BUSHTON — John K. Habiger, 69, passed away on Oct. 29, 2017, at Clara Barton Hospital in Hoisington. John was born in Great Bend on Sept. 6, 1948, the son of Paul and Anna (Heinz) Habiger. He was a graduate of Holy Name and Bushton High School. He earned a bachelor’s degree at Fort Hays State University in 1970.
John served his country as a United States Peace Corps Volunteer in the Kurdistan Providence of Iran. He was an Agricultural Agent and traveled in parts of Turkey and Afghanistan. Back in Bushton he was an agent with Federal Crop Insurance Corp. He was also the Postmaster Relief in Bushton.
He was a member of Holy Name Catholic Church and a third degree member of the Knights of Columbus.
John is survived by his mother, Anna (Heinz) Habiger, Bushton; sister, Roberta Habiger and her partner John, St. George, S.C.; and three brothers, Virgil Habiger and his wife Geri, Raymond Habiger and his wife Roxanna, and James Habiger and his wife Sharon, all of Bushton. John was preceded in death by his father, Paul Habiger, May 15, 1983; and by Mary Mickel, Jan. 2, 2017, his partner for 26 years.
John has donated his body to the University of Kansas School of Medicine and will then be cremated, per his request. Funeral services are pending and will be held at a later date. Memorials may be made to Holy Name Cemetery Fund, Bushton, in care of Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home.

Funeral arrangements provided by
Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home*
P.O. Box 146
Hoisington, KS 67544
Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, Nov. 5, 2017