Robert W. Brill

Robert W. Brill âa�" 86 POLANDâa�"Robert W. Brill, 86, of Poland, died Friday morning at his residence. Mr. Brill was born on November 26, 1919 in Somerset, PA., a son of Edward B. & Mary Miller Brill, and moved to this area in 1946. He was a 1937 graduate of Somerset High School; a 1952 graduate of Youngstown College receiving a bachelorâa�a��s degree in Business Administration. A WW II veteran, he served overseas, stationed at Camp Atterburg in Teheran, Iran in a railway operating Battalion, hauling supplies from the Iranian Persian Golf Port of Khorramshahr, on the Iranian State Railway to Russia. Mr. Brill had worked for the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad, as a Division Personnel Supervisor and an engineer, for forty years, retiring in 1980. He was a member of the John Calvin-St. Paul United Church of Christ where he was a consistory member, treasurer and a choir member. Mr. Brill is survived my his wife the former Ruth Swearman, whom he married January 1, 1942, four daughters, Candace (William) Frech of Niles, Carol Ann Brill at home, Cathy (Michael) DeCecca of Fairport NY, Carla (Michael) Waters of Peachtree City GA, one Sister, Edith (Glendon) Miller of Johnstown, PA, one Brother Charles Brill of Somerset, PA; Three grandchildren, William Frech, Jr., Katie DeCecca and Melinda DeCecca. Besides his parents, he is preceded in death by one brother, Earl Brill. Family and friends may call Monday from 12:30 p.m. âa�" 1:15 p.m. at the Cunningham-Becker Funeral Home, Poland, where services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to John Calvin-St. Paul United Church of Christ, 1951 Mathews Rd., Poland, OH 44514. Condolences may be sent at www.beckerobits.com

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