Althea Elizabeth Brindle

1918 - 2006  (87 years)

• Name	Althea Elizabeth Brindle
  Nickname	Betty
  Birth	10 Jun 1918	Latrobe, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [5, 7, 8, 9, 11]
  Census	1920 (1 years)	Latrobe, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [1]
  In the 1920 US Census, she was recorded as age 1, living on 2621 Avenue A, Latrobe, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania with her parents.
  History	24 Oct 1929 (11 years)	Black Thursday, Great Depression Begins
  Census	1930 (11 years)	Latrobe, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [2]
  In the 1930 US Census, she was recorded as age 11 living at 2621 Laveen Street, Manor, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania with her parents.
  Graduation	1936 (17 years)	Latrobe High School, Latrobe, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Latrobe High School,  Latrobe, Pennsylvania   [12]
  	Althea Elizabeth Brindle Year Book Picture
  Census	1940 (21 years)	Latrobe, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [3]
  In the 1940 US Census, she was recorded as age 49, living on 2621 160 Bloch Ave C-D, Latrobe, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. with her widowed mother.
  Age: 21
  Address: 160 Block Ave C-D
  Residence	1941 (22 years)	Johnstown, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [10]
  Johnstown, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1941
  Address: 501 Summit av Fern
  History	7 Dec 1941 (23 years)	Attack on Pearl Harbor
  Census	1950 (31 years)	Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland, U.S.A.   [4]
  In the 1950 US Census, she was recorded as age 31, living on 227 Mechanic Street, Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland.
  History	20 Jul 1969 (51 years)	Moon Landing
  History	11 Sep 2001 (83 years)	Attack on World Trade Center and Pentagon
  Obituary	Feb 2006 (87 years)  [7]
  Althea E. Sanders Troutman's Retiree; Bethany, GLCC Chorister Althea E. Sanders, 87, of Latrobe, died Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2006, in Excela Health Latrobe Hospital. She was born June 10, 1918, in Latrobe, a daughter of the late Charles H. and Phoebe (Green) Brindel. Prior to her retirement, Althea was a sales associate for the former Troutman's Department Store in Latrobe. She was an active member of the Bethany United Methodist Church, Latrobe, where she sang in the church choir and was a member of the Crusaders Sunday School Class. She was also a member of the Latrobe Community Chorus and the Order of the Eastern Star Chapter 221. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husbands, Conrad L. Gordon and Ralph W. Sanders; three brothers, Paul, Charles and George Brindel; a sister, Ethel Mae Keller; and a stepson, Lee Roy Gordon. She is survived by three daughters, Betty Myers and husband, Kenneth, of Derry, Joanne Schandel and husband, Richard, of Derry, and Janet Moore and husband, Barry, of Tempe, Ariz.; a stepdaughter, Jean Hartzell of Port Arthur, Texas; nine grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and a number of nieces and nephews. Friends will be received from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday and from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday in the HARTMAN-GRAZIANO FUNERAL HOME INC., 1500 Ligonier St., Latrobe. Members of the Latrobe Community Chorus will sing at 3:15 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Members of OES Chapter 221 will hold services at 6:30 p.m. Friday in the funeral home Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Bethany United Methodist Church with her pastor, the Rev. August B. Twigg, officiating. Everyone please go directly to the church. Private interment will be in Unity Cemetery, Unity Township. Published by The Latrobe Bulletin, 24 February 2006
  Death	22 Feb 2006	Latrobe, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [5, 7, 8, 9, 11]
  Agency: Excela Heath Latrobe Hospital
  Burial	Aft 22 Feb 2006	Unity Cemetery, Latrobe, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Unity Cemetery, Latrobe, Pennsylvania   [5]
  	Gravestone of Althea (Gordon) Sanders Plot: Section H.
  Siblings	3 brothers and 1 sister
  1. Ethel Mae Brindle,   b. 10 Jul 1915, Latrobe, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 6 Mar 1943, Latrobe, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  (Age 27 years) + 2. Althea Elizabeth Brindle,   b. 10 Jun 1918, Latrobe, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 22 Feb 2006, Latrobe, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  (Age 87 years) ▻ John William Oakes, Jr.,  m. 8 Nov 1940 ;   Conrad LeRoy Gordon;   Ralph Winfield Sanders   3. Paul I. Brindle,   b. 22 Nov 1920, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 7 Apr 1989, Roselle, Du Page County, Illinois, U.S.A.  (Age 68 years)   4. George Alvin Brindle,   b. 20 Dec 1922, Latrobe, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 6 Sep 2004, Derry, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  (Age 81 years)   5. Charles Henry Brindle,   b. 22 Feb 1926, Latrobe, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 22 Sep 1974, Latrobe, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  (Age 48 years)
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Hans George Brindle,   b. 1657, Briesnitz, Stadt Dresden, Sachsen, Germany d. 12 Aug 1745, Böhl-Iggelheim, Ludwigshafen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany  (Age 88 years)  (7 x Great Grandfather)  Hannah Reed,   b. 1825  (Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I2336	Myers Line
  Last Modified	28 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	Charles Henry Brindle,   b. 23 Jul 1892, United, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 26 Sep 1936, Latrobe, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Age 44 years)
  Mother	Phoebe E. Green,   b. 20 Mar 1891, Latrobe, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 19 Dec 1978, Latrobe, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Age 87 years)
  Family ID	F1820	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 1	John William Oakes, Jr.,   b. 31 Dec 1917, New Florence, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 11 Sep 1995, Marshall, Calhoun County, Michigan, U.S.A. (Age 77 years)  Other Partners: Leila Lorraine Jones  m. 22 Dec 1958
  Engaged	29 Oct 1940  [6]
  Brindle-Oakes Engagement- Mrs. Phebe L. Brindle, of Laveen street, wishes to announce the engagement of her daughter, Althea Elizabeth, to John William Oakes, Jr., son of Rev. and Mrs. J. W. Oakes, of Johnstown, formerly of Latrobe. The wedding will be held at the Park Avenue United, Brethren Church, Johnstown, November 8th, with the groom's father, Rev. Oakes, officiating. Miss Brindle is with the Pearce Manufacturing Company and Mr. Oakes is with the Penn Machine Company, Johnstown. Published by The Latrobe Bulletin, 29 October 1940
  Marriage	8 Nov 1940	Park Avenue United Brethren Church (closed) Johnstown, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Park Avenue United Brethren Church,  Johnstown, Pennsylvania   [6]
  Age at Marriage	She : 22 years and 5 months - He : 22 years and 11 months.
  Children	3 daughters
  +   1. Althea Elizabeth Oakes,   b. 27 Mar 1943   d. 3 Mar 2023, Derry, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Age 79 years) >   2. Janet K Oakes,   b. Abt 1949, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. ▻ Barry Moore >   3. Joanne K. Oakes,   b. Abt 1949, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. ▻ Richard Schandel
  Family ID	F1816	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 Apr 2025

