Miep Gies

Miep Gies

Miep Gies Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Jan. 11, 2010.
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — Miep Gies, the office secretary who defied the Nazi occupiers to hide Anne Frank and her family for two years and saved the teenager's diary, has died, the Anne Frank Museum said Tuesday. She was 100.

Gies' Web site reported that she died Monday after a brief illness. The report was confirmed by museum spokeswoman Maatje Mostar, but she gave no details. The British Broadcasting Corp. said she died in a nursing home after suffering a fall last month.

Gies was the last of the few non-Jews who supplied food, books and good cheer to the secret annex behind the canal warehouse where Anne, her parents, sister and four other Jews hid for 25 months during World War II.

After the apartment was raided by the German police, Gies gathered up Anne's scattered notebooks and papers and locked them in a drawer for her return after the war. The diary, which Anne Frank was given on her 13th birthday, chronicles her life in hiding from June 12, 1942 until August 1, 1944. Gies refused to read the papers, saying even a teenager's privacy was sacred. Later, she said if she had read them she would have had to burn them because they incriminated the "helpers."

Anne Frank died of typhus at age 15 in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in March 1945, just two weeks before the camp was liberated. Gies gave the diary to Anne's father Otto, the only survivor, who published it in 1947.

After the diary was published, Gies tirelessly promoted causes of tolerance. She brushed aside the accolades for helping hide the Frank family as more than she deserved — as if, she said, she had tried to save all the Jews of occupied Holland.

"This is very unfair. So many others have done the same or even far more dangerous work," she wrote in an e-mail to The Associated Press days before her 100th birthday last February.

"The Diary of Anne Frank" was the first popular book about the Holocaust, and has been read by millions of children and adults around the world in some 65 languages.

For her courage, Gies was bestowed with the "Righteous Gentile" title by the Israeli Holocaust museum Yad Vashem. She has also been honored by the German Government, Dutch monarchy and educational institutions.

Nevertheless, Gies resisted being made a character study of heroism for the young.

"I don't want to be considered a hero," she said in a 1997 online chat with schoolchildren.

"Imagine young people would grow up with the feeling that you have to be a hero to do your human duty. I am afraid nobody would ever help other people, because who is a hero? I was not. I was just an ordinary housewife and secretary."

Born Hermine Santrouschitz on Feb. 15, 1909 in Vienna, Gies moved to Amsterdam in 1922 to escape food shortages in Austria. She lived with a host family who gave her the nickname Miep.

In 1933, Gies took a job as an office assistant in the spice business of Otto Frank. After refusing to join a Nazi organization in 1941, she avoided deportation to Austria by marrying her Dutch boyfriend, Jan Gies.

As the Nazis ramped up their arrests and deportations of Dutch Jews, Otto Frank asked Gies in July 1942 to help hide his family in the annex above the company's canal-side warehouse on Prinsengracht 263 and to bring them food and supplies.

"I answered, 'Yes, of course.' It seemed perfectly natural to me. I could help these people. They were powerless, they didn't know where to turn," she said years later.

Jan and Miep Gies worked with four other employees in the firm to sustain the Franks and four other Jews sharing the annex. Jan secured extra food ration cards from the underground resistance. Miep cycled around the city, alternating grocers to ward off suspicions from this highly dangerous activity.

In her e-mail to the AP last February, Gies remembered her husband, who died in 1993, as one of Holland's unsung war heroes. "He was a resistance man who said nothing but did a lot. During the war he refused to say anything about his work, only that he might not come back one night. People like him existed in thousands but were never heard," she wrote.

Touched by Anne's precocious intelligence and loneliness, Miep also brought Anne books and newspapers while remembering everybody's birthdays and special days with gifts.

"It seems as if we are never far from Miep's thoughts," Anne wrote.

In her own book, "Anne Frank Remembered," Gies recalled being in the office when the German police, acting on a tip that historians have failed to trace, raided the hide-out in August 1944.

A policeman opened the door to the main office and pointed a revolver at the three employees, telling them to sit quietly. "Bep, we've had it," Gies whispered to Bep Voskuijl.

After the arrests, she went to the police station to offer a bribe for the Franks' release, but it was too late. On Aug. 8, they were sent to Westerbork, a concentration camp in eastern Holland from where they were later packed into cattle cars and deported to Auschwitz. A few months later, Anne and her sister Margot were transported to Bergen-Belsen.

