Visitation: To be announced
Service: To be announced HABERMAN – James J.
February 26, 2014,
age 95; son of the late
Nicholas and Jennie
(Fries) Haberman;
survived by a nephew
Arthur L. (Mary Ruth)
Haberman and four
nieces, Margaret Ann (Andrew)
Hammerl, Marilyn (late Paul) Braun,
Nancy (William) Gacioch and Jane
(Frank) Farkas; as well as many great
and great-great-grand-nieces and
nephews. Friends may call Thursday 4-
7 PM at the DIETRICH FUNERAL
HOME, INC., 2480 Kensington Ave.,
Amherst. A Mass of Christian Burial will
be celebrated at St. Aloysius Gonzaga
Church, 157 Cleveland Dr., Cheektowaga,
on Friday at 10 AM. In lieu of
flowers, the family requests that
memorial donations be made to Little
Portion Friary, P.O. Box 891, Buffalo,
NY 14209. Online condolences may be
made at DietrichFuneral-
Home.com Feb. 17, 1919 – Feb. 26, 2014 James J. Haberman, a championship bowler, died Wednesday. He was 95. Mr. Haberman, of Buffalo, grew up in the Kensington-Bailey neighborhood and attended St. James Church and School. He graduated from St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute and Bryant & Stratton Business Institute. Bypassing a career in baseball, Mr. Haberman joined his family business as a partner in N.J. Haberman Fuel and Oil Co., which was founded by his father, Nicholas, and continued as a family business until it was sold in 1968. Mr. Haberman was an Army veteran who served in Atlantic City, Germany and France. He was awarded the Purple Heart for his service in World War II. Although he was a noted baseball player who went by the nickname “Babe,” Mr. Haberman will likely be remembered as a championship bowler. His passion for the sport spanned more than 75 years, from his first brothers-and- father team in the Buffalo Bowling Association tournaments to his presidency of the Seniors League. Mr. Haberman also was a noted storyteller, sharing family history and reminiscing about “the neighborhood.” A memorial service will be scheduled in April.