In Memoriam

In Memoriam

We honor the amazing lives of our Midland alumni, faculty and staff. To notify us of a death of a classmate or family member, please email alumni@midlandu.edu or call 402-941-6055.

Memorial Gifts

Gifts made in memory of a family member, teacher, student or friend are generous and thoughtful ways to remember a person's life and accomplishments. When making a gift in memory of someone, please send your gift with a note specifying the honoree's name and address and/or contact information so we can send a notification that a gift has been made. 

Please send memorial gifts to: Midland University, ATTN: Institutional Advancement, 900 N. Clarkson, Fremont, NE 68025, or make a gift online.

Florence Marie Tomasiewicz

Florence Marie Tomasiewicz

Thursday, June 14, 2018
Florence Marie Tomasiewicz, 88, of Columbus died on Wednesday, June 13, 2018, at Matelyn Retirement Community in St. Paul. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Jacobsen-Greenway Funeral Home in St. Paul. The Rev. Mike Escen will be officiating. Interment will be in the Elmwood Cemetery...

Dorothy Hillen

Dorothy Hillen

Wednesday, June 13, 2018
Dorothy Hillen, 92, of Creston, died Saturday, June 9, 2018, at Columbus Community Hospital. The funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, June 14, at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Creston with Rev. Timothy White officiating. Interment will be in the Pioneer Cemetery, rural Creston. Visitation...

Trey Christopher McCluskey '15

Trey Christopher McCluskey '15

Wednesday, June 13, 2018
Trey Christopher McCluskey, 25, passed away tragically in a car accident outside of Mayetta, KS, on Tuesday, May 29, 2018. Trey was born February 23, 1993, at St Francis Hospital in Topeka, KS, to Dale and Katie (Mathes) McCluskey. He graduated from Sabetha High School in 2011. Trey earned...

Wayne D. Bartling

Wayne D. Bartling

Tuesday, June 12, 2018
Wayne D. Bartling, age 71, of Fremont died Saturday, June 9, 2018. Wayne was born Dec. 24, 1946, in Fremont to Leonard and Ruth (Moeller) Bartling. He was raised in Washington County on the family farm. He was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church east of Winslow. He graduated from...

Iris Ciesielski '56

Iris Ciesielski '56

Monday, June 11, 2018
Iris Anne (Siemsen) Ciesielski passed away peacefully at the age of 84, at her home (The Village at Alameda) in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on June 1, 2018. She was survived by her daughter, Jan Bowers; her son, Bret Ciesielski and wife Mitzi; her sister, Mary L. Olsen and husband Robert; along with...

Lucille Burkholder

Lucille Burkholder

Thursday, June 7, 2018
Lucille V. Burkholder, 97, of Schuyler died Tuesday, May 22, 2018, at the Schuyler Care and Rehabilitation Center in Schuyler. A funeral service was held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 29, at St. John's Lutheran Church in Schuyler with Jerry L. Kracl officiating. Visitation was held from 1-4 p.m...

Marjorie R. Johnson

Marjorie R. Johnson

Wednesday, June 6, 2018
Marjorie R. Johnson, age 100, a long-time resident of Park Rapids, MN, passed away on Wednesday evening, May 30, 2018 at Diamond Willow Assisted Living. Marjorie was born on February 28, 1918 in Fremont, Nebraska to Elmer and Naomi (Howell) Reppert. She attended public school in Fremont where she...

Jeanette Darlene (Anderson) Hengelfelt

Jeanette Darlene (Anderson) Hengelfelt

Wednesday, June 6, 2018
Jeanette Darlene Hengelfelt, age 93, of Stromsburg, passed away on Monday, June 5, 2018 at the Midwest Covenant Home in Stromsburg. Funeral services will be held Thursday, June 7, 2018 at 10 a.m. at the Salem Lutheran Church in Stromsburg with Pastor Brenda Pfeifly officiating. Visitation will be...

Vendela M. Thorson

Vendela M. Thorson

Friday, June 1, 2018
Vendela M. Thorson, age 93 of Mead, passed away Wednesday, May 30, 2018 in Omaha. She was born at Newman Grove, Nebraska on January 18, 1925 to Anton and Anna (Flink) Havenstein. Vendela was baptized and confirmed at Salem Lutheran Church in Newman Grove where she was active in Luther League, and...

Ralph L. Ritzen

Ralph L. Ritzen

Monday, May 21, 2018
Ralph L. Ritzen, 95, of Kearney, died Friday, May 18, 2018 at his home. A memorial service will be 1:00 p.m. Thursday, May 24, 2018 at the First Lutheran Church in Kearney with Revs. Rick and Michelle Carlson officiating. Inurnment will follow at the church columbarium. Memorials are suggested to...

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