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.

Melva (Grube) Schmidt '55

Melva (Grube) Schmidt '55

Tuesday, December 16, 2025
Melva Mae (Grube) Schmidt passed away on December 15, 2025, at the age of 91, following a recent fall. For the past two years, she had been a resident of Fieldstone Memory Care in Yakima, Washington where she was well cared for and known for being independent. Melva was born on March 11, 1934, in...

Mary Anna (Carlson) Anderson '56

Mary Anna (Carlson) Anderson '56

Wednesday, November 19, 2025
A funeral service for Mary Anna Anderson be held on Saturday, November 22, 2025, at 10:00 a.m., at the Nelson-Bauer Funeral Home in Holdrege, Nebraska with Vicar Libby Florian, officiating. Interment will follow at Prairie Home Cemetery, Holdrege. Mary Anna Anderson, 90, of Holdrege, died on...

Ilene Smith '71

Ilene Smith '71

Monday, November 10, 2025
Ilene Smith, 77, of Fort Dodge, died November 8, 2025, at the Marian Home. She will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, and grandmother, a fantastic nurse and a humble fighter who battled her health challenges over the years with courage and grace. Ilene Marie Franke, daughter of Norman and...

Carol Spahn '64

Carol Spahn '64

Monday, September 22, 2025
Carol Jean Spahn, age 85, of York, Neb., passed away September 10, 2025 at her home in York. Memorial services will be held Friday, September 19, 2025 at 10 a.m. at the Evangelical Free Church in Stromsburg with Pastor Keet Redden officiating. Inurnment will be in the Sutton Cemetery following the...

Lillian Jurgens '46

Lillian Jurgens '46

Wednesday, September 10, 2025
Lillian Mae Jurgens, 100, of Fremont, died surrounded by the love of her family on Friday, September 5, 2025, at Nye Square. She was born on August 13, 1925, at Richmond Hospital in Fremont, and grew up on her family farm near Wahoo. She attended District 70 and graduated from Wahoo High School in...

Jewel Wegs '61

Jewel Wegs '61

Monday, July 7, 2025
Jewel Marie (Peterson) Wegs was born July 1, 1940, to Carl and Hattie Peterson on a farm outside Red Oak, Iowa. She died peacefully and with grace and dignity in the presence of her husband, Tom, on May 29, 2025. She lived a full and joyful life full of family, friends, and adventures. She attended...

Linda (Axland) Buehlmann '65

Linda (Axland) Buehlmann '65

Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Linda Marie Axland Buehlmann, 80, of Austin, Texas, passed away at home on June 9, 2025. Linda was an adored and beloved mother and grandmother and a cherished friend to so many. She will be missed beyond what our words can express. Linda was born in Harlan, Iowa, on September 21, 1944, to Theodore...

Elizabeth "Betty Lou" Nelson '53

Elizabeth "Betty Lou" Nelson '53

Monday, January 20, 2025
We would like to celebrate the life of Elizabeth Nelson (fondly referred to as Betty Lou), beloved wife of Reverend John Nelson, devoted mother, grandmother and great grandmother, adored sister and cherished friend. Elizabeth peacefully departed this life surrounded by her loving family on January...

Katherine Shelly '58

Katherine Shelly '58

Thursday, January 16, 2025
Katherine “Kay” J. Shelly, 88 of South Sioux City, passed away Monday, December 9, 2024. A memorial service will be 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at Mohr & Becker-Hunt Funeral Home in South Sioux City. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service time at the funeral home. Katherine...

Galen Madsen, '79

Galen Madsen, '79

Friday, October 18, 2024
Galen Kermit Madsen was born on November 30, 1952, to Hilda (Madsen) and Kermit Madsen in York, NE. He was raised in Hampton, NE, first living on the farm, and then moving into town. Gaen was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in rural Hampton, and confirmed at United Lutheran in town. He...

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