Craig Tiedtke

Craig Tiedtke
11/25/1946 - 03/19/2021
Hasemann Funeral Home

Private Family Services for Craig Tiedtke, age 74, of Wayne, will be held at First United Methodist Church in Wayne. A Public Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. There will be no Visitation. He passed away on Friday, March 19th, at Providence Medical Center in Wayne. Memorials may be directed to the Tiedtke Family for later designation. Arrangements are with Hasemann Funeral Home of Wayne.

Craig Tiedtke was born in Norfolk on November 25, 1946, to Russell Wayne and Helen Elizabeth (Husmann) Tiedtke. He graduated from Wayne High School and Wayne State College.

Craig and Nicki Smith were married May 25, 1968.  Craig worked for the Peter Kewitt Company as an accountant, later IBP, and then Region IV. He was a lobbyist and advocate for people with special needs at the state level.   He later was an area claims supervisor for the Heartland Crop Insurance Company. Craig enjoyed watching the grandchildren’s activities, especially baseball and volleyball.  He loved fishing, hunting, and gardening, coffee with friends and spending time with family at the cabin.

Craig is survived by his wife, Nicki; their children, Amy (Ben) Jackson of Wayne and Dan (Teresa) Tiedtke of Wayne; four grandchildren Zane Jackson, Brodrick Tiedtke, Myles Tiedtke and Bryn Tiedtke; one brother, Bob (Bonnie) Tiedtke of Cedar Rapids, IA; two sisters, Joan Schaefer of Wayne and Janine (Jerry) Stewart of  Maskell; many nieces; nephews;  cousins; and a sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Cindy and Ron Grasmick of Omaha.

Craig was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Warren in 2019; sisters- in-law, Karen in 1996 and Sharon in 2000; step-niece, Cynthia Faith in 1996; brother-in-law, John Schaefer in 2006; and in laws, Bill and Madge Smith.

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