Saturday, July 10th, at 9:40 p.m. in the Ironwood Health and Rehabilitation Center after an extended illness. Janet was born on October 12, 1933, in South Bend, and resided in the Michiana area her entire lifetime.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Adam and Lucy (Lawton) Wiley, and a brother, John Wiley.
On September 19, 1955, in South Bend, Janet married her loving husband, Donald L. Sears, who survives. Mrs. Sears is also survived by three daughters, Donna M. (Bryan) Chordash of Winter Springs, FL, Nancy C. (Dean) Belcher of Forsyth, IL, and Lucy L. Sears of South Bend. Also surviving are three sons, Alan L. (Anne) Sears, Bruce A. Sears and Thomas L. Sears, all of South Bend; two sisters, Phyllis Wiley of Remington, IN, and Joan Wiley of South Bend; two brothers, Phil (Dutchie) Wiley and Joe (Deb) Wiley, all of South Bend; nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Lucy played professional baseball for the American Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL).
She was an active member of the Cathedral of St. Matthew, and she was a homemaker who enjoyed woodworking and gardening. Most of all, Lucy loved her family dearly.
Burial at Southlawn Cemetery.
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"We Were the All American Girls", Interviews with Players of the AAGPBL, 1943-1954, pg. 288. https://books.google.com/books?id=CKT58OhwAjsC&pg=PA288&lpg=PA288&dq=janet+%22pee+wee%22+wiley&source=bl&ots=9rzZIC2vyt&sig=mQCOWKxYvaOuJJnQ-2hqJHUaUWo&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CCwQ6AEwA2oVChMImNiAg6icxwIVCRY-Ch0q_wBR#v=onepage&q=janet%20%22pee%20wee%22%20wiley&f=false
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"Janet's mother, Lucy, was a half-sister to my grandfather, Fred Baker. They saw one another often and were on very good terms. Lucy's husband, Adam, was a tailor. He owned a shop on Indiana Avenue in South Bend. My parents and my brothers lived in an adjoining residence which we rented from Uncle Adam until I was five.
"I knew Lucy and Adam's children, but lost contact with them over the years. I have a very fuzzy memory of attending a Blue Sox game at Playland Park in South Bend so we could watch Janet play."
Source: Fred Skarich, 2015.
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WARNER lineage: Janet-11 M. (Wiley) Sears, Lucy-10 Irene (Lawton) Wiley, Eva-9 Estella (Warner) Baker and Lawton, Charles-8 A. Warner, Charles-7 Calvin Warner, David-6 Calvin Warner Jr., David-5 Calvin Warner Sr., Jesse-4 Warner Sr., Samuel-3 Warner Sr., Daniel-2 Warner Sr., Andrew-1 WARNER Sr., an Englishman who set sail with his wife and several children on the ship "Lyon" from Bristol, England on 8/23/1631 and landed 11/2/1631 at Nantasket, MA; and later completed the journey on 1/7/1632-33 to the newly established (1630) Massachusetts Bay Colony.
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Research: Mary E. Warner, 2015.
Janet-11 M. Wiley was the daughter of Lucy-10 Irene Lawton (1909-1985)and her husband Adam J. Wiley (1903-1966).
WILEY siblings.
Janet married Donald L. Sears on 9/19/1955.
6 SEARS children.
__________
Obituary published in "South Bend Tribune" on July 13, 2010:
Janet M. Sears
Oct. 12, 1933 - July 10, 2010
SOUTH BEND - Janet M. Sears, 76, passed away on Saturday, July 10th, at 9:40 p.m. in the Ironwood Health and Rehabilitation Center after an extended illness. Janet was born on October 12, 1933, in South Bend, and resided in the Michiana area her entire lifetime.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Adam and Lucy (Lawton) Wiley, and a brother, John Wiley.
On September 19, 1955, in South Bend, Janet married her loving husband, Donald L. Sears, who survives. Mrs. Sears is also survived by three daughters, Donna M. (Bryan) Chordash of Winter Springs, FL, Nancy C. (Dean) Belcher of Forsyth, IL, and Lucy L. Sears of South Bend. Also surviving are three sons, Alan L. (Anne) Sears, Bruce A. Sears and Thomas L. Sears, all of South Bend; two sisters, Phyllis Wiley of Remington, IN, and Joan Wiley of South Bend; two brothers, Phil (Dutchie) Wiley and Joe (Deb) Wiley, all of South Bend; nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Lucy played professional baseball for the American Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL).
She was an active member of the Cathedral of St. Matthew, and she was a homemaker who enjoyed woodworking and gardening. Most of all, Lucy loved her family dearly.
Burial at Southlawn Cemetery.
