Death
On 8 July 2009, Maria Hertogh died at her house in Huijbergen from leukemia at the age of 72. In a twist of fate, she died from the same cancer that killed her adoptive elder sister, Kamariah, whom she visited in 1998 in Kemaman. The highly emotional visit was the first time they had met after being separated for 48 years. But it would be the only time they would see each other before Kamariah died.
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