Righteous unto the nations

this ceremony
and the families
who protected Erica
The chain of events appears to be the following:
a. Jan van Zutphen used his resources to link in with the activities of the Dutch resistance.
Prior to the war he had an association with Minister Keers. Minister Keers established a rescue
network of people, including his siblings, to facilitate the escape of Jews and Allied airman;
b. Hans Sittig was a close friend of the Deen family, especially Erica, and also associated with
Minister Keers and his underground activities. He transported Erica to Minister Cornelis
Keers house in Lemelerveld and spent up to 12 months there assisting with resistance
activities;
c. Minister Cornelis Keers arranged and transported Erica to Hendrik and Mina
Grootemarsink’s farm in Lemelerveld; and
d. It is assumed that, together with the help of this network, Minister Cornelis Keers
arranged the remaining transport and hiding places until liberation, including that
provided by Piet and Stien Visser- Keers and Jan and Gon Keers-Jonker.
The Dates and Places of Erica’s Rescue (Prepared by Wolter Keers)
Period Stayed or Hidden by, Address Town in Holland Comment and remarks
Until end of 1942 Family Deen Home Hotel De Nieuwe Brug Oude Loosdrecht
End of 1942 David de Leeuw Unknown Hilversum Stayed one night
End of 1942 Friends of parents Unknown Hilversum
End of 1942
1943
End of 1943
1944
Immediately after
Liberation
Minister Cornelis
and Maria Keers-
Bokhorst
Hendrik and Mina
Grootemarsink
Minister Piet and
Stien Visser-Keers
Jan and Gon Keers-
Jonker
Pastone Lemelerveld
Vicarage Lemelerveld
Blikman-Kikkertweg
2, 8185
Zonnebloemweg 8
Lemelerveld 8151 PJ
Vicarage Apeldoorn
Loolaan 18, Apeldoorn
7135 & Koning
Lodewijklaan 13,
Apeldoorn 7314 AR
Kloosterdijk 42 (now
renumbered to 150)
Lemelerveld
Lemelerveld
Apeldoorn
Sibculo
Jan van Zutphen Loosdrechtseweg 50 Hilversum
Stayed in hiding for
a few weeks
Stayed together
with Hans Sittig for
a few days
Stayed in hiding for
9 months
Stayed in hiding for
several months
Stayed here until
Liberation May 1945
Erica returned to
where her mother
had been hidden
during the war
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©2013 Edited and compiled by Martin Moen, Perth, Western Australia.