YANKTON, S.D. — Mary Clare Haberman, 79, Yankton, S.D., died June 19, 2024, at Avera Sister James Care Center, Yankton. Mass of Christian Burial was June 24 at St. Benedict Catholic Church, Yankton, with Rev. Thi Pham officiating. Burial was in St. Boniface Cemetery, Menominee. Pallbearers were Steve Frick, Tom Frick, Tom Sedlacek Jr., Jason Haberman, Michael Schlup and Todd Schlup. Visitation, with a vigil service and rosary, was June 23 at the Wintz & Ray Funeral Home, Yankton,. Mary Clare Haberman was born Sept. 10, 1944, in Yankton, to Howard and Evelyn (Klimisch) Frick. She grew up in Yankton, attended Sacred Heart School, and graduated from Mount Marty High School in 1962. She then began her career in banking, working as a bookkeeper for American State Bank, which later became First Dakota National Bank, Yankton. She married Alfred Haberman June 24, 1963, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Yankton. They lived in Yankton for a short time while they built their home on their acreage in rural Menominee. Mary loved being in the country surrounded by the rolling hills and nature. After Alfred died in 1990, she continued to live on their acreage until moving to Yankton in 2017.

Mary was a member of St. Boniface Catholic Church, Menominee, where she was active in the Ladies Guild. She later became a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Yankton.

Mary was an independent and devoted woman. She enjoyed traveling with Alfred to stockyards all over the country. Mary’s work in deposits and compliance at First Dakota spanned just over 50 years. She enjoyed this work but especially appreciated the many close relationships she built with her work family. She loved traveling on First Dakota trips and having lunches with other First Dakota retirees as well as her close friends at St. Boniface Catholic Church. Mary enjoyed golfing and once got a hole in one at Fox Run Golf Course. During the winter months, she would often head with friends to warmer climates for golf fun. Mary was an avid bowler. She attended many state and national bowling tournaments and once had a high score of 279. Mary also enjoyed crocheting, making many afghans to give away as gifts. Family was very important to Mary. She always looked forward to gatherings with the Frick or Haberman relatives. She will be missed.

Survivors include her three siblings, Gerald Frick, Yankton, S.D.; Jeanne Schlup, Hudson, S.D.; and Charles (Rita) Frick, Sioux Falls, S.D.; many nieces and nephews and numerous great- and greatgreat- nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Alfred; infant brother, Robert; and nephew, John Schlup.