In July 1941, two obituaries were placed in Het Joodsche Weekblad for Joseph Ensel. One notice was signed by the company Kalker & Polack, for the man 'who worked for our company loyally and tirelessly for a great many years'.
The same edition of the weekly paper features the following notice: 'On the 21st of this month, in the Dutch-Jewish Hospital in Amsterdam at the age of 93, Mr Joseph Ensel…
Joseph Ensel
Amsterdam, – Amsterdam,
Reached the age of 93 years
