Derk Adolf Colenbrander
| Geslacht: | Man | |
| Vader: | Gerrit Johan Colenbrander | |
| Moeder: | Berendina Hendrika Navis | |
| Geboren: | 16 MEI 1915 | Varsseveld |
| Overleden: | 27 MRT 2003 | |
| Aantekeningen: | Last Name: Colenbrander First Name: Derk Adolph Date of Birth: 16/11/1915 Rescuer's fate: survived Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS Gender: Male Profession: FARMER Place during the war: Sinderen, Gelderland, The Netherlands Rescue Place: Sinderen, Gelderland, The Netherlands Rescue mode: Hiding File number: File from the Collection of the Righteous Among the Nations Department (M.31.2/6086) It 1943, Loesje Fransman was just six years old. She was picked up by the mysterious Uncle Arthur from a streetcorner in Amsterdam and escorted by streetcar and train to a farm called De Keurhorst, in Sinderen, Gelderland. Loesje never learned Uncle Arthur's last name and thus his identity remains unknown, but she clearly remembers Derk and Grada Colenbrander, who hid her on their farm. Derk and Grada treated Loesje well and even sent her to school. (Unfortunately, the headmaster soon lost confidence in Loesje and expelled her.) Derk and Grada also allowed her to visit her 11-year-old sister, Yvonne, who was hiding nearby. However, Yvonne was later betrayed and sent to Auschwitz, where she perished. At this point, it became too dangerous for Loesje to remain in Sinderen, and so she was transferred to the home of Grada's sister and brother-in-law, Geert and Johanna Salomons*, in Bergentheim, Overijssel. On May 10,1994, Yad Vashem recognized Derk Adolph Colenbrander and his wife, Grada Wesselina Colenbrander-Colenbrander, as Righteous Among the Nations. |
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| Huwelijkspartner: | Grada Wesselina Colenbrander | geb. 11 OKT 1918 overl. 30 Dec 1997 |
| Huwelijk: | 9 MEI 1940 | Varsseveld |