Clifton Habegger

Clifton J. “Cliff” Habegger, 97, of Berne, passed away on Sunday, August 22, 2021, at ­­­­Swiss Village.

He was born in Adams County, IN, on September 20, 1923, to Jacob and Rosina (Schwartz) Habegger. He married Betty Moser on April 22, 1945, in Berne. She preceded him in death on September 27, 2017. They were married for 72 years. He was also preceded in death by his parents; four sisters, Selma Inniger, Martha Schrock, Metta Steury, and Rose Matthews; and five brothers, Joel, Eli, David, Jesse and Les Habegger.

Surviving are his sons Doug (Joy) Habegger of Morton, IL, and Mark (Nancy) Habegger of Evans, CO; five grandchildren, Lana (Jared) Hart of Metamora, IL; Brad (Cali) Habegger of Morton, IL; Michael (Megan) Habegger of Meridian, ID; Katherine (Collin) Nichols of Kearney, NE; and Angela (Isaac) Boyd of Lake Forest, CA; 14 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

Cliff was a WWII Army Air Corps veteran. Cliff and Betty were longtime members of the Indiana Airstream Club. They were members of Sowers International, a volunteer service group that traveled across the country in their travel trailers. He attended First Mennonite Church. His working career included the United States Postal Service in Berne, the Farm Bureau Co-op Lumber Yard in Monroe, Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Company in Fort Wayne, and National Mill Supply in Fort Wayne, until his retirement in 1986.

A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, August 27, 2021, at Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home, Yager-Kirchhofer Chapel in Berne, with Pastor Doug Habegger and Pastor Brad Habegger officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial will be at the Berne Evangelical Church cemetery.

Memorials may be made to the Swiss Village Samaritan Endowment.

Arrangement by Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home, Yager-Kirchhofer Chapel in Berne, Indiana.