Two of the helpers, Victor Kugler and Johannes Kleiman, were sent to labor camps, but survived the war.

Around 140,000 Jews lived in the Netherlands before the 1940-45 Nazi occupation. Of those, 107,000 were deported to Germany and only 5,200 survived. Some 24,000 Jews went into hiding, of which 8,000 were hunted down or turned in.

After the war, Otto Frank returned to Amsterdam and lived with the Gies family until he remarried in 1952. Miep worked for him as he compiled the diary, then devoted herself to talking about the diary and answering piles of letters with questions from around the world.

After Otto Frank's death in 1980, Gies continued to campaign against Holocaust-deniers and to refute allegations that the diary was a forgery.

She suffered a stroke in 1997 which slightly affected her speech, but she remained generally in good health as she approached her 100th birthday.

Her son Paul Gies said last year she was still receiving "a sizable amount of mail" which she handled with the help of a family friend. She spent her days at the apartment where she lived since 2000 reading two daily newspapers and following television news and talk shows.

Her husband died in 1993. She is survived by her son and three grandchildren.


Copyright © 2010 The Associated Press

Sign Miep Gies's Guest Book

Not sure what to say?

September 27, 2021

Gi Lopes posted to the memorial.

May 21, 2021

Petra Volkk posted to the memorial.

October 1, 2017

H. C. posted to the memorial.

696 Entries

Gi Lopes

September 27, 2021

A true inspiring human being...we need more people like that in the world...bless her family to find jesus amen..

Petra Volkk

May 21, 2021

Miep was truly a hero. She risked her life to save others. God bless her always and she is an angel in heaven now seeing the Frank family who is there.

H. C.

October 1, 2017

What a hero this woman was. She is on top of my list with Corrie Ten Boom. God bless her son

Harry Simpson

January 11, 2017

Godspeed, and go her now to a place only heroes see....

megan frederick

May 23, 2016

I love how Miep Gies helped the Frank family through those hard time. She was a strong women. She was, and continues to be a hero. I would have loved to meet her.

Lori Ritchie

April 26, 2015

Miep Gies was truly a hero. She had a long life, and was a hero for years. It must of been sad for her son to lose her, but Miep almost was 101 when she passed, which is a good long life. God bless you always Miep for the wonderful thing you did for the Frank Family. You are an angel in heaven now.

Michelle Lee Martin

April 26, 2015

Miep was truly a hero in my book. If it was not for her I would not have gotten to read The Diary of Anne Frank when I was a teenager, which was my favorite book then back in the 1980's. I was a big fan of Anne Frank back then, and when I graduated from high school in 1990 I thought about how Anne never got the chance to finish school and live beyond fifteen. She was an innocent victim of cruelity, and Miep Gies risked her life to save Anne Frank. Miep will always be a hero in my book and I thank God for what she did. God bless you always Miep and you are going on as an angel in heaven.

Kelsey Reno

December 3, 2014

Miep will always be remembered forever. What a hero! Such a strong woman. We love you Miep!!

A. Kimble

January 25, 2014

" Be careful how you entertain strangers among you, for they maybe angels unawares..." She was an angel sent at that moment in time for that purpose to be used by God. Her actions show that she responded to God with a resounding, "yes." Thank God for her Christianity to and for Humanity. May she rest in peace with the Master of Love and Sacrifice Himself. A. Kimble (Philadelphia, PA)

Sharon Clarke

January 6, 2014

I had the privilage to meet mep gies when I visited the house mep was there sat on a chair chatting happily to people I sat by her and politely asked her if she could sign the anne franks diary I'd just bought she smiled and said it was an honour I could have chatted to her all day I shall treasure that day and the book she signed for me god bless you and your family

Jana S

November 17, 2013

Hundreds and hundreds of my students came to admire Miep when they read Anne Frank's writings. What a selfless, humble, amazing person she was! She titled her book ANNE FRANK REMEMBERED, but all around the world, for as long as Anne is remembered, MIEP GIES will be remembered too!

Shea Gregory

May 1, 2013

What a hero you are to humanity! We love studying about you while reading Anne's diary.

<3

kenyata johnson

March 19, 2013

Meip is truly an angel from heaven god sent her down with a loving heart. God knows that there are people in this world that would not give a penny to help out with their family and yet they have over millions of dollars. Miep was a nice loving person who cared about what was going on in the world. Its nice to know that its at least on person in this world that would go through trouble to help good people out that hav'nt done anything to hurt anyone. Miep I know your gone out of this world but I want you to know that you were an awsome person and you will always live in my heart.......GOD BLESS!!

