Mildred Mary Haberly was born 7 September 1906 near Silverton, Oregon to William J. and Maude J. Howe. She attended Silverton High School, Oregon State Agriculture College (now Oregon State University) where she earned a degree in home economics, and University of Washington where she earned her master's degree in nutrition. She would teach at The Dalles High School and joined the University of Idaho staff in 1941 in Pocatello where she worked at the home economics agent for 9 counties. In 1942, she transferred to Moscow and was the district home economics agent for the five northern counties. She was appointed Extension nutrition specialist in 1943 and in 1953, Haberly was named the state home economics leader in January 1953. Haberly retired in January of 1967 after more than 25 years of service. She was an active member of the American Home Economics association, former president of the Idaho chapter, served on the National Consumer Interest Committee. She was a member of the advisory council to the National Association of Extension Home Economics and advisor to the Idaho Association of Extension Home Economicsts. Additionally, she was a member of Epsilon Sigma Phi. In her personal life, she was an active member of the First Presbyterian Church of Moscow where she was ordanined as an elder in 1977, past president of the Good Samaritan Village Club, and travelled extensively. Hablery died on 7 August 1996.