Margaret Ellen Lidke

Funeral services for Margaret E. Lidke, age 70, of Albert Lea will be held at 11:00 am, Wednesday April 13, 2011 at the United Methodist Church.  The Rev. Tom Biatek will officiate.  Interment will be in Graceland Cemetery.  Visitation will be from 4 – 7:00 pm, Tuesday, April 12, 2011 at the Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home and one hour prior to the service at the church on Wednesday.  To sign the guest book, go to www.bayviewfuneral.com.

Margaret died on Thursday, April 7, 2011 at the Albert Lea Good Samaritan Center.

Margaret Ellen Lidke was born on February 24, 1941 in Albert Lea, the daughter of Irven and Catherine (Evans) Greenwood.  She grew up and attended school in Albert Lea and has been a life-long resident here. On September 15, 1965 Margaret was united in marriage to John E. Lidke in Mitchell, South Dakota.  As a young woman Margaret owned her own restaurant.  She worked in several different restaurants over the years, the last as a cook for Trails Restaurant.  Margaret was a member of the United Methodist Church in Albert Lea.  She loved country music, doing word search puzzles, playing cards, and reading. Margaret especially loved her grandchildren, who brought her much joy.

Survivors include her daughter Susan Haubenschild of Owatonna, her granddaughter Rebecca Haubenschild of Farmington, grandson Brandon Haubenschild of Geneva, her sisters Phyllis (John) Brenneman of Woodbury and Helen (Dennis) Hamberg of Albert Lea, brothers Ralph  Greenwood of Cedar Falls, IA, Lowell (Donna) Greenwood of Rock Falls, WI; brother-in-law Roger Schultz of Albert Lea; and many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.

Margaret was preceded in death by her husband John, her parents, Irven and Catherine Greenwood, sisters Delores Schultz and Rebecca Greenwood, and her father-in-law Edwin (Mae) Lidke.

Memorials are preferred in lieu of flowers.