May 31, 2011

May the god of all comfort be with you in your time of distress.( 1 Peter 5:7)

Lauren

May 25, 2011

Thank you so much, Miep. Your bravery helped out the Franks, Van Peels, and Fritz Pfeffer. May your creator welcome you bcak to him with open arms and allow you to see the Franks and everyone else. God Bless You, Miep Gies.

Daniel

April 23, 2011

What a hero. She risked her life by doing something no normal person would be able to do. She did it for the sake of others and showing that you should NEVER judge people by their race. No race is inferior and no-one deserves to die because of what the Nazi's thought. She provided food, water and all those little things that we take for granted. Without her, Anne would have had no ink to write her best-selling diary. Think about that. She made those people live a little bit longer, and she did all those little things that make the world go round and all those little things make the world go round. Rest in Peace forever.

Jennifer

April 12, 2011

Miep Gies will forever & ALWAYS be a hero in the hearts of so many people. From my Jewish ancestors, myself, family, and friends ... May you rest in peace. You will never EVER be forgotten. JRM - Delaware *

Chrissey O'Brien

March 2, 2011

Thank you for sharing your story with us, Miep. God bless and keep you, Miep (and Jan) Gies. The world was blessed by your lives. Enjoy eternal peace together in the loving arms of your creator.

May the good memories shared with your parents, Paul, be a blessing and a comfort to you and your family.

Sara Radel

February 14, 2011

i love this book so much. I read it over and over and over a million times

Lejla Kekic

October 26, 2010

God Bless you Miep Gies and may you enjoy your reward in Heaven because you were such a blessing to this world...and I know that now you are with Anne, Margot, Peter, The van Pels, The Franks and Mr.
Pfeffer and all your other helpers. God Bless you and my condolences to the Gies family.

October 23, 2010

i remember reading this book when i was in the 7th grade.If i could i would read this book everyday and never get tired of reading it.

July 16, 2010

My condolences to the family of Miep Gies. Those we love left us with gifts in the form of memories that shall live on forever in our hearts. They gave us wisdom that we still can recall. These gifts are our to keep always. May the tender mercy that Almighty God has always shown be with the family now, so that you will know that you are not alone.

God is for us a refuge and strength, a help that is readily to be found during distresses.

Kimberly Taylor

July 3, 2010

May God Bless you in Heaven for doing the humane thing for the Frank and VanPels families. Kimberly Taylor(Hartford,CT.)

June 10, 2010

For Meip Geis and all the other heroes of the Holocaust who put their own lives on the line to help those of us who were persecuted . Miep did what a hero did and stood up for injustice the best way she knew how.
God bless her in heaven.

June 10, 2010

Dear Paul Gies:
I just saw a picture of you as an infant. It was beautiful your parents were just full of joy as your mom Miep, held you in the air. Mr. Frank was looking at you with joy it was 1951 I cannot imagine what he was thinking. Probably about the children he had lost and the wife he had lost. Your mom was a saint to put her life on the line. And she is responsible for making Anne Frank, live on as she does her today. Her memory and that of your mother and father will never be forgotten. True humanity on a level that I dont think I could even measure up to. God bless.
Lisa Healey

linda pettigrew

May 11, 2010

paul, may god bless your mom for doing a wonderful job helping the frank family, she is a saint!! i read anne's book in high school in 1979 and i loved the story ever since, [email protected]

Psalm 84:11~Jehovah is a sun and shield; Favor and glory are what he gives. [he] will not hold back anything good from those walking in faultlessness.

Monica Henry

April 30, 2010

To the Gies Family,
I read Anne's diary as a teenager and it helped to put in perspective my teenage angst which was trivial in comparison to her brief life. So I too would like to thank Miep Gies for unwittingly saving this treasured account. Gies family, I hope you find comfort from the Bible’s promise at, Revelation 21:3,4 "...The tent of God is with mankind, and he will reside with them, and they will be his peoples. And God himself will be with them. And he will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore. The former things have passed away." May God keep you in his loving memory Miep as you have helped to keep Anne in ours. Again my prayers to the Gies family.

Jessica Arnold

April 28, 2010

Dear Miep, you were a remarkable lady. You did a great deed. You are amazing. and may God bless you.

