Karel Johannes HOBBELEN & Caroline (Pop) Nellie METTLER

 Karel Johannes HOBBELEN
Karel was born on November 12th, 1912 in Tilburg, The Netherlands.¹   He died as a war casualty, Bombing, at the age of 31 on June 7th, 1944 in At Sea.¹ 

• Death Notes
  • Died at sea during World War II by an allied bomb drop (USA) in the Straits of Malacca, after he was taken prisoner by the Japanese Imperial Army.

 Caroline (Pop) Nellie METTLER
Caroline, known as Pop, was born on April 23rd, 1916 in Bengkalis, Indonesia.²   She died due to heart disease, Heart failure/old age, at the age of 93 on April 29th, 2009 in Sunbury, Victoria, Australia.  The funeral took place on May 4th, 2009 in Altona Memorial Park and was arranged by Tobin Bros.  She was cremated on May 4th, 2009 in Werribee Cemetery.^1 1