JOETTA A. KILEY

Class of 1960

Joetta A. Kiley's parents were James W. and Elizabeth (Rowe) Kiley. Her father's sister was Mary Cecelia Kiley, Class of 1928. Three of her Kiley cousins, Loretta, Alice and Kathleen, were also graduates of the school of nursing at St. Francis. Additional family information is found on the personal pages of those relatives.

JOETTA & LIBERACE

Joetta Kiley with Liberace, May 1984

Photos provided by Jim Kiley.

Liberace, the famous pianist, was a beloved benefactor to St. Francis Hospital. In November 1963, he became seriously ill while performing in Pittsburgh and was admitted to St. Francis. Joetta Kiley was one of the nurses assigned to care for him. In May 1984, Liberace returned to the hospital to see the staff who had taken care of him, including Joetta.

OBITUARY: KILEY JOETTA A.- Age 78, of Bloomfield, on Wednesday, February 21, 2018. Daughter of the late James and Elizabeth (Rowe) Kiley; sister of James, Harry, and Richard Kiley; dear friend and companion of John W. Konrad; also survived by nieces and nephews. Joetta was a nurse at the former St. Francis Medical Center for over 18 years. Family and friends received at the WALTER J. ZALEWSKI FUNERAL HOME, 216 44th Street, Lawrenceville, on Sunday 2-6 p.m. Funeral Mass at St. Maria Goretti Parish, Immaculate Conception Mission on Monday at 10 a.m. - Published in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on Feb. 24, 2018




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