Aletha Jean (French) Brase went to her heavenly home on November 15, 2020, after battling stomach cancer. Her loving family was nearby. Aletha was born on September 14, 1935, in the farming community of Cedar Fork, Perry County, Missouri, where her great-grandfather from Saxony, Germany, had settled. She was the daughter of Floyd and Hester French, the fifth child of nine children and the first born of identical twins.
Aletha's childhood was filled with family, laughter, kindness, and singing. As small children, Aletha and her twin sister, Alvada, began to sing in perfect, instinctive harmony. Their older sister, Dorothy, was so impressed that she gave each of them a nickel. From that point on the twins sang beautifully and often in church. Once, in an auditorium before hundreds of people, they sang "Sentimental Journey," which they later recorded.
At the age of seventeen, Aletha and Alvada left Missouri to live with Dorothy in Topeka, Kansas. These were some of the best times of their lives. They would talk and sing and laugh for hours and make a pot of coffee just for the smell of it. It was there that Aletha met her future husband, Arvet Brase. They were married on an unusually warm 70-degree day in March, 1955, and spent their honeymoon on the unspoiled beaches of Florida, swimming in the beautiful, turquoise waters.
The newly married couple moved to Minneapolis where Arvet attended the University of Minnesota and received his degree in business administration. Aletha realized her dream of becoming a private secretary, for which she had trained extensively. In 1959, the couple moved to Seattle where Arvet had taken a job with Boeing. They moved to Bellevue in 1961 (before the 520 Bridge) and their first daughter, Beth, was born in 1962. Tara was born three years later in 1965. Aletha enjoyed her role as a stay-at-home mom, being involved in her children's activities, and running a household.
In 1985, Aletha joined Harper Bond Real Estate where she was a top seller. She took a personal interest in each transaction, trying to find the perfect house for each client, and would not rest until the house had closed.
Aletha is survived by Arvet, her husband of 65 years, daughters Beth Lovitt (Dan) and Tara Brase Polito (Joe), grandchildren Rachel Lovitt (Ryan), Rebekah Lovitt, Rafael Polito, sister Daisy Hodges, and many nieces and nephews.
Aletha was a long-time member of Pilgrim Lutheran Church in Bellevue.
A visitation will be held on Tuesday, December 1, 2020 from 11 AM- 3 PM at Sunset Hills Funeral Home, Bellevue, WA.
Published in the Seattle Times on November 28, 2020.
Aletha's childhood was filled with family, laughter, kindness, and singing. As small children, Aletha and her twin sister, Alvada, began to sing in perfect, instinctive harmony. Their older sister, Dorothy, was so impressed that she gave each of them a nickel. From that point on the twins sang beautifully and often in church. Once, in an auditorium before hundreds of people, they sang "Sentimental Journey," which they later recorded.
At the age of seventeen, Aletha and Alvada left Missouri to live with Dorothy in Topeka, Kansas. These were some of the best times of their lives. They would talk and sing and laugh for hours and make a pot of coffee just for the smell of it. It was there that Aletha met her future husband, Arvet Brase. They were married on an unusually warm 70-degree day in March, 1955, and spent their honeymoon on the unspoiled beaches of Florida, swimming in the beautiful, turquoise waters.
The newly married couple moved to Minneapolis where Arvet attended the University of Minnesota and received his degree in business administration. Aletha realized her dream of becoming a private secretary, for which she had trained extensively. In 1959, the couple moved to Seattle where Arvet had taken a job with Boeing. They moved to Bellevue in 1961 (before the 520 Bridge) and their first daughter, Beth, was born in 1962. Tara was born three years later in 1965. Aletha enjoyed her role as a stay-at-home mom, being involved in her children's activities, and running a household.
In 1985, Aletha joined Harper Bond Real Estate where she was a top seller. She took a personal interest in each transaction, trying to find the perfect house for each client, and would not rest until the house had closed.
Aletha is survived by Arvet, her husband of 65 years, daughters Beth Lovitt (Dan) and Tara Brase Polito (Joe), grandchildren Rachel Lovitt (Ryan), Rebekah Lovitt, Rafael Polito, sister Daisy Hodges, and many nieces and nephews.
Aletha was a long-time member of Pilgrim Lutheran Church in Bellevue.
A visitation will be held on Tuesday, December 1, 2020 from 11 AM- 3 PM at Sunset Hills Funeral Home, Bellevue, WA.
Published in the Seattle Times on November 28, 2020.
