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.

Chris Sorensen '92

Chris Sorensen '92

Monday, November 20, 2023
Chris Allen Sorensen, age 55, died on Friday, Nov. 10, 2023, at his home in Omaha after a short battle with anaplastic thyroid cancer. Chris was born Nov. 4, 1968, in Fremont. He grew up in Arlington, graduating from Arlington High School in 1987. After graduating he attended Midland University in...

Susan (Hines) Nutzman, '76

Susan (Hines) Nutzman, '76

Thursday, November 16, 2023
On Tuesday, July 4th, 2023, Heaven gained two angels. Living a life of 70 years full of love and friendship, Susan and Rick Nutzman passed away together. Susan Marie (Hines) Nutzman was born on October 26th, 1952, in Fremont, Nebraska to Leonard and Beatrice Hines. She graduated from Fremont High...

Ellen Dolezal

Ellen Dolezal

Monday, November 13, 2023
Ellen Dolezal (Ellie), 75, went to be with her heavenly family on November 8, 2023, with her family by her side. There will be a Celebration of Life at the South Tama County High School on Saturday, November 25th. Visitation will be from noon until 3:00 followed by a service at 3:30. Ellie was born...

Marian Lottman

Marian Lottman

Monday, November 13, 2023
Marian M. Lottman, 87 of Fremont, Nebraska passed away Friday, November 10, 2023 surrounded by her family at Dunklau Gardens in Fremont. She was born November 6, 1936 in Arlington, NE to Ewald and Marie (Laaker) Dunklau. She grew up in Arlington and was a 1955 graduate from Arlington High School...

Sandra "Sue" Morris '62

Sandra "Sue" Morris '62

Thursday, October 26, 2023
Sue Morris, 82, of Glenwood, IA passed away on Saturday, October 7, 2023 at the Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, IA. Funeral services will be held Friday, October 13, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church with Rev. Mark Petri. Visitation will be held one hour prior to...

Alene Nestander '84

Alene Nestander '84

Friday, October 20, 2023
Alene Clarice Hawley Nestander age, 94 of Fremont Died Sunday, October 15, 2023 at Dunklau Gardens Alene was born on August 21, 1929 in Omaha to Cloyd and Alma 'Cogle' Hawley. She married the love of her life Edwin Herbert Nestander on February 5, 1949. Alene graduated from Benson High School in...

Ellen Hughes

Ellen Hughes

Tuesday, October 3, 2023
Our adored and cherished Mom, Little Gramma, Ellen, began her story in Lihue Kauai, Hawaii, the only daughter born to Kazuo and Tokiko Tsuchiyama. She was a lucky little girl that got to grow up in a tropical paradise with her 3 brothers, Edward "Masayuki", Stanford Takeo "Take", and Howard Isami...

LaVose A. ‘Ann’ Hull

LaVose A. ‘Ann’ Hull

Thursday, September 28, 2023
LaVose A. ‘Ann’ Hull, age 94, of Fremont died Sunday September 24, 2023 at Nye Legacy in Fremont. Ann was born April 8, 1929 at the Immanuel Hospital in Omaha to Martin and Nina ‘Peterson’ Magnuson. She grew up on a farm northeast of Colon. She attended District 60 Country School for 8 years then...

Keith Bergquist '57

Keith Bergquist '57

Wednesday, September 27, 2023
Keith Harold Bergquist of Yankton, South Dakota, formerly of rural Hooper, Nebraska, passed away peacefully at Avera Sister James Care Center in Yankton on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023, at the age of 84. He was born to Harold and Margaret (Daubert) Bergquist on Oct. 26, 1938, at the Oakland Hospital...

James Flynn '62

James Flynn '62

Wednesday, September 27, 2023
James Melvin Flynn, born on May 8, 1941, in Valley, Nebraska, passed away on September 24, 2023, after a courageous 13-year battle with cancer. He was a man of unwavering strength and determination, leaving behind a legacy of love, family, and service. James was the beloved husband of Linda Flynn,...

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