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"We Were the All American Girls", Interviews with Players of the AAGPBL, 1943-1954, pg. 288. https://books.google.com/books?id=CKT58OhwAjsC&pg=PA288&lpg=PA288&dq=janet+%22pee+wee%22+wiley&source=bl&ots=9rzZIC2vyt&sig=mQCOWKxYvaOuJJnQ-2hqJHUaUWo&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CCwQ6AEwA2oVChMImNiAg6icxwIVCRY-Ch0q_wBR#v=onepage&q=janet%20%22pee%20wee%22%20wiley&f=false
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"Janet's mother, Lucy, was a half-sister to my grandfather, Fred Baker. They saw one another often and were on very good terms. Lucy's husband, Adam, was a tailor. He owned a shop on Indiana Avenue in South Bend. My parents and my brothers lived in an adjoining residence which we rented from Uncle Adam until I was five.
"I knew Lucy and Adam's children, but lost contact with them over the years. I have a very fuzzy memory of attending a Blue Sox game at Playland Park in South Bend so we could watch Janet play."
Source: Fred Skarich, 2015.
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WARNER lineage: Janet-11 M. (Wiley) Sears, Lucy-10 Irene (Lawton) Wiley, Eva-9 Estella (Warner) Baker and Lawton, Charles-8 A. Warner, Charles-7 Calvin Warner, David-6 Calvin Warner Jr., David-5 Calvin Warner Sr., Jesse-4 Warner Sr., Samuel-3 Warner Sr., Daniel-2 Warner Sr., Andrew-1 WARNER Sr., an Englishman who set sail with his wife and several children on the ship "Lyon" from Bristol, England on 8/23/1631 and landed 11/2/1631 at Nantasket, MA; and later completed the journey on 1/7/1632-33 to the newly established (1630) Massachusetts Bay Colony.
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Research: Mary E. Warner, 2015.
WILEY siblings.
Janet married Donald L. Sears on 9/19/1955.
6 SEARS children.
__________
Obituary published in "South Bend Tribune" on July 13, 2010:
Janet M. Sears
Oct. 12, 1933 - July 10, 2010
SOUTH BEND - Janet M. Sears, 76, passed away on Saturday, July 10th, at 9:40 p.m. in the Ironwood Health and Rehabilitation Center after an extended illness. Janet was born on October 12, 1933, in South Bend, and resided in the Michiana area her entire lifetime.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Adam and Lucy (Lawton) Wiley, and a brother, John Wiley.
On September 19, 1955, in South Bend, Janet married her loving husband, Donald L. Sears, who survives. Mrs. Sears is also survived by three daughters, Donna M. (Bryan) Chordash of Winter Springs, FL, Nancy C. (Dean) Belcher of Forsyth, IL, and Lucy L. Sears of South Bend. Also surviving are three sons, Alan L. (Anne) Sears, Bruce A. Sears and Thomas L. Sears, all of South Bend; two sisters, Phyllis Wiley of Remington, IN, and Joan Wiley of South Bend; two brothers, Phil (Dutchie) Wiley and Joe (Deb) Wiley, all of South Bend; nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Lucy played professional baseball for the American Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL).
She was an active member of the Cathedral of St. Matthew, and she was a homemaker who enjoyed woodworking and gardening. Most of all, Lucy loved her family dearly.
Burial at Southlawn Cemetery.
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"We Were the All American Girls", Interviews with Players of the AAGPBL, 1943-1954, pg. 288. https://books.google.com/books?id=CKT58OhwAjsC&pg=PA288&lpg=PA288&dq=janet+%22pee+wee%22+wiley&source=bl&ots=9rzZIC2vyt&sig=mQCOWKxYvaOuJJnQ-2hqJHUaUWo&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CCwQ6AEwA2oVChMImNiAg6icxwIVCRY-Ch0q_wBR#v=onepage&q=janet%20%22pee%20wee%22%20wiley&f=false
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"Janet's mother, Lucy, was a half-sister to my grandfather, Fred Baker. They saw one another often and were on very good terms. Lucy's husband, Adam, was a tailor. He owned a shop on Indiana Avenue in South Bend. My parents and my brothers lived in an adjoining residence which we rented from Uncle Adam until I was five.
"I knew Lucy and Adam's children, but lost contact with them over the years. I have a very fuzzy memory of attending a Blue Sox game at Playland Park in South Bend so we could watch Janet play."
Source: Fred Skarich, 2015.
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WARNER lineage: Janet-11 M. (Wiley) Sears, Lucy-10 Irene (Lawton) Wiley, Eva-9 Estella (Warner) Baker and Lawton, Charles-8 A. Warner, Charles-7 Calvin Warner, David-6 Calvin Warner Jr., David-5 Calvin Warner Sr., Jesse-4 Warner Sr., Samuel-3 Warner Sr., Daniel-2 Warner Sr., Andrew-1 WARNER Sr., an Englishman who set sail with his wife and several children on the ship "Lyon" from Bristol, England on 8/23/1631 and landed 11/2/1631 at Nantasket, MA; and later completed the journey on 1/7/1632-33 to the newly established (1630) Massachusetts Bay Colony.
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Research: Mary E. Warner, 2015.
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