Earl Haberman

Earl Louis Haberman, Sr., 94, passed away on December 5, 2020. Graveside services will be held Thursday, December 10, 2020 at 11 A.M. at Rosemound Cemetery. Visitation for family and friends will be Wednesday, December 9, 2020 from 6 to 8 P.M. at Pecan Grove Funeral Home in Waco, Texas.

Earl was born on August 2, 1926 in Columbus, Ohio to Harold Franklin and Bessie Kathryn Haberman. He married Clara Duty on December 27th, 1951 at James Connally Air Force Base. He was honorably discharged from the United States Army after four years of service and the United States Air Force after seven years of service. In 1968, he founded H&H Sign Co. and in 1982 he founded Waco Drilling Co., Inc. Earl also retired from Sante Fe Railroad. He enjoyed farming, construction, repairing cranes, trucks, bulldozers and tractors. Earl was a 32nd degree Mason and Karem Shrine.

He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers Harold Haberman and Carl Richard Haberman, three sisters June Downs, Jerry Holland, and Delores Barnett, granddaughter, Tanya Haberman, son-in-law Eddie Murphy, son-in-law Michael Coffer, and daughters-in-law, Cathy Haberman and Pam Haberman.

He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Clara Haberman, sons, Earl Haberman, Jr. and Kathy, James Richard Haberman, Terry Haberman and Jeanine, daughters, Kathy Coffer and Dianna Murphy, grandchildren, Kevin Earl, Kristine, Melissa, Starla, Stacey, Zachary, Corky, Steven, Eddie, and Kellen, great-grandchildren, Ryan, Sara, Kayla, Brooke, Allison, Cate, Cara, Cami, Deacon, Kellan, Desiree, Haylee, Alexis, Alison, Kinsley, Cooper, Brittney, Rachel, Courtney, Kendall, Katerina, Mercedes, Michael, Hope, and Lily.

Pallbearers will be Ryan Klinegardener, Russell Klinegardener, Kevin Earl Haberman, Beau Bridges, Keith Guest, Chris Johnson, Nathan Talley, Corky Coffer, and Steven Coffer.