Habegger, Harry Dale

1921 - 1950  (29 years)

• Name	Habegger, Harry Dale
  Birth	6 Mar 1921	Berne, Adams County, Indiana   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	HABE.H001
  _FGRAVE	55503663
  Military Service	World War II, 120th General Hospital, United States Army
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  Death	23 May 1950	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois   [1]
  Burial	Evangelical Mennonite Church Cemetery, Berne, Adams County, Indiana   [1]
  Person ID	I4794	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	25 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	Habegger, Clarence,   b. 30 Jul 1897, Adams County, Indiana d. 10 Dec 1956, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Liechty, Naomi,   b. 25 Dec 1899, Monroe Township, Adams County, Indiana d. 9 Jul 1995, Berne, Adams County, Indiana (Age 95 years)
  Marriage	Y  [2]
  Family ID	F2789	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Litwiller, Marjorie E.,   b. 24 Oct 1924, Chenoa, McLean County, Illinois d. 2005 (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1]
  Children	+ 1. Habegger, M.J. + 2. Habegger, L.W. + 3. Habegger, R.A.
  Family ID	F2788	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 6 Mar 1921 - Berne, Adams County, Indiana Death - 23 May 1950 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Burial - - Evangelical Mennonite Church Cemetery, Berne, Adams County, Indiana  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  (Handwritten date: July 15, 1950) OBITUARY Harry Dale Habegger, son of Clarence and Naomi Liechty Habegger, was born in Bern [sic], Ind. March 6, 1921. He received his early schooling in the Berne Public Schools and was graduated from Monroe High School in 1940. He was united in marriage to Marjorie Litwiller, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chris Litwiller on April 13, 1941. Two children were born to this union. Harry answered the call to serve his country in April of 1943. He July, 1944 he was sent overseas with the 120th General Hospital and served in New Guinea, the Philippines and Japan. After his discharge in Nov. 1945, he returned to this community and was engaged in farming. In March 1949, he and his family moved to Wheaton, Illinois. In Sept. 1949 he enrolled in the Missionary Technical Course at the Moody Bible Institute. On May 23rd, at 5:20 p.m. Harry went to be with the Lord while pursuing this training. He was also a faithful member of the Evangelical Mennonite Church. Surviving are his wife, Marjorie, Mary Jane, age 7 and Larry, age 5, of Wheaton, Ill.; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Habegger; a brother, Otis, a sister, Sherry of this community; a brother, Arvian, pastor of the Crown Point Bible Church, Crown Point, Ind., and a host of other relatives. Harry's life verse is Joshua 1:8-9 (Read). Funeral services were conducted by the Pastor Rev. N. J. Schmucker. Burial was made in the church cemetery.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2036] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Habegger, Marjorie E. and Harry D., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=HAB&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=all&GSst=17&GScntry=4&GSsr=161&GRid=555036), none. (Reliability: 2). [S2037] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Habegger-Liechty, Naomi, Clarence, Mary, and Manasse M., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54985015/clarence-habegger), none. (Reliability: 2).