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.

Phyllis Exstrom L'58

Phyllis Exstrom L'58

Tuesday, November 1, 2022
Phyllis Jean Exstrom, 83, of Holdrege, died on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022, at the Phelps Memorial Health Center in Holdrege. Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 3 at the Bethel Lutheran Church in Holdrege, with Rev. Jan Gluth King officiating. Interment will be 4 p.m. at the Bethany...

Marilyn Hypse L'52

Marilyn Hypse L'52

Tuesday, November 1, 2022
Marilyn Hypse, 92, of Topeka, passed away on October 29, 2022. She was born July 16, 1930, in Almena, Wisconsin, the daughter of Richard I. and Florence (Fornell) Dimick. She graduated from Barron High School in 1948 and received an associate's degree from Luther College in Wahoo, Nebraska in 1952...

Dr. William (Bill) Eaton '52

Dr. William (Bill) Eaton '52

Wednesday, October 26, 2022
William "Bill" Eaton passed away peacefully at his home on Oct. 22, 2022, at the age of 93. He was born in Omaha on Feb. 12, 1929, the child of William Dickinson Eaton and Frances Maurine Bryan. He was raised in Illinois, New York, Iowa and moved with his family to Fremont. Though new to his high...

Larry Canfield Jr. '64

Larry Canfield Jr. '64

Tuesday, October 25, 2022
Services for Lawrence E. “Larry” Canfield Jr., 82, will be at noon on Friday, Oct. 28, at Trinity United Methodist Church, 6151 W. Charleston Blvd., in Las Vegas. The Rev. Jennifer Hageman will officiate. Private visition for the family will begin at 10 a.m. and public visitation will begin at 11 a...

Robert "Bob" Patch '47

Robert "Bob" Patch '47

Monday, October 24, 2022
Robert "Bob" Potach went to be with his Heavenly Father on October 13, 2022, at the age of 98. Bob was born on December 21, 1923, in Fremont, Nebraska. He was the son of Frank and Agnes (Budin) Potach. He graduated from Fremont High School in 1941. From there, Bob attended Midland College in...

Ivan Goering '51

Ivan Goering '51

Monday, October 17, 2022
Ivan Goering, 93, of Columbus, Nebraska, died on Sept. 30, 2022 after a long and full life. Services will be held Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022 at 10:30 a.m. at Zion Lutheran Church in Platte Center, Nebraska. He was born on June 11, 1929, to Herman and Mabel Goering in rural Platte Center, Nebraska...

Alice G. Colgan '78

Alice G. Colgan '78

Wednesday, October 5, 2022
Alice G. Colgan, 78, of Fremont, Nebraska, passed away Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022, at Nebraska Methodist Hospital in Omaha. She was born Sept. 29, 1944, in North Bend to Gail and Delores (Hartmann) Scott. Alice was raised and lived most of her life in North Bend and moved to Fremont in 2015. She...

Howard Seigfreid '61

Howard Seigfreid '61

Wednesday, September 28, 2022
Howard James Seigfreid, 87, passed away Friday, September 23, 2022 at University Village in Tulsa, OK. Howard was born November 29, 1934 in Hudson, Iowa to James and Florence (Rosenberry/Conklin/Mason) Siegfried. After graduating from Cedar Bluffs High School in 1953, Howard was drafted into the...

Rev. Charles Lindgren L'51

Rev. Charles Lindgren L'51

Tuesday, September 27, 2022
Charles Fredrick Lindgren was born on June 22, 1931, east of Lyons, Burt County, Nebraska, the son of J. Sephus and Hannah (Bring) Lindgren. He was baptized on July 5, 1931, in the family home at the foot of his mother's casket before her funeral at First Lutheran in Oakland, Nebraska. Left...

Rev. Nancy J. Erickson '69

Rev. Nancy J. Erickson '69

Monday, September 26, 2022
Rev. Nancy J. Erickson, 76, Lincoln, passed away on September 25, 2022 after a short stay at St. Elizabeth Hospital. Born on September 12, 1946. Nancy left us peacefully, with her husband, Aaron, by her side. Nancy was born to Joseph and Dorothy Erickson, where she lived on a farm between Wahoo and...

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