Mandy L. Havert

Mandy L. Havert, 51, of Nappanee, passed away suddenly on Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021.

Mandy was born on Oct. 21, 1970, in Kendallville, Indiana, to the late Jack and Karen Wirick.

On May 10, 1997, in Rome City, Indiana, Mandy married Nik Havert, who survives.

Mandy is survived by her husband, Nik, and their daughter, Crystal Patton of Fort Wayne, Indiana, and her children, Liam Beyer, Luke Beyer and Levi Markland. She is also survived by her brothers, Kris Wirick of Kendallville, Indiana, and Jeff Wirick of Cosperville, Indiana, her step sister-in-law Kama (Jacquelyn Clapper) Erpelding of LaOtto, Indiana, and step mother Linda Wirick of Syracuse, Indiana, and her fur babies, Benny and Lily.

Mandy was the Graduate Outreach Services Librarian for Hesburgh Library at the University of Notre Dame. She was a member of the American Library Association, a published author in several academic library journals, and a volunteer for the Westville Prison Education Initiative and for St. Dominic Catholic Church in Bremen, Indiana. She graduated from Ball State University in 1996 with a Bachelor's Degree in History, and from Indiana-Purdue University in Indianapolis in 2007 with a Master's Degree in Library Science. Together with Nik, she enjoyed traveling the world, good food, live music, art, Tennessee Titans football, exploring other cultures, and striving for the betterment of others by improving access to education and practicing compassion for all. They especially enjoyed traveling to Angers, France; Vienna, Austria; and Austin, Texas.

Mandy was a caring person who always had a shoulder you could lean on. Mandy's caring spirit continues as an organ and tissue donor. Her gift will allow many others to have a better life.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Dominic Catholic Church, 803 W. Bike St., Bremen, Indiana, on Friday, Oct. 29, at 11 a.m. Family and friends may visit from 10 a.m. until the time of the service. Burial will be at a later date in Cosperville Cemetery, Kendallville.

The services will be available livestreamed on the Halbritter-Wickens Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/halbritter wickensfuneralservices/.

Online condolences may be made at www.halbritterwickens.com.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Humane Society of Elkhart County, https://elkharthumanesociety.org/ or to the Moreau College Initiative, https://33976.thankyou4caring.org/moreau-college-initiative.