Albert H. Habedank, 80, of Fairhaven died October 15, 2006 after a long illness with a brief stay at Alden Court Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
He was the husband of Lillian E. (Bjerk) Habedank.
Born in Madison, WI, the son of the late Albert J. and Elsie M. (Eggers) Habedank, he lived in Madison and in McIntosh, MN, before moving to Fairhaven in 1969.
He was a member of The International Church of the Nazarene.
Mr. Habedank was formerly employed in the engineering field for Land-O-Lakes in Minnesota, Ice Engineering in New Bedford and American Steamship Company in Buffalo, NY.
He served in the U.S. Army during World War II, participating in the battles of the Ardennes, Rhineland and Central Europe, and was the recipient of the Purple Heart, the European-African-Middle Eastern Theater campaign medal, the Good Conduct medal and the World War II Victory medal.
Survivors include his wife; a son, Richard D. Habedank, and his wife Linda, of Longview, WA; 2 daughters, Kathryn M.H. Lopes, and her husband Carl, of Marstons Mills and Karen B. Van Loon, and her husband Gerrit, of Ithaca, NY; a brother, Roland Habedank of McIntosh, MN; a sister, Delores Aakre of Clearbrook, MN; 6 grandchildren, David, Jared, Andrea, Todd, Branden and Christopher; a great-grandson, Jake; and numerous nieces and nephews.
His Memorial Celebration will be held on Friday, October 20th at 10 AM in the International Church of the Nazarene, 284 Pleasant St., New Bedford, followed by burial in the Massachusetts National Cemetery, Bourne. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, 311 Arsenal St., Watertown, MA 02472.
DIRECTIONS TO THE INTERNATIONAL CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
284 PLEASANT ST.
NEW BEDFORD, MA 02740
Rt.195 to exit 13A which puts you onto Rt. 140 South. Continue straight to the second traffic light which is Hawthorn St. Turn left on Hawthorn St. and continue to the end of Hawthorn St. which intersects County St. Turn right on County St. and then your 1st left onto Russell St. The church parking lot is located on Russell St. between South Sixth St. and Pleasant St. The church is located at 284 Pleasant St.