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.

Bennett Herndon '84

Bennett Herndon '84

Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Bennett William Herndon of Washington, District of Columbia, passed away on October 2, 2026, at the age of 65. Bennett will be remembered by family members, friends, and others whose lives were connected in meaningful ways. Bennett will be remembered for the impact he had on the lives of those...

CaSandra Bostock '65

CaSandra Bostock '65

Wednesday, October 14, 2026
CaSandra (Sandy) Jean (Curry) Bostock, 82, of Ayr, Nebraska, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 10, 2026, at Good Samaritan Perkins Pavilion in Hastings, Nebraska. Born on November 19, 1943, in Superior, Nebraska, she was the daughter of LeRoy and Mary Ann (Skjelver) Curry. Known as Cassie...

Mark Elwood '78

Mark Elwood '78

Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Mr. Mark L. Elwood, 69, Auxvasse, passed away peacefully Saturday, September 12, 2026. He was born in Primghar, Iowa a son of the late William and Millie Elwood. In July of 1977 he was united in marriage to Karen Ruwe who survives at their home. Mark attended public schools in Akron, Iowa and...

Elizabeth (Foreman) Currie '51

Elizabeth (Foreman) Currie '51

Monday, September 14, 2026
Elizabeth Ann Currie (95) passed away peacefully at Brookdale Senior Living Care Center in Eagan, MN on Sept. 9, 2026. She was the beloved daughter of Curtis and Elsie Foreman. Elizabeth grew up on a farm in Nebraska. She attended primary school in a one-room school house, before moving on to York...

Lester Lamm '53

Lester Lamm '53

Thursday, September 10, 2026
Lester L. Lamm passed away on September 3, 2026, at the age of 97 at Country House Residence in Grand Island, Neb. Services will be Saturday, September 12, 2026, at 10 a.m. at St. Paul's Lutheran Church. Rev. Jeff Pedersen will officiate. Interment will be in the Grand Island City Cemetery...

Lovina Mack '60

Lovina Mack '60

Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Lovina W. Mack passed away September 1, 2026 in Canon City, Colorado. She was born March 11, 1938, in Crawford, Nebraska, to Roy and Nina Mahlman. After completing high school in Sidney, Nebraska, she attended Midland Lutheran College in Fremont, Nebraska, graduating summa cum laude in 1960 with a...

Naomi Ring '48

Naomi Ring '48

Tuesday, August 25, 2026
Naomi Ruth Ring, 99, of Kutztown, PA, died peacefully on Saturday, August 22, 2026 in Keystone Villa, Blandon. She was the widow of Dr. Rodney Ring who died in 1995. Born in Gresham, Nebraska, Naomi was a daughter of the late Rev. Alexander and Clara (Scheel) Korn. A graduate of Midland Lutheran...

Marilyn (Olds) Scheffler

Marilyn (Olds) Scheffler

Monday, August 24, 2026
November 19, 1946 - August 12, 2026 Marilyn L. (Olds) Scheffler was born in Minneapolis, Minn., to Clifford and Lucille (Wannebo) Olds. After living in Minneapolis for a short time, her family moved to Fremont, Neb. Marilyn spent every summer at the family's cabin near Duluth, Minn., where she...

Barbara (Petersen) Denman '55

Barbara (Petersen) Denman '55

Thursday, August 20, 2026
Barbara Ruth Denman passed away quietly on August 7, 2026 at Aurora House in Weslaco, Texas. Barbara was born on November 18, 1934 in Omaha, Nebraska to Walter and Alice Petersen. She became a Registered Nurse and served many in that capacity, both in hospitals and as a school nurse. She loved...

Yvonne (Johnson) Page '59

Yvonne (Johnson) Page '59

Thursday, August 20, 2026
Born in Wahoo, Nebraska on March 16, 1939, to VE and Aina Johnson. Graduate of Luther Academy, 1957; Luther College, 1959; Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois, 1961. Master Degrees in Educational Development and School Administration from University of Colorado, Greely. A lifelong teacher...

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