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.

Sandra Groeltz '64

Sandra Groeltz '64

Monday, January 6, 2025
Sandra L. Groeltz, 82, of Glenview, passed away on December 21, 2024. She was born July 16, 1942 in Burlington, Iowa, the daughter of Charles H. "Chic" Groeltz and Alvina (Dickman) Groeltz. She is survived by daughter Erinn (Zac) Hernandez, grandchildren Alexander and Citlali Hernandez, and sister...

David Provorse, PhD '82 and Marcia Provorse

David Provorse, PhD '82 and Marcia Provorse

Monday, January 6, 2025
Dave and Marcia Provorse rode off into the sunset together on December 20, 2024. David Lee Provorse was born April 09, 1960 to the late Albert Allan Provorse and Dorothy Ladine Provorse (Long) in Fremont, Nebraska. Marcia Lynn Rowley was born April 21, 1962 to the late Bernard Francis Rowley and...

Ila Waldron '92

Ila Waldron '92

Monday, January 6, 2025
Ila Johanna Waldron, age 82, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 27, 2024, at Midlands Living Center. Ila was born April 14,1942, in Carroll, IA, to the late Lester and Esther Rasmussen. She graduated from Jennie Edmundson Nursing School in 1963, and later received her BSN from Midland...

Mary (Rinde) Adams '57

Mary (Rinde) Adams '57

Monday, January 6, 2025
Mary Louise (Rinde) Adams, 89, of Palmyra, PA, passed away peacefully at home on January 6, 2025. She was born in Nebraska City, NE. She earned a degree in Science and Math from Midland College and later became a physical therapist. While working in Honolulu, HI, she met and married Charles Powell...

William Rapp '60

William Rapp '60

Friday, December 6, 2024
William “Bill” was born on February 11, 1938 to Mary and Walter Rapp in KC, Kansas. He graduated high school in 1957 from Luther Academy in Wahoo, Nebraska where he met the love of his life, Jewel Swanson. They married on June 5, 1960. Bill graduated in 1962 from Bethany College with a Bachelor’s...

Vernice Stumpe '89

Vernice Stumpe '89

Wednesday, December 4, 2024
Vernice Viola Stumpe, age 89, formerly of Scribner Died Friday, November 29, 2024 at Ridgewood Rehab in Seward. Vernice was born November 7, 1935 to Harold and Viola 'Flamme' Schnoor, and grew up on a farm by Snyder, Nebraska. She graduated from Scribner High School in 1953. She attended Midland...

Jean Cameron

Jean Cameron

Tuesday, December 3, 2024
Barbara Jean Cameron, age 88 of Tekamah, passed away on Friday, Nov. 29th, 2024, at the Memorial Community Hospital & Health System in Blair, Nebraska. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, at 10 a.m. at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Tekamah, Nebraska. Visitation with the family...

Dr. Colleen Dilley '61

Dr. Colleen Dilley '61

Monday, November 11, 2024
Dr. Colleen Willert Dilley, 84 years, of Fremont, NE, passed away on October 30, 2024, at Methodist Hospital in Omaha, NE. Colleen was born on December 26, 1939, to Everett W. and Blanche M. (Lapcheska) Willert, in Geneva, NE. Colleen and her family lived in Bruning, NE, and moved to Potter, NE, at...

Robert Miller Jr. '84

Robert Miller Jr. '84

Monday, November 4, 2024
Robert I. Miller Jr. entered into rest on Sunday, November 3, 2024. He was born on February 22, 1961, to Robert I. Miller Sr. and Beverly (Gregg) Miller in Wahoo, NE He graduated from Wahoo Public Schools in May 1979. The following fall he attended the University of Nebraska where he was a walk on...

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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