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.

Connie Lou O’Boyle, 74 years, of Fremont, Nebraska, passed away Friday, July 26, 2019, at Nye Legacy of Fremont. She was born on Dec. 31, 1944, in Omaha, Nebraska, to David and Laura (Olson) Ferguson. Connie was a lifetime resident of Fremont. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Education from...
Dolores Ann (Ullrich) Emanuel, 96, died July 27th, 2019 at Nye Legacy. Mrs. Emanuel devoted her life to raising her nine children and supporting her beloved husband of 71 years, Don Emanuel. She was an active member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church where she was a longtime member of Catholic...
Memorial services for Willis D. Reeves, 85, of Madison will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, July 20, 2019, at Home for Funerals Chapel, 708 Georgia Ave, Norfolk. Visitation will be Friday from 4-7 p.m. at Home for Funerals Chapel, Norfolk, Nebraska. Willis passed from this earth on Thursday, July 11, 2019...
Sedona M. Knapp, age 88, died Thursday, July 18, 2019, at her home in Fremont. She was born on Sept. 14, 1930, at the family farm in Creston, Nebraska, to Vernon and Emma (Zoubek) Koch. She attended rural schools in Platte County and graduated from Creston High School in 1947. Sedona moved with her...
Donald R. Sazama, 73, of Bonita Springs, Florida, passed away Monday, July 15, 2019. He previously resided in Byron Center, Michigan. Throughout the years, he also lived in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, Reisterstown, Maryland, and Fremont, Nebraska. Don was born in...
Deanna Jean Freitag passed away Saturday, July 13, 2019, at home. Deanna was born October 20, 1937, in Homer, NE to Maynard and Virgie Anderson. Though the family moved often, Deanna considered Lincoln, NE, her childhood home. She shared countless tales of growing up with 10 siblings and felt...
Marilyn M. Machacek, 87, of Waterloo, NE, passed away suddenly at her home on Saturday, July 13, 2019. She was born the daughter of George and Bess Pabian on September 14, 1931, in Morse Bluff, NE. Marilyn graduated in North Bend, NE with the class of 1949. She graduated from Midland College in...
David L. Oorlog, 69, Phoenix, Ariz., died June 30, 2019, in Phoenix. David was born Aug. 25, 1949, in Belle Fourche, S.D., to Harvin and LaVaughn (Rivers) Oorlog. He had lived in the Phoenix area since 1972, working in the pool repair and sales business and owning his own pool service business for...
Kelly R. Sangster, age 54, of Council Bluffs, passed away July 4, 2019 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Kelly was born June 19, 1965 in Omaha, Nebraska to William and Linda (Risley) Lawlor. She graduated from St. Albert Catholic High School in 1984. Kelly attended IWCC and graduated...
Donna Lucille Johnson was born to John and Louise (Vetter) Payzant on October 29, 1922 at Schuyler, Nebraska. She departed this life on Saturday, July 6,2019 at the Harvard Rest Haven in Harvard, Nebraska at the age of 96 years, 8 months and 7 days. She graduated from Schuyler High School and...

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