Garnet Marcella Haupt, 93, formerly of Wabash, Indiana, died at 6:40 pm, Saturday, March 25, 2017 at Bradley Healthcare and Rehab in Cleveland, Tennessee. She was born January 9, 1924 in Huntington County, Indiana to Paul and Helen E. (Stoops) Roth.
Garnet was a graduate of Southgate High School in Los Angeles County, California. She married Verlin Eugene Haupt in Wabash on December 15, 1951; he died February 18, 1997. She was a member of Bachelor Creek Church of Christ. She was a member of the American Legion Ladies Auxilliary since 1980, and was a lifetime member of the Disabled Veterans Auxiliary in South Bend. She enjoyed crocheting and plastic canvas needlework. Garnet lived in Cleveland, Tennessee the past few years.
She is survived by her daughter, Helen M. Lewis of Cleveland, Tennessee; seven grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren. She was also preceded in death by her parents, son, Robert “Rusty” Haupt, one granddaughter, five brothers, and three sisters.
Funeral services will be 12:00 pm Friday, March 31, 2017 at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Avenue, Wabash, with David Stokes officiating. Burial will be in the Marion National Cemetery, Marion, Indiana. Friends may call 10:30am – 12:00 pm Friday, at the funeral home.
Preferred memorial is Disabled American Veterans (DAV).