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Aug. 29, 1922 – July 19, 2014

Webster Wiley Jr., 91, of Glendale, passed away July 19 at his home in Apple Valley. Son of Webster Sr. and Theldra Wiley, he was born in Los Angeles in 1922, and attended Glendale High School and college before serving in the Army Air Force during WWII. Noted homebuilder and real estate developer, he built almost 1,000 homes during the 1950s through the 1970s throughout the La Crescenta-La Cañada Valley, known for their contemporary styling and progressive amenities. They are prized today for their “mid-century modern” aesthetic. Self-taught and visionary, an entrepreneur with marketing savvy, he was an accomplished private pilot, president of the local Building Industry of America chapter, involved in his community, always impeccably dressed and the life of any party.

Webster Wiley was an accomplished architect and developer best known for his Mid-Century modern homes which were constructed in the hills of La Canada and La Crescenta during the early to mid 1960s. Similar in style to the homes designed by architect Joseph Eichler, Wiley's Westerner Homes often incorporated outdoor atriums, post and beam design styles, and open floor plans throughout.

 WILEY'S WESTERNER HOMES