Grada Wesselina Colenbrander
| Geslacht: | Vrouw | |
| Vader: | Gerrit Colenbrander | |
| Moeder: | Aleida Johanna Westerveld | |
| Geboren: | 11 OKT 1918 | Wisch |
| Overleden: | 30 Dec 1997 | Doetinchem |
| Religie: | Geref. | |
| Aantekeningen: | Last Name: Colenbrander First Name: Grada Wesselina Maiden Name: Colenbrander Date of Birth: 11/10/1918 Date of death: 30/12/1997 Rescuer's fate: survived Nationality: THE NETHERLANDS Gender: Female Profession: FARMERS WIFE 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 Arthurs 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 Gradas 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: | Derk Adolf Colenbrander | geb. 16 MEI 1915 overl. 27 MRT 2003 |
| Huwelijk: | 9 MEI 1940 | Varsseveld |