Brehl, James William James William (Bill) Brehl died peacefully at the Gathering Hospice, Stillwater, March 6, 2017. Born on February 16, 1935, in Washington, PA, the 8th child of Ben and Marietta Brehl, Bill is survived by his wife Dawn, Stillwater, and six children: Theresa of San Diego, CA; Michael (Susan) of Mount Rainier, MD; Christine (John) Erickson of Deephaven, MN; Kathleen (Elwood) Jackson of Leesburg, VA; Mary Alice of Mendota Heights, MN; and Jennifer (William) Winter of St. Paul, MN; along with 16 grandchildren. Also surviving are brother Lawrence (late Dorothy) and sister Kitty (Richard) Yancosek of Pittsburgh, PA. Bill attended Notre Dame, class of 1956, and University of Michigan Law, class of 1959; served as an Army JAG Officer, Fort Belvoir, VA, 1960-63; practiced law with Maun, Hazel, Green, Hayes, Simon & Aretz, 1963-retirement. Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Saturday, April 1 at 11 a.m. at Holy Spirit Catholic Church, 515 Albert St. S., St. Paul, MN 55116. Visitation, Friday 4 to 7 p.m., at O'Halloran & Murphy Funeral Home, 575 Snelling Ave S., St. Paul, MN 55116. In lieu of flowers, memorials preferred to Visitation Monastery of Mpls, 1527 Fremont Ave N, Mpls, MN 55411.