Brill, Richard Alfred

1914 - 2016  (101 years)    Has 10 ancestors and 2 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Brill, Richard Alfred
  Born	14 Apr 1914	Beloit, Rock, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	1 Mar 2016	Beloit, Rock, Wisconsin, USA
  Obituary	Aft 1 Mar 2016
  Riverside Terrace resident Richard A. Brill died Tuesday, March 15, 2016 at Beloit Memorial Hospital at age 101 and 11 months. He was born on April 15, 1914 in Beloit, WI, the son of Henry and Laura (Perkins) Brill. Richard attended Hackett Elementary and Lincoln Junior High School, and was one of the last surviving members of the Beloit High School 1932 graduating class. Richard met and courted Irene Wikel at Beloit High, and they married October 18, 1935. She was the love of his life and he of hers. They joyfully celebrated their 74th anniversary just prior to her death in 2009. Richard was employed by the Beloit Iron Works (later renamed Beloit Corporation), starting as an office aid, then spending several years as a price estimator in the Cost Department, and finally in the after market Sales Department. He followed his 40 years of employment with 40 years of retirement. Richard loved playing cribbage with Irene, and he also played with all the generations of his family, from his grandfather to his great grandchildren. He was a faithful, active church member, first at the Second Congregational Church, and then at Christ United Methodist which more recently merged into the River of Life United Methodist Church. Richard was a long time walker and bicycle rider. He loved being with his children, grandchildren, and cousins. Richard enjoyed gardening, candle making, and playing ping pong. Family vacation weeks at Lake Mills' Rock Lake were a long tradition, as were the many auto trips he and Irene took. Richard's family and his many friends will remember him as a kind, bright, soft spoken gentlemen with a ready wit and a frequent smile. He continued his lifetime practice of being well organized and informed about the world around him. Richard continued an active written correspondence with friends and family members to his final days. Richard is survived by his children, Wesley (Sonja) Brill and Carolyn (Larry) Hamilton all of Beloit, WI; grandchildren, Michael Schnell, Debbie (Randy) Olson, Cindy (Tim) Liebau, Cherie (Tim) Christensen, and Pam (Dan) Millmann; great grandchildren, Kristin (Erik), Stephanie (Sam), Eric, Kyle, Jeffrey, Michelle, Megan, Jessica, Brian, Nathan, and Sara; step grandchildren and step great grandchildren; sister, Martha (Howard) Bjorklund of Madison, WI; sister-in-law, Hilda Wikel of West Allis, WI; many nieces, nephews and cousins. He was predeceased by his beloved Irene, his parents, and his brother and sister-in-law, Eugene and Dorothy Brill. Funeral service for Richard will be at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, March 20, 2016 in the Daley Murphy Wisch & Associates Funeral Home and Crematorium, 2355 Cranston Road, Beloit, WI, with Reverend David Carlson officiating. Visitation will be from 12:30 p.m. until the time of service Sunday in the funeral home. Inurnment will be in Floral Lawn Cemetery, South Beloit, IL. Memorials may be made to the River of Life Untied Methodist Church or to an organization of the donor's choice. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.daleymurphywisch.com
  Buried	Floral Lawn cemetery, South Beloit, Rock, Wisconsin
  Person ID	I337239	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	23 Feb 2017

  
  

  Father	Brill, Henry,   b. 6 Sep 1886,   d. 10 Mar 1962  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Perkins, Laura,   b. 17 Aug 1888,   d. 31 Oct 1969  (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F212974	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Wikel, Irene Elizabeth,   b. 15 Oct 1915, Bancroft, Freeborn, Minnesota, USA ,   d. 17 Dec 2009, Beloit, Rock, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 94 years)
  Married	18 Oct 1935
  	Brill, Richard and Irene
  Children	+ 1. Brill, Wesley
  Last Modified	2 Dec 2016
  Family ID	F212776	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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