deHaan

deHaan 50th

Raymond and Anita deHaan celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Oct. 13, 2022.

Raymond Keith and Anita Ann Jelonek were married on Oct. 13, 1972, in Chicago, Illinois, after meeting at school in Chicago.

Both were gifted musically and sang with a number of choirs while in high school, including the All-City Chicago High School Chorus.

Ray first obtained a bachelor’s degree in psychology and later obtained a doctorate in optometry in 1994.

Anita began college taking accounting, then studied extensively in he field of computer information management. She was employed by the Idaho Department of Health and Human Services and quickly rose through the ranks into a management position. She later worked for Boise Cascade as a programmer.

After working for a number of years in Boise, Idaho, they purchased an optometric practice in Tillamook, Oregon, moving there in 2002.

A major change in their lives was in the area of their belief system. Anita was raised Catholic but became a Lutheran at the time of their wedding. They were introduced to Adventism by a friend and co-worker of Ray's and were baptized in 1976.

Their love of music continues, and they often provide musical selections for church, and Ray has been an active member of the Oregon Adventist Men's Chorus and has traveled extensively with them, including two trips to Romania and one to South Africa. They also are members of the local church choir.