Photo by the author, Naarden Catholic Cemetery.
A soldier’s grave: Here rests our dearly beloved husband and father Johan Herman van Leeuwen, born 6 August 1904, fallen while serving his country in Doorn on 14 May 1940. On the left we can read Soldaat M.C.II 24 R.I., Soldier, machine gun company II, 24th...
Cornelis Peek, son of Cornelis Peek and Johanna Pessels, was born on 31 January 1876 in Werkhoven, and died 9 June 1955 in Wijk bij Duurstede. He married Johanna Adriana van Schaik, daughter of Hendrikus van Schaik and Hendrica Markenhof, on 11 November 1909 in Wijk...
Some grave markers tell a sad story. This one, for example, is the grave of Jan de Lange, who died on 18 December 1929 at the age of 29, leaving behind a wife and children. A week after his death, his son Jan was born. Less than three years later, little Jan was...
