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.

Rev. K. David Nordstrom L'57

Rev. K. David Nordstrom L'57

Tuesday, May 31, 2022
Karl (David) Nordstrom, age 84, died May 25, 2022, at Dunklau Gardens surrounded by family. He was born March 14, 1938, at Wausa, Nebraska. He attended Wausa Public Schools, Luther Junior College in Wahoo, Bethany College, Lindsborg, Kansas, and received a Master of Divinity degree from Augustana...

Delores (Dee) McNevin '47

Delores (Dee) McNevin '47

Tuesday, May 31, 2022
Delores (Dee) McNevin March 18, 1926 - May 1, 2022. Dee McNevin, 96, of Fullerton, CA passed away peacefully on May 1, 2022. Dee was born in a farmhouse outside the small south-central Nebraska town of Wilcox to Herman and Martha Ziebarth on March 18, 1926. After graduating from Wilcox High School...

Rev. Jesse Bradshaw '58

Rev. Jesse Bradshaw '58

Tuesday, May 24, 2022
Rev. Jesse Earl Bradshaw, Jr., age 90, passed away, Sunday, May 15, 2022, in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. He was born, November 25, 1931, in York, Nebraska, to the late Jesse E. Bradshaw & Lenore Bradshaw. Jesse was a proud veteran of the United States Marine Corps, bravely serving his country during...

Lynne Eggers '63

Lynne Eggers '63

Tuesday, May 17, 2022
Lynne Eggers died on May 17, 2022 of metastatic cancer. She remained in the comfort of her home through the loving care of her partner, Sally Abrams, and a circle of devoted friends. She leaves a half-sister and many friends from around the U.S. and the world. Born in Nebraska and adopted at six-...

Dorothea Winkenwerder Roseberry

Dorothea Winkenwerder Roseberry

Wednesday, May 11, 2022
Dorothea "Dotty" Lydia Roseberry slipped into the arms of her beloved Lord and Savior on May 5, 2022 after a hard-fought battle with cancer. Dotty was born to Richard and Amelia (Miller) Winkenwerder on May 18, 1938 near Sutherland, Neb. As a youngest of 14 children, she was the only one not born...

Bonnie Yates Schilke '65

Bonnie Yates Schilke '65

Thursday, May 5, 2022
Bonnie Gayle Schilke, 86, of Fremont passed away Friday, April 29, 2022, at Providence Place in Fremont surrounded by her family. She was born March 31, 1936, in Watertown, S.D. Bonnie lived in Watertown until 1942 when her family moved to Boise, Idaho. She graduated from Boise High School and was...

Rosie Nelson

Rosie Nelson

Thursday, May 5, 2022
Rosalyn "Rosie" Kay Nelson, age 82, of Fremont, NE passed away on Wednesday, April 27, 2022 surrounded by her family who loved and cherished her dearly. Rosie was born on January 26, 1940 in Fremont, NE to Clarence and Pearl Wilkening along with her twin sister, Marilyn Wagner, who still resides in...

Sandra Hansen Barger '58

Sandra Hansen Barger '58

Thursday, April 28, 2022
Funeral services for Sandra Barger, age 84, of Bloomfield, Nebraska, will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 27, 2022, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Lindy, Nebraska. Pastor Dani Jo Bierwagen will officiate, with burial in Bloomfield City Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m...

MarJean Jacobson Guderian L'50

MarJean Jacobson Guderian L'50

Thursday, April 28, 2022
MarJean D. Guderian – age 89, of Pocahontas, passed away on Sunday, October 4, 2020, at the Arlington Place in Pocahontas, Iowa. MarJean Delores Jacobson was born August 19, 1931, in Sac City, Iowa. She was the daughter of Reuben and Elsie (Hetland) Jacobson. She graduated from Boxholm High School...

Eleanor Lorraine Jones Rosenquist I'52

Eleanor Lorraine Jones Rosenquist I'52

Sunday, April 24, 2022
Eleanor Lorraine (Jones) Rosenquist was born October 19, 1931, to Myron and Lucille (Phelps) Jones. They lived on a family farm near Glenwood, Iowa. She was later joined by a brother Roger. She enjoyed the animals and gardening with her mother. After graduating Glenwood HS in 1949, she attended...

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