Blanche Marie Baley, (nee Kysela), formally of Stickney, IL, died peacefully at her home on Thursday, September 13, 2018, in the loving care of her family. She was 86 years old. Beloved wife of the late Stickney Mayor, Frank J. Baley. Loving mother of Frank (Joan) Baley, Thomas (Wendy) Baley, William (Kimberly) Baley, Betsy (Gregory) Ginger and late Susan Baley. Cherished grandmother of Nicholas (Kristen) Ginger, Susan Baley, Samantha (Jeff) Grillo, Benjamin Ginger. Great Grandmother of Zoey Grillo. Dear sister of Dorothy McGrath and late Beatrice Kysela. Fond aunt to many nieces and nephews. Loving and devoted friend to those who knew her. Graduate of Sacred Heart Academy in Lisle, IL.
Blanche worked for the Practical Arts Department of J. Sterling Morton West High School in Berwyn, IL, for 20 years as a secretary where she made many lifelong friends of teachers and staff. She also sold Mary Kay Cosmetics for over 35 years which made many women happy with her devotion to skin care and beauty. During her retirement years, she was committed to her volunteer work at LaGrange Memorial Hospital in LaGrange, IL and MacNeal Hospital in Berwyn, IL, as well as various local libraries. She also spent time teaching older illiterate students to read through a program at Morton College in Cicero, IL.
Blanche had a deep love for books and she spent much of her time happily reading by the lake at her summer home in Phillips, WI. She also loved to travel with her friends and family and made many beautiful memories of her travels around the world.
Please celebrate her beautiful life with us on Saturday, September 29, 2018 at Mount Auburn Funeral Home 4101 S. Oak Park Avenue, Stickney, IL 60402 from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Funeral mass at 10:30 a.m. St. Pius X Church 4300 S. Oak Park Avenue, Stickney, IL 60402.
Memorial contributions to the Alzheimer’s Association can be made at www.alz.org.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.MountAuburnFuneralHome.com for the Baley family.
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