Karsten was born on September 2nd, 1961 to Inge and Horst Heidecke in Goslar, Germany. After his graduation from high school, he went on to study Mechanical Engineering at the University of Hannover.
After graduating with a degree in Mechanical Engineering, he started his job at Weatherford International as an engineer, kickstarting a 32 year long career with the company.
In 1980, Karsten met Silke. Karsten and Silke went on to have two daughters, Sara and Laura.
Karsten enjoyed spending his time with his family, hiking, traveling. He enthusiastically lived his passions of riding his Ducati motorcycle and alpine skiing.
Karsten was predeceased by his father, Horst and his uncle, Manfred. He is survived by his mother Inge, wife Silke, daughters, Sara and Laura, and brother, Claus.
Services will be held at Brookside Funeral Home-Cypress Creek on Friday, June 30th at 4 pm. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Glioblastoma Foundation.