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.

Donald P. Skoog, M.D. '53

Donald P. Skoog, M.D. '53

Wednesday, October 9, 2019
Donald P. Skoog, M.D. passed away on Oct 7, 2019 from cancer. He was born in 1931 to Paul and Mary Ann Skoog of Hubbard, Nebraska. Don graduated from the very small high school in Hubbard. He graduated magna cum laude and as class president from Midland College in Fremont, Nebraska in 1953. He...

Wayne W. Ziebarth '42

Wayne W. Ziebarth '42

Tuesday, October 1, 2019
Wayne William Ziebarth, age 98 of Wilcox, passed away Friday, September 27, 2019 in Wilcox. Wayne was born on August 2, 1921, on the family farm near Wilcox. He attended Midland Lutheran College in Fremont, where he graduated in May 1942, with a Bachelor's Degree in Education. He was affiliated...

Marty D. Williamson '72

Marty D. Williamson '72

Monday, September 23, 2019
Marty D. Williamson, 69, of Fremont died at Methodist Fremont Health Friday September 20. He was born in Early, Iowa December 3, 1949 to Mary and Daniel Williamson and graduated from Ida Grove, Iowa High School in 1968. He moved to Fremont to attend Midland Lutheran College graduating in 1972...

Judith A. Ewing '64

Judith A. Ewing '64

Wednesday, September 18, 2019
Judith Ann Geer was born on September 23, 1942, in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, to Dr. Robert R. Geer and Hazel J. Hall Geer. Her father was a medical doctor who joined the Army/Air Corps during WWII. His last assignment was in York, Nebraska, where he was discharged. They liked it there and decided to...

Eleanor Foust

Eleanor Foust

Thursday, August 29, 2019
Memorial Services for Eleanor Foust age 86 of Stanton, NE formerly of West Point, NE will be held on Saturday, September 14, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at the New England Congregational Church in Stanton, NE with Pastor Linda Mohr officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church...

Robert Rowan

Robert Rowan

Friday, August 23, 2019
Robert D. Rowan, 76, of Omaha, formerly of Gothenburg, died August 17, 2019 in Omaha. He was born February 23, 1943 in Cozad, son of Walter Charles and Doris Grace (Malcom) Rowan. Bob grew up Northeast of Gothenburg on the family dairy farm and attended school in Gothenburg graduating from...

Georgia Payne '56

Georgia Payne '56

Tuesday, August 20, 2019
Georgia was a graduate of Midland College where she earned her Bachelor's degree in Education; Georgia met her husband Donald M Payne of 61 years while attending Midland College. After they were married they had a daughter Barbara Jean Friend (Payne) and the family moved to Lincoln from Fremont...

Dr. Larry Stednitz '64

Dr. Larry Stednitz '64

Tuesday, August 20, 2019
Dr. Larry Stednitz, 78, of Falls City, NE, passed away August 18, 2019 at Falls City. He was born July 8, 1941 at Falls City to Harold and Lula (Kuker) Stednitz. He married Toni Iseman and they were later divorced. He then married Terri Robeson and she later passed away. Larry was raised at Falls...

Frederick Junior Juilfs '51

Frederick Junior Juilfs '51

Tuesday, August 13, 2019
Frederick Junior Juilfs was born July 9, 1925, in Burr to Fred W. and Elsie M. Juilfs, and joined eternal life on July 8, 2019, a journey he had well prepared himself for. Frederick graduated from Midland University, Fremont with a BA in 1951, then received his master’s degree in Divinity from The...

Norman E. Schoch Jr. '87

Norman E. Schoch Jr. '87

Monday, August 5, 2019
Norman E. Schoch Jr., 54, died Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019, at Columbus Community Hospital. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 6, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Columbus. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 5, at Trinity Lutheran Church, and will continue...

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