Wanda Louise Haupert, 83, of rural Urbana, Ind., passed away at 8:45 a.m. Friday, April 26, 2013 at her home.

She was born Sept. 26, 1929 in Wabash County, Ind., to LeRoy and Grace Gertrude (Gribben) Alberson. Wanda was a 1947 graduate of Lagro High School, and a 1949 graduate of the Elkhart School of Nursing. She married Donald W. Haupert in Carrollton, Ky., on May 1, 1949; he died March 19, 2009.

She and her husband moved from Lagro to a farm near Urbana in 1958, where they raised their four children and engaged in farming. She was a registered nurse 20 years with Dr. J.T. Stephan in Wabash. Wanda was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, where she served in many positions, including seminary teacher and Relief Society president. She and her husband served as missionaries in Singapore in 1985 and 1986. After her husband was diagnosed with Parkinson’s, Wanda remained a dedicated caregiver until he passed away in 2009. She was a former member of the Chester Charmers Home Ec Club and enjoyed genealogy work.

She is survived by four children: Linda (Jon) Knecht, Huntington, Ind.; Connie (Gary) Bowers, Winona Lake, Ind.; Bonnie Swing, Fort Wayne, Ind.; and Noel (Carol) Haupert, Wabash; 28 grandchildren; and 74 great-grandchildren.

Visitation was held 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 1, and from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Thursday, May 2, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, Wabash. Funeral services were held at The Church of Jesus Christ Latter-Day Saints, Peru on Thursday, May 2, with Bishop Scott Haupert officiating. Burial took place at Memorial Lawns Cemetery, Wabash.

Preferred memorial is American Kidney Foundation or Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home, Fort Wayne.