Julianne Keahon Wiley RIP

It's with heavy heart that I write this.  Our mother, your friend, cousin, lover of animals passed away Tuesday at about 5:30pm.  She went peacefully and in no pain.  We are greatly saddened about her passing but choose to celebrate who she was as a person, a generous and caring soul.

In the last few days, I have had an opportunity to speak with so many people about the nice things our mother did for them and it makes us happy to know that she brought such joy and fun to people's lives.

Brenda Burlington Wiley


Obituary:

Julianne Wiley, daughter of Harold Vincent Keahon and Ethel Frances Burlington passed away peacefully on November 25, 2014. She was born in Teaneck, NJ on January 1, 1948 and was a long standing resident of Pearl River, NY where she grew up with her siblings Jeanne-Marie, Janice and Jeffrey Keahon. She's predeceased by her brother Jeffrey Keahon, who passed last September and her sister Jeanne-Marie Baer in December, 2011. After college, Julianne moved to Maryland and married Hugh Peter Wiley who passed away in 1977. Julianne's father, Harold, built a beautiful home for his daughter and grandchildren in Pearl River, NY. She was a homemaker and worked part-time at the family business, Keahon Brothers, Inc. as a bookkeeper while raising her three children Brenda Burlington, Andrew and Shane Wiley. In her pastime, Julianne would spend a great deal of time keeping in touch with family members over the years. She enjoyed connecting people together. Her love for animals and helping others, coupled with her sense of humor was incredible. Julianne would knit hats, gloves and scarves for the homeless and veterans in Rockland County. She would also knit colorful beds for rescue animals up for adoption. Julianne is survived by her sister Janice Keahon, her three children and her daughter-in-law, Yaixia Wiley. She will be greatly missed by many cousins, nieces, nephews and friends.

 http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/lohud/obituary.aspx?n=julianne-wiley&pid=173317284&fhid=2172

Funeral Arrangements
She will be at Higgins Funeral Home located in New City, NY.  The cemetery is St. Anthony's in Nanuet. 

Wake and Mass
Wake Visiting hours will be on Monday, Dec 1st from 2pm-4pm & 7pm-9pm
Mass will be Tuesday, Dec 2nd at Higgins, 10am followed by burial at St. Anthony's in Nanuet
http://www.stanthonyscatholiccemetery.com

Higgins Funeral Home, New City, NY
http://www.dignitymemorial.com/michael-j-higgins-funeral-service-new-city/en-us/index.page
Address is: 321 S Main Street, New City, NY 10956

*GPS, please note that directions via GPS may steer you to Route 304 - you will need to continue on past the Christmas Tree lot to New City sign and turn left on to S Main.  Higgins is on the left 1/4 mile once you turn on to S Main off of Rt 304.

Mass Cards:
St. Margaret's,  Pearl River
http://www.saintmargaretparish.com
St. Aedan's, Pearl River
http://www.parishesonline.com/scripts/hostedsites/Org.asp?ID=10234

House address:
The Wiley Family
499 Orangeburg Road
Pearl River, NY 10965

Shane Wiley's new company

Congratulations to Shane on the start of his new company:
360 Degree Moving

Shane says that he's following in the footsteps of his ancestor Patrick Keahon, who was born in Ireland, but grew up in the US, and launched a successful trucking company. It's a story somewhat reminiscent of another one of Shane's ancestors, his great-grandfather Harry J. Burlington, a poor boy from Ireland who came to the US and started a successful elevator company. Here's what his web site says:

http://www.360degreemoving.com/#!about/cipy

Shane Wiley has over 18 years of experience in the moving industry and brings his expertise as President to 360 Degree Moving. Grandson of Harold Keahon, who was a Rotarian in Rockland County,  and owner of Keahon Brothers Inc. , a ready mix concrete company in Pearl River.  The Keahons emigrated from Ireland in 1858,  where as a poor boy Patrick H. Keahon drove a truck until he was able to start in business for himself.  He became a proprietor of one of the largest trucking businesses in New York City, and later in life a Tammany district leader.  As President of 360 Degree Moving, Shane continues his family lineage in the trucking industry which dates back to the 1800's.


The following PDF from the New York Times Archive gives a bio of Patrick H. Keahon, as well as  some fascinating Tammany Hall history: http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F10B11F8355A12738DDDAE0894DF405B868CF1D3 

Best wishes with your new venture, Shane...
go n-éirí an bóthar leat!