Simone Rethel clears up misunderstanding about deceased Johannes Heesters – “It was a mistake’. Johannes “Jopie’ Heesters (1903–2011) was on stage and in front of the camera for around nine decades.
Despite being 108 years old, retirement was never an option for the native Dutchman. His widow Simone Rethel-Heesters (74) emphasized again on Friday evening (March 8th) on “Riverboat’: “If you live to be as old as him, it’s definitely something wonderful”