Alex Bogue

April 15, 2010

Paul, I credit you, Lucie, and the grandkids for having done so much for your mom and dad. After your dad, Jan Gies, passed in 1993 at age 87, you all came together to grieve. And now with your mom's passing, you are coming together to grieve again. I'm sure the kids will miss both Grandma Miep and Grandpa Jan. Both your folks were great people. May they both rest in peace.

Tony Settles

April 9, 2010

Miep Gies is a great inspiration to all those who wish to heed the words of Jesus: "As you have done unto the least of these, you have done unto Me."
She is a shining example of how one should live one's life. I'm sure that Jesus has given her a "Crown of Righteousness" in Heaven that is so heavy she can hardly stand up! Thank you, Miep. And Paul, I wish you the best as you remember your mother.

1 2

February 23, 2010

we will miss u meip wow u did a very great deed and now are known all around the world and will be for years to come

Julie Gelfat

February 22, 2010

A true angel we only knew of from afar. A beacon of conviction, bravery and kindness. Miep Gies understood what many now need to remember, there is no time to sit and watch atrocities -- one must act. Act because it is right. Act with love. Thank you Miep Gies... for all you did and all you gave to one little girl and the world.

Geoff Bolstridge

February 13, 2010

Dear Miep what a truly remarkable lady. Your legacy, apart from saving the diaries, has been in providing a role model for all of mankind. But how can we poor mortals live up to it. May God bless you.

February 11, 2010

G-d bless her. There should have been more people like her in this world. May she rest in peace. (Pittsburgh, PA)

Mrs.Marsha Himelfarb

February 7, 2010

Mr. Gies, I was very sorry to hear of your mother's passing; even though she considered what she did ( helping the Frank's and the others in the attic of the office building) nothing more than what others did/would do; she and your father will always remain in the hearts of me and my fellow Jews; as noble and EXTREMELY brave!
You had wonderful parents and they gave you a legacy you can truly be proud of!!

HH

January 30, 2010

My heartfelt sympathies go to the family of this remarkable woman. You must be very proud.

Ondine Barnt

January 30, 2010

I did not know Miep directly, but I feel as if I did. I was cast in a National Tour of "The Diary of Anne Frank" in 2001 and I played Miep. At that time to better understand her, I wrote a letter and Miep answered it. She took so much time to write a very thoughtful letter and to include pictures in order to help my research. What an amazing woman right up until the last. Thank you Miep for all you did for me and what you have done for the world. You will be missed.

Andrea Batten

January 29, 2010

What a wonderful woman. After teaching a unit on "The Diary of Anne Frank" for 7 years, I feel that I knew her just a little bit. Andrea Batten

Meredith Cooper

January 29, 2010

I wish Paul Gies and his family comfort in their time of sorrow. I first read Anne Frank's diary more than 30 years ago and marvelled at the time at the bravery displayed by Miep, and that was only as seen from the point of view of Anne inside the Annex. Yesterday I finished reading Miep's book "Anne Frank Remembered" (the very newest edition, where Miep looks forward to her 100th birthday) and can truthfully say that Miep Gies and her husband Jan were truly remarkable & courageous people who risked their own lives many times over in their attempt to save the Franks and all the others in the Annex. I wish I could have met Otto Frank before his passing and expressed my sorrow about his family to him; likewise, I wish I could have met Miep and told her how much her courage & resourcefulness & bravery meant. Miep was truly a hero, though she never thought of herself that way. Miep wondered why she had lived so long, why she had outlived all those who experienced the war years with her - well, what goes around comes around, and Miep's long & healthy life meant that she could continue to educate new generations about the horrors of the Holocaust. May she rest in peace, and I hope she met up with the Franks, the van Pelses, the Pfeffers, Johannes Kleiman, Victor Kugler, and Bep Voskuijl on the other side.

Mary Zirbel

January 25, 2010

Miep lived out loving her neighbor as herself. Well done good and faithful servant. Rest in the arms of Jesus.

January 23, 2010

You are now with 6 million friends

The Pechersky Family's

Marian Eshbaugh

January 23, 2010

Miep - A true hero. A woman of compassion, charity and love.

January 23, 2010

God gave this woman a great and meaningful life. Doing what is right is rarely the easiest choice. Her choices were rewarded by her own surviving family, a good and long life, and gratefully she did not have to suffer any long illness before her death. She is an example to all of human kindness and how to honor all men, women, and children. (Lisa from Epsom, NH)

Lita Marie Sanchez

January 23, 2010

My thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.

