Habacuc Garcia, age 79, of Columbus died Tuesday at the Columbus Community Hospital.
Habacuc was born June 12, 1930 in Santa Ana, El Salvador to Ismael and Angela (Verdin) Garcia. Habacuc served in the United States Army from August 2, 1948 until November 21, 1951. He then entered the United States Air Force on July 9, 1952 and served until his retirement on August 31, 1973. He then worked for Boeing International until 2001 when he moved to Columbus.
He is survived by:
Wife: Beatrice Garcia of Columbus, NE
Son: Habacuc (Donna) Garcia of Columbus, NE
Daughter: Liz (Tom D. Jr.) Scow of Shelby, NE
Daughter: Monica Northey of Columbus, NE
Daughter: Beatrice M. Garcia of Shelby, NE
1 sister, 4 brothers, 13 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren
He was preceded in death by his parents, 3 brothers and 3 sisters.