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4 Thursday November 15 2018 Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi The Star News The young girl who A new book called Never Forget reveals the life stories of Christchurch people during World War 2. Reporter Sophie Cornish looks at one of them. Next week we cover two more TRAGEDY: Kain Parsons was a highly respected Sumner rugby player Nearly $90k for boxer’s family •From page 1 “Kain was their main source of income, so this will provide them a bit of a buffer.” Messages of condolences on the Givealittle page say Mr Parsons was “a great bloke,” “kind and wonderful man” with a “selfless, warm-hearted personality.” Mr Parsons was prohect manager at Versatile Garages. In a statement last week, his family said Mr Parsons gave his life in pursuit of raising money for those less fortunate. He was fighting to raise money for Conductive Education. “The outpouring of heartfelt support from family, friends, colleagues and the public has been humbling and very much appreciated . . . his enormous heart, selfless attitude and gentle giant nature will leave a void in the lives of so many.” •To donate – https:// givealittle.co.nz/cause/ kain-parsons WHEN EVA Mulken was about eight she would walk through German checkpoints in her native Holland, not knowing she was secretly carrying messages to the Resistance. Now, almost 80 years later, Mrs Mulken has shared her World War 2 story in a book, Never Forget, by Christchurch author Jo Bailey. Her father Dirk de Konning, head of the Dutch Resistance at Rotterdam in the Netherlands, put the messages in the hem of her coat, knowing she would never be stopped by the German soldiers. The soldiers had grown fond of Mrs Mulken and her family, as they were occupying their farm on the outskirts of Rotterdam. It was used as a heavy artillery base. One solider in particular who Mrs Mulken befriended was Oscar Stamuller, a father of four from a town near Heidelberg in Germany. “We adjusted well to having the German soldiers on the REMEMBERING: Eva Mulken with a photo of herself when she was younger. She has shared her story in a new book called Never Forget available at www.jobailey.com. farm. Most of them were farmers from the Rhine and were good, ordinary men, who like so many soldiers on both sides, never wanted to go to war,” said Mrs Mulken. “Oscar was very special. He used to teach me how to sing songs in German and he used to sing all the time. He used to lift us up and throw us around. He had a daughter around my age.” How can we continue to live well in retirement? Arvida has begun a revolution that is transforming the ageing experience. 18875_STAR15_1118 We’re focused on the holistic wellbeing of each person and we support them to feel truly at home. We live in home environments rather than institutions with rules and timetables, so residents have the freedom to make their own choices and spend their day doing the things they love. Before you make a decision about retirement care for yourself or a loved one, why not visit one of our 11 villages in the Christchurch region. The attitude of living well. At Mayfair and Wendover, we have rest home rooms and hospital care beds available right now. Ask about our Free 1 Day Respite Care Offer, so you can experience our friendly personalised care first hand. 104 Wharenui Road Upper Riccarton, Christchurch. Phone: 0800 880 009 or 03 348 2445 www.arvida.co.nz 33 Erica Street Papanui, Christchurch. Phone: 0800 278 432 or 03 352 6089
The Star Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi Thursday November 15 2018 5 took messages to the Resistance WAR TIMES: Eva Mulken (white dress) and her brothers and sisters on the family farm with a German solider called Oscar Stamuller. The story of how Mrs Mulken would walk through German checkpoints (right) secretly carrying messages to the Resistance has been told in the new book Never Forget. Mrs Mulken and her mother Christine, even wrote to Mr Stamuller’s mother in Germany. He was later sent to the Russian front and never returned. The Germans invaded the Netherlands in May 1940. The Rotterdam Blitz, a key part of the German invasion, killed hundreds and displaced 80,000 people. The city was split into four zones, separated by roadblocks. The Dutch Resistance force in Rotterdam, led by Mr de Konning, would decode messages on transmitters and send them to contacts in England. Unaware at the time, Mrs Mulken would help deliver these messages to the right people when she walked through the roadblocks. They also rescued downed Allied airman and helped to smuggle them out of the city, where they would be picked up by fishing boats and taken back to England. “My father helped to save the lives of many British and American pilots during the war . . . he was a hard-worker, he was a hero.” The de Konning family also took in several orphaned children following the bombings, and offered work on their farm to as many people as they could. The dangerous task of sending Mrs Mulken with messages could have got her whole family shot, she said. Mrs Mulken migrated to New Zealand with her husband John Mulken and their two children, Christina and John, in the late 1950s in search of work. Only recently did she begin to share her story publicly. The full story of Mrs Mulken’s experience, along with five other stories, have been shared in Bailey’s new book. Mrs Mulken and her husband spent two years in Greymouth before moving to Christchurch, which she has called home ever since. They went on to set up the Blue Mill Milk Bar in Sydenham. Eva is now retired and lives in Riccarton. Mr Mulken passed away from cancer in 1994. Her mother died from a heart attack, shortly after the war was over and her father died in the 1990s aged 94. Eva said sharing her story “brought it all back to life.” “The things we saw . . . we went through so much in those five years. I will never forget.” Don’t leave it until it’s too late to get your home’s earthquake repairs checked. HUgE rAngE OF dECOrATiOnS, COSTUMES, WrAPPing & CArdS, PArTY SUPPliES & MOrE! CHECK OUT OUr rAngE OnlinE And THEn PHOnE US TO PrEOrdEr And PiCK UP! Tower Junction Mega Centre 66 Clarence Street, Addington, Phone (03) 595 0271 www.looksharpstore.co.nz TOYWORLD LOOK SHARP BED BATH & BEYOND BUNNINGS Sign up with us for a free foundation report. Ph: 03 377 8855 | 130 Ferry Road, Christchurch E: reception@earthquakeservices.co.nz | W: www.earthquakeservices.co.nz NO WIN NO FEE
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