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.

Jack Arlen Lewis, age 84, Holt, MO passed away January 17, 2026. He was born on December 17, 1941 to Howard Russell and Pearl Edith (Lohman) Lewis in North Kansas City, MO where he graduated from high school in 1959. He was an active Boy Scout earning his Eagle Scout and a member of the Tribe of...
Marilyn Pruss Julian, 96 of Fremont, Nebraska passed away Thursday, December 25, 2025 at Methodist Fremont Health. She was born September 1, 1929 on the family farm in rural Colfax County, NE to John and Agnes (Pospichal) Mlnarik. She attended grade school at North Star rural school and St...
Charles H. Diers, age 88, of Fremont, Nebraska, passed away Friday, January 2, 2026 at Nye Legacy in Fremont. Charlie was born on November 5, 1937, to Walter C. and Philomena C. (Rump) Diers in Fremont. He was united in marriage to Mary Lou Brooks on September 19, 1959, at St. Patrick Catholic...
Funeral Service for Merlin L. Mortinson age 78 of Norfolk, Nebraska will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at Grace Lutheran Church in Neligh, Nebraska. Burial will be in Danish Cemetery with Military Rites conducted by the Neligh American Legion Post #172 and VFW #5287. Visitation will be...
Sharon L. Wahl was born May 28, 1937 to Arthur an Emma Zike (Siemsen) and passed to God on December 22, 2025. Sharon graduated from Immanuel Nursing school and worked at Immanuel Hospital in multiple positions for 40 years, until she retired in 1998. She and her husband Gene were members of St...
Gordon John Swenson, 86, died on October 18, 2025 in Boise, Idaho. Gordon was born on February 7, 1939 in Evansville, Minnesota to Rev. Swen and Mildred Swenson, and was raised in Aberdeen, Washington and Seattle. Gordon graduated from Luther Academy in Wahoo, Nebraska in 1957, attended Luther...
Owen S. Picton, age 88, of Blair, died Thursday, December 18, 2025, at Memorial Community Hospital in Blair. Owen was born December 29, 1936, in Falls City, Nebraska, to Samuel and Martha “Roesch” Picton. He was raised in Falls City and graduated from Falls City High School. After high school he...
Melva Mae (Grube) Schmidt passed away on December 15, 2025, at the age of 91, following a recent fall. For the past two years, she had been a resident of Fieldstone Memory Care in Yakima, Washington where she was well cared for and known for being independent. Melva was born on March 11, 1934, in...
November 25, 1946 - December 14, 2025 Survived by wife, Gloria Menard Osborn; brother, Brad (Sandy) Osborn; step-sons, Keith (Michelle) and Todd (Dawn) Menard; grandchildren, Michael (Riley), Kayleigh, Michaela, Juliette, and Tristian Menard; nephew, Matt (Dawn) Osborn; niece, Amanda (Frank) Barron...
Michael “Mike” Eugene Wilcox, 76 passed away surrounded by his family on November 9, 2025, at Bergan Mercy Hospital in Omaha, NE Michael was born to Stanley Wilcox and Norma Knott Wilcox in Council Bluffs, IA on March 29, 1949. Mike was the oldest of 4 siblings. His parents, both educators,...

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