Erich Meier lived with his parents and siblings at 25 Zeedijk in Haaksbergen. His father was a cattle dealer and butcher. Erich wanted to become a pastry chef. He worked as an apprentice for a baker in Arnhem. In 1938 he returned to Haaksbergen. His sister Emma was married and lived with her husband Siegmond and two children, Johan and Selma Henriëtte, in Hengelo. Siegmond Lievendag was caught dur…