ROCKLAND – Sandra C. Wiley, 72, died peacefully March 8, 2015, surrounded by her family, following an extended illness, at Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport.

Born in Thomaston on March 13, 1942, she was the daughter of Maurice and Eloise Williams Crockett. She was educated locally, and was proud to earn her GED diploma from Georges Valley High School in 1980, at the same time as her daughter.

For more than 20 years, Sandra was employed with F.J. O'Hara in the fish processing plant. After the closing of the plant, she went to work for Tibbetts Industries and Campbell's Market, and she eventually retired from Park Street Laundromat.

Sandra loved animals, especially dogs. She owned many and cared for many more throughout her life. She was an active member of the ASPCA and Pope Memorial Humane Society.

She was a very social person who loved talking on the phone with friends. Her daughter said she was a social butterfly and loved to go dancing.

She will be sadly missed by all who knew her.

Predeceased by her son, Wayne Johnson in 2011; a sister, Donna Willey; and her four-legged friends, Missy, Marty and Duke; Sandra is survived by her daughter, Korena Morse and her husband, Wesley, of Warren; two granddaughters, Candi Johnson and her husband, Chad, of Thomaston, and Carrie Searle and her husband, Blain, of Waldoboro; four great-grandchildren, Della, Sarah, Mary and Wyatt; her siblings, Walter Marr, Ruth Mariner and Andrea Flanders, all of Warren, and Ronnie Marr of Portland; her beloved dogs, Katie and Pookie; as well as her special friends, Cheryl Mooney, June Hebert, John Paul, Leatrice Marr and Bonnie Bridges.

Family and friends are invited to visit Friday, March 20 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Burpee, Carpenter & Hutchins Funeral Home, 110 Limerock St. in Rockland. A graveside service will be held in the spring on Friday, May 22 at 3p.m. at Archon Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Pope Memorial Humane Society of Knox County, P.O. Box 1294, Rockland, ME 04841.