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.

Elizabeth "Betty Lou" Nelson '53

Elizabeth "Betty Lou" Nelson '53

Monday, January 20, 2025
We would like to celebrate the life of Elizabeth Nelson (fondly referred to as Betty Lou), beloved wife of Reverend John Nelson, devoted mother, grandmother and great grandmother, adored sister and cherished friend. Elizabeth peacefully departed this life surrounded by her loving family on January...

Lani Kohrt

Lani Kohrt

Monday, January 20, 2025
Lani S (Steele) Kohrt passed away after a long battle with cancer, on Wednesday January 15th, 2025, in her parents’ home. Lani was born to Ron and Naomi (Linderud) Steele on April 30th, 1966, in Honolulu Hawaii, while her dad was in the navy. Due to her dad being in the navy, Lani attended multiple...

Katherine Shelly '58

Katherine Shelly '58

Thursday, January 16, 2025
Katherine “Kay” J. Shelly, 88 of South Sioux City, passed away Monday, December 9, 2024. A memorial service will be 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at Mohr & Becker-Hunt Funeral Home in South Sioux City. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service time at the funeral home. Katherine...

Marsha Myers '70

Marsha Myers '70

Monday, January 6, 2025
Marsha Myers, age 76, of Fremont Died December 3, 2024 in Palm Springs, CA. Marsha was born September 8, 1948 in Norfolk, Nebraska. Marsha was a joyful and strong woman of God. She was a creative and generous friend to many. She created a loving and supportive home for her husband and a series of...

Debra Fisher

Debra Fisher

Monday, January 6, 2025
We welcome friends and family to join us in honoring the life of Debra Kay Fisher, known fondly as Deb. She passed away peacefully, surrounded by family on Friday January 3, 2025. A visitation with family will be held on Wednesday, January 8, 2025, at 5 p.m., at the Campbell-Aman Funeral Home,...

Sandra Groeltz '64

Sandra Groeltz '64

Monday, January 6, 2025
Sandra L. Groeltz, 82, of Glenview, passed away on December 21, 2024. She was born July 16, 1942 in Burlington, Iowa, the daughter of Charles H. "Chic" Groeltz and Alvina (Dickman) Groeltz. She is survived by daughter Erinn (Zac) Hernandez, grandchildren Alexander and Citlali Hernandez, and sister...

David Provorse, PhD '82 and Marcia Provorse

David Provorse, PhD '82 and Marcia Provorse

Monday, January 6, 2025
Dave and Marcia Provorse rode off into the sunset together on December 20, 2024. David Lee Provorse was born April 09, 1960 to the late Albert Allan Provorse and Dorothy Ladine Provorse (Long) in Fremont, Nebraska. Marcia Lynn Rowley was born April 21, 1962 to the late Bernard Francis Rowley and...

Ila Waldron '92

Ila Waldron '92

Monday, January 6, 2025
Ila Johanna Waldron, age 82, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 27, 2024, at Midlands Living Center. Ila was born April 14,1942, in Carroll, IA, to the late Lester and Esther Rasmussen. She graduated from Jennie Edmundson Nursing School in 1963, and later received her BSN from Midland...

Mary (Rinde) Adams '57

Mary (Rinde) Adams '57

Monday, January 6, 2025
Mary Louise (Rinde) Adams, 89, of Palmyra, PA, passed away peacefully at home on January 6, 2025. She was born in Nebraska City, NE. She earned a degree in Science and Math from Midland College and later became a physical therapist. While working in Honolulu, HI, she met and married Charles Powell...

William Rapp '60

William Rapp '60

Friday, December 6, 2024
William “Bill” was born on February 11, 1938 to Mary and Walter Rapp in KC, Kansas. He graduated high school in 1957 from Luther Academy in Wahoo, Nebraska where he met the love of his life, Jewel Swanson. They married on June 5, 1960. Bill graduated in 1962 from Bethany College with a Bachelor’s...

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