Heinie and Mary Jane Raupp Jr.

Heinie and Mary Jane Raupp Jr. of Mars will celebrate 50 years of marriage this week.

Raupp married the former Mary Jane Watson Nov. 18, 1967, at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Evans City.

They have three children, Brenda Ainsworth of Sewickley, Robin Plank of Slippery Rock and Heidi Beahm of Renfrew.

They also have 11 grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.

Raupp is a retired electrician.

He is a member of Masonic Victory Lodge 694 in Butler, the Scottish Rite Cathedral and Moose International in Harmony.

Mrs. Raupp is a retired nurse.

She is a past matron of the Order of the Eastern Star.

The Raupps are members of St. Peter's Lutheran Church where Raupp is a member of the council and the property and finance committee.

The Raupps in 1967