And hopefully, his body will not be returned to the United States, the country that brought down the Nazi regime.". He was convicted in 1988 and sentenced to death for being Ivan, a notorious guard at the Treblinka death camp in Poland who survivors say sent thousands of men, women and children to their deaths in 1942 and 1943. Whether its three, four or five years doesnt really matter, said David van Huiden, who lost his mother, father and sister at Sobibor. Nonetheless, he was found guilty of crimes against humanity in 1988 and sentenced to be hanged. This is a carousel with slides. See more Seven Hills news at cleveland.com/seven-hills. On his citizenship application, Mr. Demjanjuk had listed his mothers maiden name as Marchenko, but contended later that he had forgotten her real maiden name and used Marchenko only because it was common in Ukraine. My wife had to do it.. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. He also swore he never assisted in the persecution of any person because of race, religion or national origin. John Demjanjuks family and fellow parishioners John was the longest-lasting. Demjanjuks wife covered her head with a scarf and stepped forward before Hankavich for a blessing. Funeral arrangements will be announced shortly. We have set your language to It began Nov. 30, 2009. They also attacked the key piece of evidence against him in his three-decade legal fight: the Nazi guard pass that Matia had ruled contained Demjanjuk's picture, birth date and family history. He was conscripted into the Soviet Army in 1941 but was wounded and captured by the Germans a year later. The accusations arose from Holocaust survivors who had identified Mr. Demjanjuk as Ivan the Terrible, a Ukrainian captured and trained by the Germans to operate gas chambers. July 13, 2009 / 11:22 AM / CBS News. "'Oh, 'ma. When a transport of Jews arrived, routine work was suspended and all camp personnel took part in the routine process of extermination, the indictment said. Oops, we were unable to send the email. Ivan John Demjanjuk, a man with a hidden past, died on March 17th, aged 91. ", She also said, raising her voice, "I can't trust nobody now.