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 2	Conrad LeRoy Gordon,   b. 21 Feb 1905, Falls Creek, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 23 Apr 1978, St. George, Washington County, Utah, U.S.A. (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F7653	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Nov 2015

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 3	Ralph Winfield Sanders,   b. 12 Mar 1912, Greensburg, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 24 May 1994, Unity Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F7654	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Nov 2015

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Althea Elizabeth Brindle(1918 – 2006) 2Charles Henry Brindle(1892 – 1936) 4John George Brindle(1867 – 1943) 8Phillip Kuhns Brindle(1835 – 1910) 16John W. Brindle(1798 – 1871) 17Mary Hanlin(1805 – 1860) 9Sophia Blank(1839 – 1923) 18George Adam Blank(1789 – 1865) 19Catherine Shelley(1793 – 1873) 5Ethel McMichael(1872 – 1930) 10Samuel Warren McMichael(1842 – 1890) 20William McMichael(1821 – 1886) 21Elizabeth Morrow(1821 – 1900) 11Catharine Stayers(1841 – ) 22Samuel Stayers 23Elizabeth 3Phoebe E. Green(1891 – 1978) 6David E. Green(1829 – 1901) 12Samuel Green(1798 – 1843) 24Jesse Green(1765 – ) 25 13Susan H. Smay(1800 – 1866) 26 27 7Mary Jane Clark(1855 – 1927) 14Joseph T. Clark(Abt 1819 – ) 28 29 15Hannah Reed(1825 – ) 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 10 Jun 1918 - Latrobe, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Census - 1920 - Latrobe, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Census - 1930 - Latrobe, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Graduation - 1936 - Latrobe High School, Latrobe, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Census - 1940 - Latrobe, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Marriage - 8 Nov 1940 - Park Avenue United Brethren Church (closed) Johnstown, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Residence - 1941 - Johnstown, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Census - 1950 - Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland, U.S.A. Death - 22 Feb 2006 - Latrobe, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Burial - Aft 22 Feb 2006 - Unity Cemetery, Latrobe, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S26] Bureau of the Census, 1920 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010), Year: 1920; Census Place: Latrobe Ward 5, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1662; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 140; Image: 1138. [S20 ] Bureau of the Census, 1930 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002), Year: 1930; Census Place: Latrobe, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2157; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0079; Image: 513.0; FHL microfilm: 2341891. [S21] Bureau of the Census, 1940 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), Year: 1940; Census Place: Latrobe, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3632; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 65-101. [S2303] Bureau of the Census, 1950 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 20212), National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Frostburg, Allegany, Maryland; Roll: 3903; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 1-91. [S14] Ancestry.com, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current® http://findagrave.com, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), 195161633 Althea Gordon Sanders . [S2526] News Article: (1940) "Brindle-Oakes", (Latrobe, Pennsylvania: The Latrobe Bulletin, 29 October 1940, page 5). [S2529] Obituary of Althea E. Saunders, (Latrobe, Pennsylvania: The Latrobe Bulletin, 24 February 2006, page 2). [S101] Social Security Administration, Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015). [S10] Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011). [S23] Ancestry.com, U.S. City Directories, 1822-1989, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011). [S114] Ancestry.com, U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006), Althea E. Sanders. [S750] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010).