Marlies Marlies was born on April 17, 1954, in Bremervörde, Germany. She grew up in Farven, where her brothers Uwe and Jürgen were also born. In 1963, the family moved to Zeven, where her sister Petra was born. Marlies attended school in Bremervörde and Zeven. After finishing school, she trained as a pharmacy assistant at the Niedersachsen Pharmacy in Kutenholz. In 1970, she began working at the Rats Pharmacy and, a year later, moved to the laboratory of Nordmilch, both located in Zeven. In 1973, Marlies married Pieter, and together they built their first home in Zeven. In 1977, they moved to Kranenburg, where their first son, Danny, was born in 1979. Later that year, the family relocated to Wijchen in the Netherlands. In 1983, their second son, Kevin, was born there. During the early years in the Netherlands, Marlies focused primarily on caring for her family. From 1992 to 1995, she worked at Dresco and earned her certificate in “Retail Sales in Drugstores.” She also did volunteer work, including at the second-hand store Vraag en Aanbod in Wijchen. From October 2007 to May 2011, Marlies volunteered at the gift shop (Kadohoek) of the De Driestroom foundation. After the birth of her grandson Laurens, she chose to step back from volunteering to spend more time with him. In September 2010, Marlies obtained Dutch citizenship. Since November 2018, she has been volunteering as a hostess at the Museum Kasteel Wijchen. |