COLUMBUS--Margaret Hazel Tiedt Bader age 92, died on Thursday, October 1, 2015 at the Columbus Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Columbus. She was born on October 21, 1922 to Bernard and Mildred (Meitner) Schroeder in the Town of Waterloo. Margaret attended Waterloo and area schools and was confirmed at St. John's Lutheran Church in Newville, where she was married to William Tiedt on September 7, 1940. In their 53 years together, they enjoyed dancing and traveling and time spent with their two sons and their wives and three granddaughters. After Bill's passing in 1993, Margaret met and married Boyd Bader on June 17, 1995 and joining him at Pella Lutheran Church in Waupun. They spent several winters in Arizona before settling down in Columbus. She always gave thanks to God for the happiness she had in both marriages.
Margaret was a clerk at the J.C. Penney store, Sharrow Drug and Molls Appliance, all in Columbus. She was a staff writer and reporter for the Columbus Journal and Daily Citizen for several years. Margaret was a member of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church and was very active with the Ladies Aid for nearly forty years. Margaret was a people person and very proud of her large and extended family. Survivors include her son, Chuck (Rose) Tiedt of Columbus; daughter-in-law, Joanne Tiedt of Hurricane Utah; three granddaughters; eight great grandchildren; three step-grandchildren, Stephanie (Craig) Dykstra of Columbus, Nicole (Richard) Schiesl of Sun Prairie and Eric Weihert of Columbus; a sister, Ruth (Merril) Kuhl of Oshkosh; two half-sisters, Beverly Kisner and Vicki (Mike) Rekemeyer of Iowa; a brother, Jerome Behm of Waterloo and a half-brother, Richard (Janis) Schroeder of Texas; other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents and step father, William Behm; husbands, Bill and Boyd; son, Larry; six brothers and one sister; other relatives. Funeral services were held at 11:00 A.M., with visitation beginning at 9:00 A.M. on Saturday, October 17, 2015 at FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH in Columbus. Rev. Robert V. Moberg officiated. Interment was in Hillside Cemetery, Columbus.