LYLE ROBERT D. On Sunday, February 14, 2016, age 95, of Sherwood Oaks, Cranberry Twp., formerly of Squirrel Hill, Peters Township and Chadds Ford, PA. Born in Pittsburgh, PA on September 25, 1920, he was the son of the late William H.H. and Margaret R. Dittman Lyle. He was a graduate of Taylor Allderdice High School and Carnegie Tech (Carnegie Mellon University). After graduating from Carnegie Tech in 1942, he was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the United States Army Corps of Engineers. He was deployed to Australia, and then to the New Guinea and Philippines theaters of operations. He was awarded the Bronze Star in 1945 for Meritorious service in the Philippines Campaign. After his active duty in World War II, he continued to serve in the U.S. Army Reserve and retired with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel after 24 years of service. Robert had been a metallurgist for U.S. Steel in Pittsburgh. He was V.P. of Eastern Coal and Coke, a subsidiary of Westmoreland Coal Company. He was a 55-year member of Dravosburg-Homestead Lodge F. & A.M., the Blue Lodge and the Syria Shrine and Consistory. Husband of the late Joan L. Weisbrod Lyle; father of Jeffrey Lyle of Cabot, Jonathan Lyle (Sherrill Jean) of Manakin-Sabot, VA, Jason Lyle (Kathylynn) of the Dominican Republic and Jay David Lyle (Maureen) of Cranberry Twp.; grandfather of Jennifer, Peter, Duncan, Courtland, Robert and Maureen; great-grandfather of Aili; and brother of the late William Lyle, Jr. Friends are invited to a Memorial Service in the Auditorium at Sherwood Oaks, 100 Norman Dr., Cranberry Twp., PA on Saturday, February 27, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. Memorials may be made to the MS Society. Entombment will be in the mausoleum in the National Cemetery of the Alleghenies. Arrangements are under the direction of the McDONALD -AEBERLI FUNERAL HOME, INC., 238 Crowe Ave., Mars, PA. Send condolences post-gazette.com/gb
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