Lyle H. Tiedeman

Lyle Herman Tiedeman, 97, of Lincoln, Nebraska, died peacefully on Thursday, October 8, 2026. He was born in Lincoln in 1929, the son of Herman Henry Tiedeman and Amelia Sophia (Meyer) Tiedeman, and was raised on the family farm in Hickman, Nebraska. The years spent watching crop dusters fly over his farm ignited a lifelong passion for aviation and every craft ever launched into space.

After graduating from high school, Lyle enlisted in the United States Air Force and served as an aircraft mechanic from 1951 to 1954, including a year and a half in the Korean War.

After returning home, he married Betty L. Hamilton in 1954, and they were blessed with three children. Lyle worked in oil-field supply in Mississippi and Oklahoma. Following his divorce, he retired to Nebraska to live on his family farm. During this time, Lyle met Barbara (Barb) Mager and began helping her transport her musical organ to various engagements around Beatrice. Their friendship grew, and Barb became his loving companion until her death in 2019. He remained close with her daughters: Dixie, Gail, Linda, and Wendy.

Lyle is survived by his daughter, Amelia Helm; his son, Alan Tiedeman and his wife Kerri; grandchildren, Bonnie Hurst and her husband Tyler, Melissa Ray and her husband Davis, Tanner Tiedeman, and Abby Moore and her husband Brett; and great-grandchildren, Iris Ray, Graham Moore, and Reece Moore.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Herman and Amelia Tiedeman, and his daughter, Jamie Lynn Tiedeman.