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.

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...

Ruth Ann (Sigsbee) Beardsley '47

Ruth Ann (Sigsbee) Beardsley '47

Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Ruth Ann Beardsley (Lincoln, Nebraska) has unfortunately passed away. Ruth Ann, born on July 17, 1926 in Woodward, Iowa, shared life alongside family, friends, and others. Family and friends can send flowers and condolences in memory of the loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the...

Jill (Feese) Oetken '67

Jill (Feese) Oetken '67

Monday, August 3, 2026
Jill Georgia Oetken (July 25, 1946 – July 27, 2026) Jill Georgia Oetken, 80, died on July 27, 2026. She was born in Fremont Nebraska in 1946 to George and June Feese. Jill attended Alma High School before studying nursing at Immanuel Deaconess Institute and going to work at Immanual Hospital. Jill...

Deb Wohlenhaus '71

Deb Wohlenhaus '71

Thursday, July 2, 2026
Deborah Kay “Deb” Wohlenhaus, 76, of Omaha, Nebraska, passed away peacefully on June 27, 2026, at The Heritage at Legacy in Omaha. Deb was born on January 27, 1950, in Ames, Iowa, to Dr. C. R. Denham and Helen (Byers) Denham. She grew up in Cumberland, where she graduated from high school before...

Sherri Adams '65

Sherri Adams '65

Tuesday, May 26, 2026
Sherri L. Adams, age 82, of Nickerson died Friday, May 22, 2026 at Nebraska Women's Hospital. Visitation with the family receiving friends from 5pm to 7pm on Thursday, May 28, 2026 at the Ludvigsen Mortuary Chapel in Fremont. The funeral will be 10:30am, Friday, May 29, 2026 at St. Timothy Lutheran...

Geraldine (Van Dyke) Wachholz '57

Geraldine (Van Dyke) Wachholz '57

Monday, April 13, 2026
Geraldine Ann Wachholz was born November 23, 1935 to Merle A. Van Dyke & Ruth A. Fimple in Omaha, Nebraska. She grew up there & graduated from Benson High School in 1953. She graduated from Immanuel School of Nursing, Omaha, Nebraska in 1957. She worked as an RN at Immanuel Hospital until...

Sondra Rae (Osborn) Hahle '58

Sondra Rae (Osborn) Hahle '58

Tuesday, April 7, 2026
Sondra Rae Hahle was called to her heavenly home on Saturday, March 21, 2026, in McCook, NE at the age of 90 from complications of dementia. Sondra was born on January 26, 1936, in Grand Island, NE to parents Ray and Rosa (Hageman) Osborn. She attended school in Grand Island, NE and graduated with...

Susan (Nelson) Bengston '62

Susan (Nelson) Bengston '62

Monday, March 30, 2026
Funeral services for Susan Bengston, age 83, of Wausa, Nebraska will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 28, 2026, at Thabor Lutheran Church in Wausa. Richard Bloomquist PMA will officiate, with burial in Thabor Lutheran Cemetery in Wausa. The service will be livestreamed on Thabor Lutheran Church's...

Darlene (Frimann) Aspinall '66

Darlene (Frimann) Aspinall '66

Friday, February 20, 2026
Darlene Mae (Frimann) Aspinall of Kerrville, TX passed away on February 19, 2026 surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Alliance, Nebraska, on May 27, 1944, and was raised on the family dairy farm in Hay Springs, Nebraska. She attended local schools where she met her high school...

Sharon (Zike) Wahl '58

Sharon (Zike) Wahl '58

Tuesday, December 23, 2025
Sharon L. Wahl was born May 28, 1937 to Arthur an Emma Zike (Siemsen) and passed to God on December 22, 2025. Sharon graduated from Immanuel Nursing school and worked at Immanuel Hospital in multiple positions for 40 years, until she retired in 1998. She and her husband Gene were members of St...

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