Payne Michael Haberer

Payne Haberer

WAUSA — Payne Haberer, 2-year-old son of Chris and Heidi (Hefner) Haberer, Wausa, died Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, at University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha. Funeral services will be Wednesday, Aug. 24, at 10:30 a.m., at Thabor Lutheran Church, Wausa with the Rev. Amanda Talley and Dick Bloomquist, PMA, officiating. Burial will be at Thabor Lutheran Cemetery, Wausa, with the luncheon to follow at the Wausa Fire Hall. Visitation was held Tuesday, at the Thabor Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall. Arrangements are under the direction of the Brockhaus Funeral Home, Wausa. Payne Michael Haberer was born Dec. 4, 2019, in Norfolk to Chris and Heidi (Hefner) Haberer. Payne was loved by many. He brightened up the room when he walked in with his smile, spunkiness, and fearlessness. People were drawn to him and you couldn’t help but love him. He was spoiled by his parents’ friends and his family, and he enjoyed playing with his cousins and friends.

You could hear the pitter-patter of his little feet when they hit the floor in the morning, and he never stopped all day long. Payne was always happy, independent, inquisitive, and smart, with an amazing memory for a two-yearold. He was wise beyond his years.

Going to the golf course with his dad to “mow-mow” was a highlight of his summer, but he loved rocking with his mommy at night. Some of his favorite things were golf, tractors, pickups, mowers, and animals. He loved alpacas, often asking to go see Brett’s “paca.”

Payne is survived by his parents, Chris and Heidi Haberer, Wausa; grandparents, Cindy (late Roger) Haberer, Coleridge; Monty and Brenda Hefner, Coleridge; Mike and Robbi Johnson, Wausa; great-grandparents, Tom and Linda Steffen, Hartington; Janice Hefner, Coleridge; aunts and uncles, Sonia Haberer, Norfolk; Amy (Kevin) Burns, Wausa, and their children, Eli, Keegan, and Nora; Holly (Mike) Hoeppner, Hartington, and their children, Ella, Emma, Easton, and Elijah; Haley (Max) Rasmussen, Laurel; and many great-aunts, uncles, and cousins.

He was preceded in death by his grandpa, Roger Haberer; and greatgrandparents, Franklin Hefner, Duane and Ladonna Burbach, and Jerome and Lucille Haberer.