Submitted by: Dan Rich

Donald C. Haslett

Feb. 15, 1912 - Feb. 16, 2002

South Bend Tribune 2/19/2002

Donald C. Haslett, 90, of Oak Ridge Drive, South Bend, Ind., died at 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, in the Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center. He was born on Feb. 15, 1912, in Baraboo, Wis., to Claude L. and Mattie (Royer) Haslett. He was preceded in death by his sister, Evelyn Rahn, and by his brother, Hubert H. Haslett. Upon graduation from Acme Institute of Tool & Die, Don was employed by several tool-and-die companies. He retired as a tool engineer from Weldun Engineering in Bridgman, Mich.

On May 25, 1946, in Niles, Mich., he married Audrey Shilling, who survives. He is also survived by a daughter, Marcia Haslett, and a son, Dave Haslett, both of South Bend; his brother-in-law, Albert Rahn of Seminole, Fla.; his sister-in-law, Eleanor Haslett of Niles; and by a brother-in-law, John E. (Patricia) Shilling of Niles.

Friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21, in the Palmer Funeral Home, 2528 Mishawaka Avenue, South Bend. Private interment services will be at Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of St. Joseph County, 111 Sunnybrook Court, South Bend, IN 46637; to the American Lung Association, 319 S. Main Street, South Bend, IN 46601; or to the National Parkinson's Foundation, 1501 N.W. Ninth Avenue, Bob Hope Road, Miami, FL 33136.