NORTH WEBSTER – Lillie F. “Susie” Hartup, 81, of Warsaw, passed away on Tuesday, April 23, 2019, at her home.
She was born on April 19, 1938, in Kosciusko County, to Robert Royce and Josephine “Jo” Reiff Galbreath. She was a lifetime Pierceton/Warsaw area resident and graduated in 1956 from Pierceton High School.
She was married on May 1, 1963, to Terrence K. “Terry” Hartup, who preceded her on Nov. 3, 2006.
She was the former co-owner of T & S Sales & T & S Distributors in Warsaw. She formerly worked at Warsaw Party Shops, Terry’s C.B. Sales, Kosciusko REMC, Senger Dept. Store, Sears Roebuck & Co., Mort’s TV, Warsaw Coil, Penquin Point, Kmart, Stephan Enterprises, Revco Drug Store and Hallmark Stores.
She formerly attended the Morris Chapel in Warsaw and Pierceton United Methodist Church.
She is survived by a son, Aaron Hartup of Warsaw; her mother, Jo Wells of Warsaw; and two brothers, Marvin (Jeannie) Galbreath of Syracuse and Richard “Dick” (Fran) Wells of Pierceton.
She was preceded in death by her father and husband.
Cremation will take place at Cremation Services of Kosciusko County, Warsaw.
Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, May 4, at Owen Family Funeral Home, Ind. 13 and CR 500N, North Webster. A celebration of life service will follow at 11 a.m. Saturday in the funeral home, with Pastor Brad Cox of the Wawasee Lakeside Chapel officiating.
Private burial will take place in the Hillcrest Cemetery in Pierceton.
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Memorials to North Webster EMS, P.O. Box 144, North Webster, IN 46555.
To send condolences to the family in memory of Susie Hartup, visit www.owenfamilyfuneralhome.com.
