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 402-507-1781.

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 his or her 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: Development, 900 N. Clarkson, Fremont, NE 68025, or make a gift online.

Alan D. Carter '85

Alan D. Carter '85

Tuesday, March 21, 2023
In the middle of a vintage Omaha, Nebraska snowstorm, on January 20, 1963, Deacon Alan D. Carter was born to loving parents, Bro. Archie & Sis. Deanna Carter. He was the younger of two sons, and they reamained best friends until the day he passed. Deacon Carter grew up in Omaha, and graduated...

Annette D. Lindburg

Annette D. Lindburg

Tuesday, March 21, 2023
Annette D. Lindburg, age 98, of Stromsburg, Nebraska, passed away March 18, 2023 at the Midwest Covenant Home in Stromsburg. Funeral services will be held Thursday, March 23, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. at the Evangelical Free Church in Stromsburg with Pastor Keet Redden officiating. Visitation will be held...

Margaret Rossow Nelsen

Margaret Rossow Nelsen

Monday, March 13, 2023
Margaret (Margie) Rossow Nelsen, age 80, social worker, dedicated community servant leader, and a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and sister died on February 22, 2023, after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Margie was born on March 2, 1942 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. She graduated...

Alice Wiggains Hoschar '54

Alice Wiggains Hoschar '54

Monday, March 13, 2023
Alice Marie (Wiggains) Hoschar was the middle daughter of Roy and Eriz Wiggains (older sister Roberta, younger sister Shirley). She was born and raised in Wakefield, Nebraska, where she had a World-Herald paper route, played the drums and loved playing tennis with her dad. Her parents taught her to...

Maragaret "Peggy" Jacks '82

Maragaret "Peggy" Jacks '82

Wednesday, March 8, 2023
Margaret "Peggy" Jacks, peacefully entered into rest, February 2, 2023, in her home surrounded by her family. She was born, September 1, 1956, in Boulder, Colorado to Almarine and Alvin Beu. Peggy was 66 years of age. She is survived by her husband, Gene Jacks, children, Timothy Jacks, Caitlin...

Louise Jacobson '53

Louise Jacobson '53

Friday, March 3, 2023
Louise “Gus” Pearl Jacobson, 90, of Story City, Iowa, passed away on January 22, 2023, at the Households of Bethany in Story City. Visitation will be held from 5:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M. at the Households of Bethany Chapel, 212 Lafayette Ave., Story City on Wednesday, February 1, 2023. A Memorial...

James Scherer '60

James Scherer '60

Wednesday, March 1, 2023
James Scherer was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on January 15th, 1939. He died peacefully on Tuesday, February 21st, 2023. James spent most of his childhood in California. He loved the mountains and ocean. The family moved to Fremont, Nebraska where James attended Midland Lutheran College. He was...

Robert "Bob" Brown Jr.

Robert "Bob" Brown Jr.

Wednesday, March 1, 2023
Robert "Bob" Eugene Brown Jr. "Bowie," 70 years, of Fremont, Nebraska, passed away Feb. 18, 2023, at Parker Adventist Hospital in Parker, Colorado. Bob was born April 14, 1952, in Fremont to Robert Sr. and Bonnie (Warner) Brown. He graduated from Archbishop Bergan Catholic School in 1970 and...

Marvin Langeland '56

Marvin Langeland '56

Tuesday, February 7, 2023
Born on the family farm in Lake Andes, SD, and baptized at West Lake Andes Lutheran Church, Marvin lived a life full of faith and service. During the depression, the family first relocated to Milaca, MN and eventually moved to Salem, Oregon. They were active members at St. Mark Lutheran Church in...

Neva Hefner '56

Neva Hefner '56

Monday, January 30, 2023
Neva Hefner died on the afternoon of December 28, 2022 at Montgomery Place, after a long illness. We will celebrate her life with a funeral at Augustana on Saturday, March 25 at 1:00 pm. Cards may be sent to Phil, Neva’s husband, at 5550 South Shore Drive, Chicago, IL, 60637. Neva Lamae Hefner was...

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