Paula A. Kiley

Waltham – Mrs. Paula A. (Bukler) Kiley, of Waltham, died Monday, December 13, 2010 in Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge. She was 78.

Paula was a lifelong Waltham resident who was born on February 1, 1932, a daughter of the late Louis and Malvina (Baltusis) Bukler. She was a graduate of Saint Charles Borromeo High School in 1949. Until her retirement she worked as a paralegal for the Arthur D. Little Company in Cambridge for many years. An animal lover, she enjoyed gardening and the activities at the Waltham Senior Center.

Paula was the wife of the late William J. Kiley, Jr. and is survived by her children, Cynthia A. Kiley of North Andover, Stephen W. Kiley and his wife, Jackie, of Arlington, W. Timothy Kiley of Las Vegas, Nevada and Ellen (Kiley) Goeckler and her husband, Jeff, of Washington, Kansas; her grandchildren, Jasmin Kiley, Ryan Kiley and Caitlin Kiley Byrne and many nieces and nephews.

She was also a sister of the late Louise Geoghegan and Julia Hill.

Family and friends will honor and remember Paula’s life by gathering for calling hours in The Joyce Funeral Home, 245 Main Street (Rte 20), Waltham on Friday from 4 to 8 p.m. and again at 9 a.m. on Saturday morning before leaving in procession to Our Lady Comforter of the Afflicted Church, 880 Trapelo Road, Waltham, where her Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Burial will follow in Mount Feake Cemetery, Waltham.

Memorial donations may be made to the American Heart Association, 20 Speen St., Framingham, MA 01701.