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Herbert Austin Willey
Herbert A. Willey, 88, died Sunday February 27, 2005 at the Meadow Green Nursing Home in Waltham after a long illness. He was born August 27, 1916 in Malden, MA the son of Cleve and Elizabeth (Presley) Willey. Mr. Willey was educated in Malden and attended classes at Harvard University in Boston. In 1943, Herb married his love, Constance V. Blomerth, in St. Paul's Episcopal Parish. He went off to serve in the U. S. Army as a Sergeant with the 503 Military Police Battalion. Following his service to his country, the couple stayed in Malden and raised their two daughters. Herbert and Connie spent the next fifty-nine years together. Connie later passed on in 2003. Mr. Willey's working career spanned many years, working for the General Electric Co., Raytheon, Co. and as a liaison working with the Department of Commerce in Boston from 1948 to 1968. In 1962, Herb started a business endeavor. He saw the vision and the need to start a Data Processing company in Wakefield. He developed the business over the next forty-one years, until it's closing in 2002. He also purchased a data processing company in England that processed medical billing outside the country. This helped speed up his processing time and would increase business. Herb owned real estate properties in Wakefield that kept him busy developing and managing the buildings. Herb’s daughters, Pam & Andrea, remember their father was always the guy that was thinking outside of the box, always ahead of the curve. He is survived by his daughters, Pamela A. Manahan of Malden and Andrea C. Willey of Wakefield, his sisters, Stella Syska of ME and Esther Smith of NH, his cherished grandchildren, Scott J. Manahan of Salem and Heather M. Manahan of FL, and his great-grandson Rowan Manahan. He was preceded in death by his wife Constance V. Blomerth, his father Cleve Willey, and his mother Elizabeth Presley, his brothers, Edwin Willey, Lawrence Willey, Lionel Willey, and Kenneth Willey. Contributions in Herb's memory may be made to the Alzheimer's Associations, 36 Cameron Ave., Cambridge, MA 02140-1102. Visitation will be held at the Weir- MacCuish Golden Rule Funeral Home, 144 Salem St., Malden on Wednesday, March 2, 2005, from 9:30 to 10:30am with a funeral service immediately following with the Rev Elise Kinney officiating. Burial will be in the Forest Dale Cemetery in Malden. |
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