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.

Alex Meyer '64

Alex Meyer '64

Thursday, December 23, 2021
Alex Meyer, age 80, of Snyder, died Tuesday, December 21, 2021 at St. Elizabeth’s Burn Center in Lincoln. A celebration of life memorial service will be at 2 p.m. on Monday, December 27, at Evangelical Free Church in Fremont ( 2050 N Lincoln) led by Pastor Ryan Miller. Lunch and reminiscing will...

Virginia Johnson Diers

Virginia Johnson Diers

Saturday, December 18, 2021
Virginia L. Diers of Grand Island passed away Dec. 18, 2021. There will be no visitation. All Faiths Funeral Home will be in charge of arrangements. Service will be held at a later date. Mrs. Diers was born on Jan. 20, 1930, in Fremont, Nebraska, to Vernon L. and Martha E. (Anderson) Johnson. She...

Bonnie Wobken

Bonnie Wobken

Tuesday, December 14, 2021
Bonnie B. Wobken, age 84, of Hooper died Friday, December 10, 2021 at the Hooper Care Center. Bonnie was born November 4, 1937 to Fred and Mildred ‘Robeson’ Wiley in Keya Paha County, Nebraska on the family farm. She moved to Bassett at the age of 5 and lived there until she was 16, when the family...

Mary "Colette" Kroeten (Bahl) '07

Mary "Colette" Kroeten (Bahl) '07

Tuesday, November 30, 2021
Mary Colette Kroeten, 67 years, of Fremont, NE passed away Saturday, November 27, 2021 at Methodist Fremont Health. Colette was born on July 17, 1954 to Ronald and Eleanor (Zimmerman) Bahl in Minot, ND. Colette graduated from Bishop Ryan High in 1972 and attended Minot State before moving to Fargo...

Lois Hallowell '70

Lois Hallowell '70

Friday, November 19, 2021
Lois Ann Hallowell, age 90, of Fremont went home to be with her beloved husband of 64 years, Bob, on Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021. Lois Ann was born Feb. 24, 1931, to Glen and Milada (Janecek) Beaumont in Dodge, Nebraska. She graduated from Snyder High School in 1949 as Valedictorian of her class. She...

Adam Bean

Adam Bean

Wednesday, November 10, 2021
Adam D. Bean, 40, of Ogallala, Nebraska passed away on Monday, November 8, 2021 in Gosper County. Adam was born in Broken Bow, Nebraska on May 4, 1981, to David and Patty (Munnell) Bean. At the age of 6, his family moved from Arnold, Nebraska to Eustis, Nebraska. Adam attended and graduated from...

Carrie A. Essink '99

Carrie A. Essink '99

Thursday, October 28, 2021
Carrie Essink, age 44, of Bennington passed away peacefully Saturday, October 23, 2021, in Empoli, Italy, with her husband at her side. A public memorial service and Celebration of Life will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, November 1, 2021, at Relevant Center, 21220 Elkhorn Dr (212th and W. Maple Rd...

Ann Wilhite '67

Ann Wilhite '67

Tuesday, October 26, 2021
Ann Louise Wilhite, age 75, of Fremont died on Oct. 23, 2021, at Methodist Fremont Health. The daughter of Rev. Paul and Lela (Zimmerman) Wiegman, she was born in Omaha on March 9, 1946. She grew up in Tekamah and Ponca, where her father served as a Lutheran minister. Arriving at Midland Lutheran...

Dee Ann Tillotson

Dee Ann Tillotson

Monday, October 25, 2021
Dee Ann Tillotson, 80 years, of Fremont, NE passed away Saturday, October 16, 2021 at Dunklau Gardens in Fremont. Dee was born on November 15, 1940, to Wilbur and Lucille (Conyers) Sommer in North Platte, NE. She was raised on a farm near North Platte and moved to town in junior high. She graduated...

Delores Ruge '55

Delores Ruge '55

Wednesday, October 13, 2021
Delores was born to Ernest and Wanda (Dean) Ruge in Norfolk, NE, July 15, 1932. She departed to be with our Lord Oct. 11, 2021. The family moved to Washington in 1937. Delores graduated from Vancouver High School and went on to attend Midland College in Fremont, NE. After graduation she went on to...

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