Johanna Elisabeth Karis

Geslacht: Vrouw
Vader: Johannes Karis
Moeder: Johanna Lormans
Geboren: 22 Aug 1883 Helden
Aantekeningen: Last Name: Driessen
First Name: Johanna
Maiden Name: Kares
Rescuer's fate: survived
Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS
Gender: Female
Place during the war: Blitterswijck, Limburg, The Netherlands
Rescue Place: Blitterswijck, Limburg, The Netherlands
Rescue mode: Hiding
File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/3458)
Johanna and Johannes Driessen-Kares, who had a married daughter and an adult son, lived in the village of Blitterswijk, Limburg. They hid an eight-year-old Jewish boy named Alexander Dasberg when asked to by underground activist Anna van Dam. Their daughter, Johanna Verstraelen-Driessen*, and her husband, Gerard, also hid a Jewish girl. While living in the Driessens' home, from the middle of 1943 until the middle of 1945, the Jewish boy assumed a false identity as their grandson.
On July 7, 1986, Yad Vashem recognized Johannes Driessen and his wife, Johanna Driessen-Kares, as Righteous Among the Nations.

Gezin 1

Huwelijkspartner: Peter Johannes Driessen geb. 18 Sept 1880 overl. 20 Aug 1953
Huwelijk: 7 Nov 1910 Helden
Kinderen:
  Johannes Driessen Female geb. 19 OKT 1914 overl. 4 Juni 1934
  Theodorus Johannes Driessen Female geb. 27 MEI 1913
  Johanna Petronella Driessen Female geb. 27 Nov 1911 overl. 26 Jan 2000