Daniel Dean Haupert, 66, rural North Manchester, died at 2:14 p.m., Monday, Jan. 6, 2020, doing what he loved working on the farm. He was born Feb. 8, 1953, in Wabash, to Dean M. and Lois Nadine (Wagner) Haupert.

Dan was a 1971 graduate of Northfield High School and attended Vincennes University. He married Roxanne Story in Wabash on August 18, 1974. Dan was a member of the Urbana Yoke Parish and a past member of the Urbana Lions Club, and Pork Producers. He enjoyed farming which was his life, sudoku puzzles, old tractors, traveling, and especially his grandchildren and their activities.

He is survived by his wife, Roxanne Haupert of North Manchester; three children: Ryan (Michelle) Haupert, Tara Haupert, and Lisa (Dan) Sarll, all of Wabash; six grandchildren, Libby Haupert, Meredith Haupert, Lucas Haupert, Danielle Sarll, Noah Sarll, and Elijah Roark, all of Wabash; parents, Dean M. Haupert and Lois Haupert of Urbana; five siblings: Steven (Kathy) Haupert of Urbana; Denise (Tom) Gillespie of Battleground; Shelley (Walker) Conley of Rochester; Tom (Janet) Haupert of North Manchester; and Neil A. Haupert of Wabash; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his brother, Brent Haupert.

Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 11, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Avenue, Wabash, with Rev. Larry Wade and Pastor Erin Huiras officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Lawns Cemetery, Wabash. Friends may call 4-8 p.m., Friday at the funeral home.

Preferred memorial is Northfield F.F.A.