Geertruida Maria Karreman

Geslacht: Vrouw
Vader: Adrianus Johannes Hendrikus Karreman
Moeder: Alijda Maria Habes
Geboren: 11 Juni 1880 Kampen
Overleden: 8 Aug 1965 Doesburg
Aantekeningen: Gessel van Geertruida (1880 - 1965 )
Personal Information
Last Name: Gessel van
First Name: Geertruida
Maria
Maiden Name: Karreman
Date of Birth: 11/06/1880
Date of death: 08/08/1965
Rescuer's fate: survived
Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS
Gender: Female
Place during the war: Dieren, Gelderland, The Netherlands
Rescue Place: Dieren, Gelderland, The Netherlands
Rescue mode: Hiding
Supplying basic goods
File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/1453)
Commemoration
Date of Recognition: 21/09/1978
Righteous Commemorated with Tree/Wall of Honor: Tree
Ceremony organized by Israeli diplomatic delegation in: The Hague, Netherlands
Ceremony held in Yad Vashem: Yes
Rescued Persons
Straus, Betty
Straus, Diny
Rescue Story
Gessel van, Geertruida Maria (Karreman) &
Beuving, Tieme & Alie (van Gessel)
In early 1943, Betty and Diny Straus, sisters in their early twenties, were forced to leave their native town of ‘s Heerenberg, Gelderland, because of the anti-Jewish measures imposed by the Germans. They had to go into hiding and found refuge with Geertruida van Gessel and her daughter Alie in Dieren, Gelderland. However, after about a year at the van Gessels’ home, they had to leave because friends in the underground were arrested and they were afraid that their whereabouts could be revealed. Alie and her fiancé, Tieme Beuving, accompanied Betty and Diny to another hideout, the farm of the Garben* family in the village of Azewijn, where their brother Harry was already hidden. The journey to the farm was fraught with danger ---it was a 25-kilometer trip taken through the night that involved crossing a bridge over the IJssel River that was heavily guarded by German soldiers. With Alie in front, the sisters behind on the wings, and Tieme holding up the rear, they arrived safely at the Garbens’ farm. In addition to hiding and helping the Straus sisters, Geertruida, with the help of Alie and Tieme, were involved in assisting many other Jews. Over the course of the war, they escorted fugitives from one hideout to another, provided food for people hidden in the woods, and tried to convince Jews to go into hiding. They also provided refuge for Allied pilots shot down over east Holland.
On September 21, 1978, Yad Vashem recognized Geertruida Maria van Gessel-Karreman, Tieme Beuving and Alie Beuving-van Gessel as Righteous Among the Nations.

Gezin 1

Huwelijkspartner: Bernardus Martinus van Gessel geb. 6 MRT 1883 overl. 9 Apr 1940
Huwelijk: 22 Juni 1911 Kampen
Kinderen:
  Gerharda Maria van Gessel Female geb. 22 MEI 1918 overl. 30 Sept 2004
  Josephus Bernardus Maria van Gessel Female geb. 8 Dec 1912 overl. 1 MEI 2001
  Aleida Maria van Gessel Female geb. 17 Aug 1914 overl. 15 Aug 2003
  Augustina Maria van Gessel Female geb. 10 Juni 1916
  Adrianus Johannes van Gessel Female geb. 14 Apr 1920 overl. 7 Apr 1953