The Family of
Albert Schrah and
Bertha O.T. Aldenhoven

"In Loving Memory of Those Who Came Before Us!"

ALBERT SCHRAH and BERTHA O. ALDENHOVEN
are my Paternal Grandparents.

Their son, THOMAS A. SCHRAH, is my Father.

ALBERT SCHRAH was born 2 July 1887
in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

He is the son of FRITZ SCHRAH AND
MARGARET LOEBS (or LAPES).

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BERTHA O'TILLIA ALDENHOVEN was born 18 April 1895
in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.

She is the daughter of THOMAS A.E. VAN ALDENHOVEN
and FREDERICKA WEISS.

The "Van" was dropped from "Aldenhoven" when his children were named.

When Albert was two years old in about 1889, the family moved to Empire, Clear Creek County, Colorado where his father engaged in mining.

They then moved on to Denver, Colorado sometime between 1900-1910 where they lived for the remainder of their lives.

Albert Schrah married twice:

1. He married the first time at the age of 23 years
to Dora Marie Howell in 1910 in Denver, Colorado.

They were divorced sometime before 1919.

2. His second wife was Bertha O'Tillia Aldenhoven.

They were married 10 May 1919 in Denver, Colorado.

Albert Schrah and his first wife, Dora Howell, had one son:

1.  ALBERT ENNIS SCHRAH

Born 1 June 1911 in Denver, Colorado.

He married Gladys Mae Armor 6 Aug 1936
in Bokchito, Oklahoma.

They later settled in Plano, Texas.

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Albert and Bertha had five children born from their marriage:

1.  ALBERTA SCHRAH

Born 29 Feb 1920 in Denver, Colorado.

She married William Gurley.

2.  ROBERTA JUNE SCHRAH

Born 16 July 1921 in Denver, Colorado.

She married Vince Bosch.

3.  THOMAS ALDEN SCHRAH

Born 18 Dec 1922 in Denver, Colorado.

He married
(1) Mary E. Grosso on 19 Oct 1942
(2) Arlyene La Verne Rapir Crago
on 27 April 1963.

4.  HAROLD RAY SCHRAH

Born 18 Febr 1928 in Denver, Colorado.

He died 1 May 1928 from pneumonia
at the age of just two months.

5.  ALICE MAE SCHRAH

Born 4 July 1925.

She married Robert M. Liddle Jr. on 30 Nov 1945.

She died in 1958 in Whittier, California.

She's buried in the Rose Haven Cemetery.

She had suffered from Polio but died from a stroke.

Albert served in the U.S. Army during World War I. His time was served in France.

His rank was Wagoneer.

He enlisted in Denver, Colorado 1 August 1918 and was discharged 26 April 1919 in Ft. Russell, Wyoming.

It is believed that they were Lutherans but this is not certain.

Bertha died 6 November 1960 in Denver, Colorado at the age of 65 years.

She is buried in the Ft. Logan Military Cemetery.

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Albert died 21 April 1973 in Denver, Colorado at the age of 85 years.

He is buried next to his wife.

At one time, Albert used to date Pauline Aldenhoven.  Apparently things didn't work out too well for them, so he ended up married to her sister, Bertha.

It seems that Albert had many different professions.  As a young man, he worked as a bartender, was a truck driver, worked quite a few years for Billy Rosen (a scrap-metal yard), and also worked as a landscaper.

When he was working in landscaping, he once fell out of a tree and broke his back.  It left him unable to work for quite a long time.

Most of his adult life, he was a self-employed handy man.

I remember my grandparents very well.  My grandmother, Bertha, was a very outspoken person but her heart was filled with much love for her children, grandchildren, and friends.

The thing I remember the best about her is her flowers.  She had a big yard filled with different flowers, but "Iris" were her favorites.  She had tons of them that she used to raise and sell.

She also played the piano.  She never learned to read music, but she could play it very well by "ear."  She played the piano a lot for her grandchildren while they would sing to the tunes.

Albert was a very soft-spoken man and was always making different things for his grandchildren.  The grandchildren had many, many wooden toys and play yard contraptions made by him.

Albert and Bertha spent a lot of quality time with their children and their families.  We were always going to different places and had many family picnics.  There were many, many happy times being together as a family.

They were both very devoted and had a tremendous amount of love for their children and grandchildren.  It was that love that brought our families so close together and have managed to keep us close through all these years.

They are both still very much missed and will forever live in all their grandchildren's hearts.

Updated January 28, 2001