Helen

January 22, 2010

The world will miss you Miep, and even if you don't think so you were a true hero. If you had not saved Anne Diary the world may never had know the true story. I for one have read the book many times and still in my adult years enjoy to read it. God is with you!!!

K.

January 22, 2010

She did for others, risked her life, without wanting anything in return. Read her story and be inspired......

Basia Malkowicz

January 22, 2010

An admirable, courageous and humble woman has departed Planet Earth. Dare we think that other "ordinary folks" will follow her example, setting aside natural fear to live a life of brave compassion? Could I ever be such a noble human? May I never have to be put to that test!

Charles Babin

January 22, 2010

Miep and yours, Thanks for the quietness heard around the world...we owe you.

Jean Sherwood

January 22, 2010

Miep, I have no doubt you are with God in heaven. You many not have believed that what you did was courageous, but that's not how the world sees what you did. If only we all had a little more of your compassion and willingness to do what is right. Jean Sherwood, Camillu, NY

Valorie Hardesty

January 22, 2010

Miep you are a hero in everyone's hearts, wanting the title or not =) God Bless You !!!

Laurie Kummerer

January 22, 2010

I know she is in God's arms. She was and is an inspiration to all who hate injustice.

January 22, 2010

May God bless you for your courage and kindness. You were an angel to the Frank family and now you are truly an angel in heaven. God bless you! Liz Holsey (Goliad, Texas)

Sandra Castrini-Catalano

January 22, 2010

Miep, you and all the other Sister Mother Theresa's of the world will be sadly missed. But your legacy may inspire this generation to acts of selfless service to the opressed and needy. Enjoy Heaven and the highest honors the Lord bestows on you, one of His special angels.

Betty McClendon

January 22, 2010

God has blessed Miep with many years of lucid memories. I think maybe she was given the extra years as a tribute to Anne, whose adult life was snatched from her. This lady was a true hero.

Romie & Eddie Atencio

January 22, 2010

Rest in Peace Miep, you are truly an inspiration. May God Bless You.

Monica Reeder

January 21, 2010

It's a treasure to have gotten to know the Frank family, through books and seeing the movie made for TV. Bless your family & God be with them, as he is with you now. You are a hero in allot of people's eye's.

NELLIE BURTON

January 21, 2010

DEAR MIEP WHEN THERE WAS NO ONE ELSE TO STEP UP AND SAY ENOUGH YOU DID AND ANNE FRANK IS HERE TO REMIND THE WHOLE WORLD THAT SHE EXISTED . SHE REPRESENTS WHAT OTHERS DENY

Sandra Pike

January 21, 2010

You are not just a hero! You are my Hero!!! Wear them wings and wear them proud!!! You deserve them Miep!

January 21, 2010

May God bless and save Miep Gies , her family and all the victims of the holocaust and all the people who tried to help them. remember the words of Christ Jesus " Blessed are the merciful for they shall obtain mercy" and "whatsoever you have done to the least of these you have done unto Me".

Karine Wellard

January 21, 2010

I have always been so interested in her. God Bless her survivors; you must be so proud of her life. Karine Wellard

Mary Gettys

January 21, 2010

Miep,
Thank you so much for protecting the Frank family, especially Anne's legacy. You are an exceptional person. May God be with you.

January 21, 2010

Rest in peace. You are truly a woman of valor. The Jewish people applaud you.

TRACY DEWROCK

January 21, 2010

TO AN ANGEL THAT MADE SURE THE PASS WAS NOT FORGOTTEN, YOU EARNED YOUR HALO AND WINGS ALONG TIME AGO. MAY YOU REST IN PEACE.

Maria LaRue

January 21, 2010

A true hero and a angel as well may she rest in peace , my prayers go out to her family .......Maria/Tx

Craig Paris

January 21, 2010

Sometimes GOD will bless all of us by allowing us to bear witness to a person's genius, their brilliance, ability to astonish us ... and then there are those like Miep who acted courageously in the face of certain danger to protect those who were close to her. Miep did not see herself as a hero, yet her bravery and unselfish behavior allowed others to sustain during the most trying of times. I cannot imagine the torment of hearing about a young childs demise under those circumstances and having the presense of mind to preserve that child's thoughts and dreams which she had written while in captivity. Miep kept her spirit alive ... BRAVO Miep, you are one of GOD's angels now.

