May 1, 2021
BROOKFIELD Raymond A. Derda, 74, of Brookfield, passed away Thursday, April 22, 2021, at the Cleveland Clinic Main Campus.
Mr. Derda was born Oct. 30, 1946, in Erie, Pa., the only son of the late Raymond J. and Irene Wiltman Derda. He was a 1964 graduate of Kane (Pa.) High School and immediately enlisted in the Marine Corps. Raymond served during the Vietnam War, earning the National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal and a Purple Heart. Following his honorable discharge, he earned a bachelor’s degree in comprehensive social studies with a Civil War concentration from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. Later, he received another bachelor’s degree from Youngstown State University.