Robert Brumleve

Robert Anthony Brumleve, 87 of Mt. Airy , MD , died Friday February 8, 2008 at Brinton Woods Nursing and Rehabilitation Center , Sykesville , MD. Mr. Brumleve was born March 29, 1920 in Mattoon Illinois the son of the late Anthony Joseph Brumleve and the late Mable Florence Gill. He married Mary Martha Kerwin of February 15, 1946 in Springfield , IL . She predeceased him on October 19, 2005. He is also preceded in death by his brother John Edward Brumleve and his sister Isabel Stapleton. Mr. Brumleve was a graduate of Mattoon High School . And attended Springfield Junior College before entering the Army Air Corps in 1942 where he served as a Staff Sergeant in England until the end of the war in 1945. He and Mary Martha then came to Champaign , IL where he attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and graduated from the College of Commerce with a B.A. in Accountancy in 1949. He was a member of Alpha Kappa Psi professional business fraternity. After earning his degree,Mr. Brumleve began his professional career in the wholesale grocery business with the J.M. Jones CO in Champaign , IL in retail accounting for IGA grocery stores in the Central Illinois area. In 1970 he moved form Illinois to join Quinn Wholesale Co. in Warsaw , North Carolina where he continued his role as financial comptroller until his retirement in 1987. He was active in Rotary International an active Choir member and Elder of Warsaw Presbyterian Church. He was a devoted husband and father, a Sailboat and cabin builder, a golfer and an avid reader and crossword puzzle enthusiast in his spare time. He is survived by son, Dr. Timothy Robert Brumleve of Urbana , IL and daughter and son-in-law Sally and Lou Popa of Mt. Airy , MD . He is also survived by seven grandchildren , Jacob Daniel Brumleve of San Francisco, CA, Joseph Timothy Brumleve of Champaign, IL, William Scott Brumleve of Paxton, IL, Catherine Rebecca Roland of Champaign, IL, Abraham Anthony Brumleve of Urbana, IL, Amanda Jean Popa of Mt. Airy, MD Erin Nicole Popa of Mt. Airy, MD and one great-granddaughter : Mary Elizabeth Catherine Roland of Champaign IL. Funeral Services will take place Saturday February 16, 2008 11 AM at BURRIER-QUEEN FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORY, 1212 W. Old Liberty Rd. Winfield , MD 21784 . Interment will be in Pine Grove Cemetery , Mt. Airy , MD The family will receive friends a the funeral home on Friday February 15, 2008 from 5 to 7 PM . Memorial Contributions may be made to The Alzheimer’s Foundation, American Cancer Society of Warsaw Presbyterian Church, Warsaw , NC .
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