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Phyllis Lee Haberman Hastings resident Phyllis Lee (Kavan) Haberman, 83, died Wednesday, May 18th, 2011, at her home. Memorial service will be 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 7, 2011, at St. Mark’s Episcopal Pro-Cathedral in Hastings with Reverend Catherine Scott officiating. Burial will take place at a later date in Imperial, Nebraska. DeWitt Funeral Home and Cremation Services are in charge of arrangements. Memorials are welcome to the American Red Cross. Phyllis was born October 23rd, 1927, in Omaha, Nebraska, to the late Charles and Mabel (Leer) Kavan. In 1948, she graduated from Immanuel School of Nursing and married Rex S. Haberman (former state Senator), who passed away in 1999. She was a school nurse in Imperial for 19 years, and enjoyed spending time with her family, working on the computer, and quilting. Phyllis is survived by her four children, Mary Lou Haberman, George Haberman, Rex Haberman II, M.D. (Jennifer) and Phillip Haberman, M.D. (Kris); 12 grandchildren, Ben (Holly), Ellen (Paul), Stephen (Amy), Sam (Erica), Annie, Ashley, Maggie, Jack, Holly, Lauren, Mary Soie, and Rex III. She is also survived by 4 great-grandchildren, sister-in-law, Janet Haberman, and her friend, Joan Nienaber.

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Phyllis Lee Haberman

October 23, 1927 - May 18, 2011