Clifton Habegger

Clifton J. “Cliff” Habegger, 97, of Berne passed away Sunday, August 22, 2021, at Swiss Village in Berne. He was born September 20, 1923, in Adams County to Jacob and Rosina (Schwartz) Habegger. He was married April 22, 1945, in Berne to Betty Moser. They were married for 72 years.
He was a WWII Army Air Corps veteran. He and his wife 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.
He is survived by two sons, Doug (Joy) Habegger of Morton, Illinois; and Mark (Nancy) Habegger of Evans, Colorado; five grandchildren, Lana (Jared) Hart of Metamora, Illinois; Brad (Cali) Habegger of Morton, Illinois; Michael (Megan) Habegger of Meridian, Idaho; Katherine (Collin) Nichols of Kearney, Nebraska; and Angela (Isaac) Boyd of Lake Forest, California; 14 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife on September 27, 2017; four sisters, Selma Inniger; Martha Schrock; Metta Steury; and Rose Matthews; and five brothers, Joel, Eli, David, Jesse and Les Habegger.
Visitation will be one hour prior to the 10 a.m. funeral service on Friday, August 27 at Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home, Yager-Kirchhofer Chapel in Berne. Officiating will be Pastor Doug Habegger and Pastor Brad Habegger. Burial will be at Berne Evangelical Church cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the Swiss Village Samaritan Endowment.
Arrangements provided by Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home, Yager-Kirchhofer Chapel in Berne. To sign the online guestbook, visit www.zwickjahn.com.