Dateline: Great Bend, Kansas
Maurice J. “Morris” Haberman, 67, died November 2, 2015, at Kansas Medical Center, Andover, KS. He was born March 9, 1948, the son of Alex J. and Augusta J. (Koriel) Haberman. Maurice graduated from Great Bend High School in 1966 and then in 1970 received his Bachelors in Industrial Arts from Fort Hays State College.
On April 28, 1979, he married Patricia K. Moeder in Hoisington. She survives.
A lifetime resident of Barton County, Maurice was a farmer and stockman. He was a loving father and good grounded person who chose to be an organ donor so that he may continue to help others even after death.
He was a member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, was a third degree knight with the Knights of Columbus Council #1521, and a member of the Hart-Parr Oliver Collectors Association.
He is survived by his wife, Patricia K. Haberman; a son, Patrick A. Haberman and wife Rachel of Brookville; brother, Alvin Haberman and wife Martha of Great Bend; sister, Bernadine Hammeke and husband Robert of Burdett; and a sister-in-law, Rosanne Haberman of Topeka.
He was preceded in death by his parents, an infant brother, and a brother, Donald Haberman.
Vigil with a Knights of Columbus Rosary will be at 7:30 p.m., Friday, November 6, 2015, at Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m., November 7, 2015, at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Hoisington, celebrated by Father Anselm Eke. Burial will follow in the St. John Catholic Church Cemetery. Friends may call 9 a.m. until vigil on Friday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to the St. John Church Cemetery Fund or to the donor’s choice, in care of Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home, P.O. Box 146, Hoisington, KS 67544.
Condolences may be sent and notice viewed at www.nicholsonrickefh.net