Sara Yeaw

January 21, 2010

You may not see yourself as a hero, but I declare you were nothing short of a genuine angel.

January 21, 2010

What a cool lady..............Rest in piece. God Bless

shauna humm

January 21, 2010

thank you very much for sharing a piece of history with us.You did not have to but you did.May you rest in peace.

Angela

January 21, 2010

Miep Gies was truly an amazing woman,if it hadn't of been for her Anne Frank's diary would never have been published,R.I.P Miep

Shirley & Jerry Murphy

January 21, 2010

May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.

Elyse Berns

January 21, 2010

Miep Gies,
You were and still am an amazing woman with a heart of gold. Thank you for trying to save human beings who deserved a better life.

Sandy Bowlin

January 21, 2010

Thank you Miep Gies for the wonderful writtings of Anne Frank. You were an amazing woman and your husband also. We will never forget the courage it took to do what you all did. May God keep you in his arms always. S. Bowlin

Morgan Egan

January 20, 2010

Miep Gies is an amazing woman, and i had the liberty of being able to talk to her through letters. she is a wonderful lady and will truly be missed as a holocaust icon.

Tracey Cook

January 20, 2010

Bless you for all you did to save so many souls. You were a true angel

phil perks

January 20, 2010

Thank you Miep Gies, a wonderful woman with a sweet soul.A true angel.
God Bless You Miep.

Pam Wells

January 20, 2010

Thank you Miep for everything you did to save the lives of the people you loved and trusted during the Holocaust. If you hadn't helped save Anne Frank's diary we would be lost without her wonderful story. May God keep you close.

Alida Arrington

January 20, 2010

Thank You to Miep Gies, I really enjoyed reading The Diary of Anne Frank in school years ago and I still enjoy watching it whenever they show the movie on television. Anne Frank and her family and friends were truly blessed to have someone like you and your husband in their lives. The world needs more people like you.

January 20, 2010

I read the "Diary Of Anne Frank" during my freshman year of high school. Although I thoroughly enjoyed it, I was quite alarmed about the horrible things the Jews went through. The Frank family was very brave. Gies was also very brave. Until today, I did not remember that she was just one of those helping the Jews hide from the Nazi's. I was quite intrigued about her life, & some of the things she did. She should be remembered in the World History all over the world.
I plan on obtaining her book soon.
God bless all of you,
Leslie & Brad Omans
[email protected]

Alaina L. I am 14

January 20, 2010

Thank you Miep you are a saint and will be remembered for your love and help you shared in your life.

My class is studying the Holocaust and it is the best class ever because of what you did!!<3

Karen McClune

January 19, 2010

Thank you Miep Gies, who was truly a wonderful person, her and her husband. For helping those like Anne Frank and her family during the harsh times of WWll. Her story and the Diary of Anne Frank will stay in the history books forever and everyone should never forget all that went on during WWll. Our thoughts and love goes out to her son and his family.

Love, hugs and peace.
David and Karen McClune, Auburn, WA.

PATRICIA HERIGSTAD

January 19, 2010

MY HEART & SOUL GOES OUT TO THE FAMILY OF MS GIES.WHAT MS GIES DID TO HELP THE FRANK FAMILY IS BEYOND REMAREABLE.BY SAVING THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK MADE US ALL REALIZE WHAT THE FRANK FAMILY & OTHER POOR SOULS WENT THROUGH.WE SHOULD ALL BE ASHAMED FOR LETTING THIS ALL HAPPEN.
MRS HERIGSTAD

Richard Rabinowitz

January 19, 2010

Thank you for being there and thanks for helping people, and God bless you. Without your help, Miep, Otto, Anne, et al., I would never have heard of Anne or learned of her or her plight.

Deborah Gipson

January 19, 2010

May the Family of Miep Glies find the consolation in the Power beyond what is normal" to go from one day to the next; "may be God's and not that out of oursleves." 2 Corinthians 4:7

Linda Sellers

January 19, 2010

In the bible it tells us we have guardian angels and you were an angel that looked after those Jewish families in need. You gave them your all, with food, books, and gifts that kept them alive. You will have a special place in Heaven. Even after the war you still helped people and God bless you and your husband and all the people that helped these people. You risked your own life to help save their lives. It took courage, and a person with a good heart that thought of others before herself.

