Burpee, Carpenter & Hutchins Funeral Home

TENANTS HARBOR – Hilda C. Wiley, 89, died peacefully, Friday, May 13, 2016 at Sussman House in Rockport, following a brief hospitalization.

Born in St. George, September 19, 1926 she was the youngest of 11 children born to Alba and Alvira Hyyppa Korpinen. Educated locally, Hilda was a 1945 graduate of St. George High School.

Hilda married Malcolm Wiley in St. George in April of 1948. Together they made their home in St. George their entire married life.

Mrs. Wiley was employed with Port Clyde Packing Company both in Port Clyde and when the company moved to Rockland. Her life was spent as a devoted wife, mother and homemaker. She was avid reader in her young years. Her family remembers her as an excellent cook. She has contributed countless hours and items to local bake-sales, helping the community. She was known for her Finnish Nissua Bread, even enlisting the help of her husband to grind the Cardamom seeds.

Mrs. Wiley was an active member of the Finnish Congregational Church in South Thomaston, the FinAm Society, and the Finnish Heritage House. She was also a member of the American Legion Auxiliary, St. George Historical Society and the Rebekahs.

She will be sadly missed by all who loved her.

Predeceased by her siblings, Ina Peterson, Una Korpinen, Lillian Glad, Victor Korpinen, Reino Korpinen, Jennie Korpinen, Niilo Korpinen, Wilho Korpinen, and Sylvia (Knight) Caven and a son Bruce Wiley; Mrs. Wiley is survived by her beloved husband, with whom she just celebrated 68 years of marriage, Malcolm Wiley of Tenants Harbor; her son Dale Wiley and his wife Marianne of Tenants Harbor; a daughter-in-law Patricia Perkins-Wiley of Manchester, New Hampshire; six grandchildren, Sarah Wiley of Augusta, Joel Wiley of Mechanic Falls, Benjamin Wiley of Boston, MA, Malcolm Wiley of Nederland, CO, Emma Wiley and Zak Wiley, both of Manchester, New Hampshire; as well as many nieces, nephews and great-nieces and great-nephews.

Family and friends are invited to visit from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at Burpee, Carpenter & Hutchins Funeral Home, 110 Limerock Street, Rockland. A celebration of her life will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, May 19, 2016 at the Finnish Congregational Church, 172 St. George Road, (Rt. 131), South Thomaston. The Reverend Terence Willis will officiate. Interment will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, May 20, 2016 at Seaside Cemetery in Tenants Harbor.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. George Volunteer Firefighters and Ambulance Association, P.O. Box 249, Tenants Harbor, ME 04859, or Finnish Congregational Church, P.O. Box 293, South Thomaston, ME 04858.