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Joke Sickmann, champion of industrial heritage in Amersfoort, dies at 93

Joke Sickmann, champion of industrial heritage in Amersfoort, dies at 93

Joke Sickmann, a prominent advocate for industrial heritage in Amersfoort, passed away last week at the age of 93. She died at her daughter's care farm in Putten, where she had spent her final years.

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