Linda Kesselring

January 19, 2010

Miep Gies and people like her will always be heros in my book! I'm sure
Jesus has said,"Well done my child." once again! We all need to give of ourselves as they did. our world would be a better place to live! We love you all!

Kim Holmes

January 19, 2010

God Bless you and your husband, and thank you both for what you did. You truly are heroes.

Denise Gitchell

January 19, 2010

As a 13 year old girl, in 1967, an older friend gave me a copy of The Diary of Anne Frank". As a typical 13 year old, I complained about dumb things like what to watch on TV,having to go to school,etc. Reading this book was a major reality check. God Bless you in Heaven.You have certainly earned your place there,for all the help you gave people during the Holicost. Denise Gitchell Binghamton,NY. Age 55.

January 18, 2010

Rest in Peace- thank you and your husband and the thousands of quite heros during WWII . Dee

Cindy Simineo

January 18, 2010

God Bless You.

Wayne

January 18, 2010

Miep's words, "Anyone can turn on a small light in a dark place", should guide us all.

Marcia Christensen

January 18, 2010

A hero among us. May God bless her and may we never forget the great sacrifices that she and others along the way have endured and still endure in the never ending quest for peace and dignity throughout the World. Courage defines the life of Miep Gies. Thank you.

Sharon Busch

January 18, 2010

You are now with Anne. You endeared her throughout your lifetime. You fought her battle. Be still my soul, the Lord is on your side.

Jean Harm

January 18, 2010

I find this time period in history very interesting. It is hard to believe the creuilty that was forced upon the jews. I thank God for those who stepped in to help. May God Bless Miep for her role in history. May the family find peace in their loss.
Jean Harm

Allison

January 17, 2010

A truly remarkable lady. Meip Geis was a blessing to the Frank family and many others. My thoughts and prayers are with her family during this difficult time.

January 17, 2010

My thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.

Jean Holmberg

January 17, 2010

Miep Gies earned all the praise and accolades of everyone who read of her self-sacrificing and giving spirit. I'm sure there is a special place in heaven for her, her husband and all who helped the Frank family. I believe God's hand was in the details. He wanted Anne's story to live on and you were his instrument. RIP Miep.

jerry morton

January 17, 2010

the world has lost a hero, she claims not to have been one but for what she did took courage that all people hope they would have in helping ones friends are just to be able to help someone survive the horrors of nazi regime

rebecca

January 17, 2010

inspiring and brave.
goodbye, miep gies.

Showing 1 - 100 of 696 results

Make a Donation
in Miep Gies's name

How to support Miep's loved ones
Honor a beloved veteran with a special tribute of ‘Taps’ at the National WWI Memorial in Washington, D.C.

The nightly ceremony in Washington, D.C. will be dedicated in honor of your loved one on the day of your choosing.

Read more
Attending a Funeral: What to Know

You have funeral questions, we have answers.

Read more
Should I Send Sympathy Flowers?

What kind of arrangement is appropriate, where should you send it, and when should you send an alternative?

Read more
What Should I Write in a Sympathy Card?

We'll help you find the right words to comfort your family member or loved one during this difficult time.

Read more
Resources to help you cope with loss
Estate Settlement Guide

If you’re in charge of handling the affairs for a recently deceased loved one, this guide offers a helpful checklist.

Read more
How to Write an Obituary

Need help writing an obituary? Here's a step-by-step guide...

Read more
Obituaries, grief & privacy: Legacy’s news editor on NPR podcast

Legacy's Linnea Crowther discusses how families talk about causes of death in the obituaries they write.

Read more
The Five Stages of Grief

They're not a map to follow, but simply a description of what people commonly feel.

Read more
Ways to honor Miep Gies's life and legacy
Obituary Examples

You may find these well-written obituary examples helpful as you write about your own family.

Read more
How to Write an Obituary

Need help writing an obituary? Here's a step-by-step guide...

Read more
Obituary Templates – Customizable Examples and Samples

These free blank templates make writing an obituary faster and easier.

Read more
How Do I Write a Eulogy?

Some basic help and starters when you have to write a tribute to someone you love.

Read more

Sponsored

Sign Miep Gies's Guest Book

Not sure what to say?

September 27, 2021

Gi Lopes posted to the memorial.

May 21, 2021

Petra Volkk posted to the memorial.

October 1, 2017

H. C. posted to the memorial.