Ceremony Rachel Mertz

Rachel Mertz 16 August 1947 — 12 April 2025

After an intense six-month journey with cancer — but rather: after 40 years with Lennart & Mette, 55 years with Han, and 77 years with countless people she loved — Ras passed away on 12 April, punctual as always, at exactly 15.00.

Peacefully asleep, in the Intensive Care Unit at VU UMC, surrounded by Kitty, Lennart, Mette, and Han.

View the ceremony

On this website you can view the ceremony photos and ceremony video. You can also view the exhibition about Ras' life that hung on the wall during the ceremony. Finally, you can still send a memorial card.