Aletha Jean (French) Brase went to her heavenly home on November 15, 2020, after battling stomach cancer. Her loving family was nearby. Aletha was born on September 14, 1935, in the farming community of Cedar Fork, Perry County, Missouri, where her great-grandfather from Saxony, Germany, had settled. She was the daughter of Floyd and Hester French, the fifth child of nine children and the first born of identical twins.
Aletha's childhood was filled with family, laughter, kindness, and singing. As small children, Aletha and her twin sister, Alvada, began to sing in perfect, instinctive harmony. Their older sister, Dorothy, was so impressed that she gave each of them a nickel. From that point on the twins sang beautifully and often in church. Once, in an auditorium before hundreds of people, they sang "Sentimental Journey," which they later recorded.
At the age of seventeen, Aletha and Alvada left Missouri to live with Dorothy in Topeka, Kansas. These were some of the best times of their lives. They would talk and sing and laugh for hours and make a pot of coffee just for the smell of it. It was there that Aletha met her future husband, Arvet Brase. They were married on an unusually warm 70-degree day in March, 1955, and spent their honeymoon on the unspoiled beaches of Florida, swimming in the beautiful, turquoise waters.
The newly married couple moved to Minneapolis where Arvet attended the University of Minnesota and received his degree in business administration. Aletha realized her dream of becoming a private secretary, for which she had trained extensively. In 1959, the couple moved to Seattle where Arvet had taken a job with Boeing. They moved to Bellevue in 1961 (before the 520 Bridge) and their first daughter, Beth, was born in 1962. Tara was born three years later in 1965. Aletha enjoyed her role as a stay-at-home mom, being involved in her children's activities, and running a household.
In 1985, Aletha joined Harper Bond Real Estate where she was a top seller. She took a personal interest in each transaction, trying to find the perfect house for each client, and would not rest until the house had closed.
Aletha is survived by Arvet, her husband of 65 years, daughters Beth Lovitt (Dan) and Tara Brase Polito (Joe), grandchildren Rachel Lovitt (Ryan), Rebekah Lovitt, Rafael Polito, sister Daisy Hodges, and many nieces and nephews.
Aletha was a long-time member of Pilgrim Lutheran Church in Bellevue.
A visitation will be held on Tuesday, December 1, 2020 from 11 AM- 3 PM at Sunset Hills Funeral Home, Bellevue, WA.
Published in the Seattle Times on November 28, 2020.
Aletha's childhood was filled with family, laughter, kindness, and singing. As small children, Aletha and her twin sister, Alvada, began to sing in perfect, instinctive harmony. Their older sister, Dorothy, was so impressed that she gave each of them a nickel. From that point on the twins sang beautifully and often in church. Once, in an auditorium before hundreds of people, they sang "Sentimental Journey," which they later recorded.
At the age of seventeen, Aletha and Alvada left Missouri to live with Dorothy in Topeka, Kansas. These were some of the best times of their lives. They would talk and sing and laugh for hours and make a pot of coffee just for the smell of it. It was there that Aletha met her future husband, Arvet Brase. They were married on an unusually warm 70-degree day in March, 1955, and spent their honeymoon on the unspoiled beaches of Florida, swimming in the beautiful, turquoise waters.
The newly married couple moved to Minneapolis where Arvet attended the University of Minnesota and received his degree in business administration. Aletha realized her dream of becoming a private secretary, for which she had trained extensively. In 1959, the couple moved to Seattle where Arvet had taken a job with Boeing. They moved to Bellevue in 1961 (before the 520 Bridge) and their first daughter, Beth, was born in 1962. Tara was born three years later in 1965. Aletha enjoyed her role as a stay-at-home mom, being involved in her children's activities, and running a household.
In 1985, Aletha joined Harper Bond Real Estate where she was a top seller. She took a personal interest in each transaction, trying to find the perfect house for each client, and would not rest until the house had closed.
Aletha is survived by Arvet, her husband of 65 years, daughters Beth Lovitt (Dan) and Tara Brase Polito (Joe), grandchildren Rachel Lovitt (Ryan), Rebekah Lovitt, Rafael Polito, sister Daisy Hodges, and many nieces and nephews.
Aletha was a long-time member of Pilgrim Lutheran Church in Bellevue.
A visitation will be held on Tuesday, December 1, 2020 from 11 AM- 3 PM at Sunset Hills Funeral Home, Bellevue, WA.
Published in the Seattle Times on November 28, 2020.
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