Robert Lee Brill Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Former Grafton, NE resident, Robert "Bob" Lee Brill, 70, passed away Friday, November 25, 2016, at Perkins Pavilion Good Samaritan Society-Hastings Village, Hastings, Nebraska. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 29, 2016, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Grafton, NE with Pastor Stephen Kruschel and Pastor Robert Smith officiating. Interment will follow at the Grafton Public Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday, from 1 p.m. until 8 p.m., at Sutton Memorial Chapel in Sutton, NE. Memorial contributions may be directed to Trinity Lutheran Church in Grafton, NE or Start Over Rover in Hastings, NE. Bob was born on December 12, 1945, to Jacob and Maria Elizabeth (Fox) Brill in Chadron, NE. He was one of nine children born to Jacob and Maria and was raised at the family home in Whitney, NE. After graduating from Chadron High School, Bob moved with his family to California where he worked in the airline industry. Returning to Nebraska, he moved to Hastings where he met his wife, Cynthia (Baumann) Brill of Grafton, NE. They were married on September 12, 1971, and lived in Hastings until 1983, when they moved to Grafton, NE. In Hastings, Bob owned and operated a cleaning service and in Grafton, operated a grocery store. Bob and Cindy sponsored a softball team, regularly had friends and family over for dinner, and were a joy to be around. Bob is remembered fondly by his nieces and nephews as the source of many funny stories and anecdotes as well as for his deep appreciation of movies. Bob's wife, Cindy, died in 2007 and Bob retired to Hastings in 2008, where he met a number of new friends that he cherished deeply. Bob is survived by his sister, Betty Sundin of Carson, CA; and numerous nieces and nephews. Bob was preceded in death by his wife, Cindy, his parents, Jacob and Maria, brothers, Leo and Jake Brill, sisters, Mary (Brill) Roberts, Martha (Brill) Robinson, Shirley Brill, Dorothy (Brill) Robinson and an infant sister.

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Robert Lee Brill

December 12, 1945 - November 25, 2016