Roosje Gaarkeuken, daughter of Wolf Gaarkeuken and Marianne Keizer, married 24 May 1933 in Amsterdam Joseph van der Star, a grocer by trade and a son of Abraham van der Star and Zoetje Schouten. The couple had a son Abraham in 1935. The family lived at Karel du Jardinstraat 80 III in Amsterdam.
8 November 1942, the family was deported to Camp Westerbork and 10 November put on transport to Auschwitz. Upon arrival there 13 November 1943 Joseph van der Star, his wife Roosje Gaarkeuken and son Abraham were killed immediately upon arrival there 13 November 1943.
City Archive of Amsterdam, archive card of Joseph van der Star and the file cabinet of the Jewish Council, registration cards of Joseph van der Star, Roosje van der Star-Gaarkeuken and Abraham van der Star.