Karl E Haecker

Karl Edmund Haecker, DO, died after a brief illness on March 5, 2022, at age 81. Dr Haecker was born February 23, 1941, to Charles and Eleanor Nieman Haecker in Cleveland, Ohio. He is survived by his loving wife, Sally Gilson; by his daughter, Kirsten Haecker Miller (Chad) of Thornville, Ohio; by his stepson, Robyn Kinford (Carolyn) of Delaware, Ohio; also by Sally’s children, Bill Krause (Jill) of Springboro, OH, and Amy Krause McCrea (Scott) of Asheville, NC; plus six grandchildren who loved him: Zachary and Nathan Kinford, Jack and Sarah McCrea, and Cameron and Carter Krause. Karl is a graduate of Chagrin Falls High School, class of 1959, Chagrin Falls, Ohio; Ohio Wesleyan University, class of 1963, Delaware, Ohio; and Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, now A.T. Still University, Kirksville, Missouri, class of 1970. Before attending medical school Karl worked for three years as a lab technician at Sunny Acres Tuberculosis Hospital in Cleveland, OH, and attended classes at Fenn College, now Cleveland State, and Case Western University in Cleveland, OH, to take the additional science classes he needed for medical school. After interning at Doctors North Hospital in Columbus, Karl was asked to be one of their first full-time emergency room doctors at the new Doctors West Hospital. Karl served in the ER for six years, then joined a primary care practice in north Columbus until he started his own practice in Hilliard, Ohio; he retired in 2012. Karl enjoyed being the team physician for Hilliard High School for 18 years. At Ohio Wesleyan he joined Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity and played varsity football and lacrosse and later he was on the Cleveland Lacrosse Club team. Many friends credit Karl for being an important and critically positive influence in their lives. He was a quiet, gentle man who would go out of his way to assist people in need. Karl was, to quote Mr. Rogers, “one of the helpers.”

In lieu of flowers please consider a contribution to Ohio Wesleyan University, WOSU TV or Radio, or a library or charity of your choice in memory of Karl Haecker. Arrangements entrusted to SCHOEDINGER DUBLIN where a visitation concluding with a brief service will be held on Sunday, March 20, 2022 from 1-4pm. To share online condolences, please visit www.schoedinger.com.