Anna Marie Haecker

Anna Marie Haecker, 107, of Berne, Indiana passed away Tuesday morning, July 28, 2020, at Swiss Village in Berne.

She was born on April 5, 1913, to the late Carl Lehman and the late Bertha (Liechty) Lehman. Anna was the youngest of six children and the last of her immediate family to survive. She was united in marriage to Robert Haecker on March 22, 1933, and he preceded her in death December 14, 1964.

Anna was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, in Berne and also the Berne Garden Club.

She was the First Welcome Wagon Hostess in Berne. Anna was employed with Smith & Burry Law Firm in Decatur.

Anna especially clung to Ecclesiastes 3:1: For Everything there is a time, and a time for every matter under heaven. She spent 50 plus summers vacationing at Lake Wawasee. Anna loved cooking for her family into her nineties. She was a gifted writer and a constant reader who always kept up on world events.

She is survived by her daughter, Georgia (Dr. Evan Lehman) Cook of Indianapolis, Indiana; son, James (Brenda) Haecker of Marion, Indiana; daughter-in-law, Marjorie Haecker of Fort Wayne, Indiana; eight grandchildren, Shannon (James) Wallace of Indianapolis, Indiana, Andrew Long of Naperville, Illinois; Amy (Jack) Hallaert of Fort Wayne, Indiana; Melissa (Greg) Shaffer of Woodburn, Indiana; Melinda (Steve) Connelly of Fort Wayne, Indiana; Charity Schabo of Marion, Indiana; Robert (Shanna) Haecker of Arcadia, Indiana; Benji Haecker of Muncie, Indiana; 23 great-grandchildren; and nine great-great-grandchildren.

Anna is preceded in death by a son, John R. Haecker; great-grandson, Jaden Stephen Connelly; siblings, Marcus (Estella) Lehman, Arthur (Tillie) Lehman, Ellis C. (Catherine) Lehman, Lt. Col Paul G. (Lois) Lehman, and Mrs. Ralph (Arvilla) Schindler.

Funeral services for Anna will be held 2:30 p.m. Sunday, August 2, 2020, at the Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home, Yager-Kirchhofer Chapel in Berne with Pastor Mike Wertenberger officiating.

Family will receive friends from 1-2:30 p.m. Sunday, August 2, 2020, at the Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home, Yager-Kirchhofer Chapel in Berne.

Preferred memorials can be given to the Swiss Village Samaritan Fund.

Arrangements by Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home, Yager-Kirchhofer Chapel in Berne, Indiana.