Illness and Death
A heavy smoker of unfiltered cigarettes from the age of eleven, Kristel was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2001 and underwent three courses of chemotherapy, and surgery after the disease spread to her lungs. On 12 June 2012, she suffered a stroke and was hospitalized in critical condition.
She died in her sleep, aged 60, from esophageal and lung cancer. She was survived by her son, Arthur Claus, and her younger sister, Marianne.
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