Jozef (known as Jopie) Levie was a son of Benjamin Levie and Grietje Kan. He had an odds-and-ends shop called 'De Grote Bazar' on Eerste Hoofdstraat in Meppel. He also had a fancy goods stall at the market.
Jopie Levie was married to Marianne Finsi. Nine children were born to the couple, two of who…