About Christel DeHaan
Lived 1942 – 2020 (aged 77). Christel DeHaan was a businessperson and christel House International.
Christel DeHaan ( Stark, October 20, 1942 – June 6, 2020) was a German-American businesswoman and philanthropist who was the owner of Resort Condominiums International and the founder of Christel House International.
Early life DeHaan was born in 1942 in Nördlingen, Germany, the daughter of Adolf Stark, a German soldier who died shortly before the end of World War II, and his wife Anna Stark. Her stepfather, Wilhelm Riedel, died when she was 16.
In 1995, she sold RCI for $825 million.
Personal life In 1972, she married Jon DeHaan (b. 1940).
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Who was Christel DeHaan?
billionaire
When was Christel DeHaan born?
Christel DeHaan was born on 20 October 1942 in Nördlingen.
When did Christel DeHaan die?
Christel DeHaan died on 6 June 2020 in Indianapolis.
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Christel DeHaan was a businessperson and christel House International.
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