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.

Lily Copeland Harkness '56

Lily Copeland Harkness '56

Monday, January 18, 2021
Lily Copeland Harkness passed away on Thursday, December 31, 2020 due to complications from COVID-19, in Fountain Hills, Arizona. She was born on Friday, July 13, 1934 in Waterville, Kansas, and was raised on a nearby dairy farm, run by her parents, Charles and Ruth Copeland. She graduated from...

Janis Haggstrom '59

Janis Haggstrom '59

Monday, January 18, 2021
Janis was born in O'Neill, Nebraska on February 28, 1938, and died on January 11, 2021, in Omaha. She was preceded in death on August 7, 2020 by her husband Dr. John Andrew Haggstrom, and her parents, Gerald and Elizabeth (Bentz) DeVore. Mrs. Haggstrom graduated from Norfolk Senior High School in...

Stanley "Lon" Allen '65

Stanley "Lon" Allen '65

Monday, January 18, 2021
Stanley “Lon” Allen, age 77 of Omaha, passed away Monday, January 11, 2021 in Omaha. Survivors include his wife Ginny of Omaha; sons Todd of Auburn, Tim and wife Amy of Albuquerque, NM; grandchildren Alila and Zoie; other relatives and friends. Services are pending.

Esther Oberg '45

Esther Oberg '45

Sunday, January 10, 2021
Esther V. Oberg, 94, of Wakefield, NE died on Thursday, January 07, 2021 at the Wakefield Health Care Center in Wakefield, NE. The funeral service for Esther will be held on Monday, January 11, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at Salem Lutheran Church in Wakefield; Pastor Patti Meyer will be officiating. The...

Rosalie Mae (Ekstrom) Engelhardt '49

Rosalie Mae (Ekstrom) Engelhardt '49

Friday, January 8, 2021
Hastings resident Rosalie Mae Engelhardt, 90, passed away Sunday, November 8, 2020, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE. Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday, November 14, at First St. Paul’s Lutheran, with Pastor Joel Remmers officiating. Burial will be at Parkview Cemetery in Hastings...

Morris T. Erickson '50

Morris T. Erickson '50

Friday, January 8, 2021
Morris T. Erickson, 93, entered eternal peace Nov. 26, 2020 with family by his side. Morris was born to Henry and Lillie Erickson at the family farm near Mead, on May 24, 1927. He was baptized and confirmed at Alma Lutheran Church in Mead where he remained a faithful lifetime member. Morris...

Marilyn Hageman '50

Marilyn Hageman '50

Friday, January 8, 2021
Marilyn J. Hageman, age 90 of Ithaca, died Friday, November 27, 2020 in Wahoo. She was born September 9, 1930 in Rockford, IL to Harold and Lydia (Pennington) Duel. Marilyn came to Wahoo, alone, at the age of 16, to attend Luther College. She graduated from Midland College in Fremont with a...

Mary (Anderson) McLendon '43

Mary (Anderson) McLendon '43

Thursday, January 7, 2021
Mary McLendon passed peacefully at her residence in Keystone Ridge on December 16, 2020, after an amazing life dedicated to the care and well-being of others and to her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Born in Omaha, NE, Mary graduated from Benson High School in 1939 where she later was inducted into...

Rev. John M. Leaf L'58

Rev. John M. Leaf L'58

Wednesday, January 6, 2021
Rev. John Martin Leaf, 82, of Moline, passed away on January 5th, 2021, at home surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be 11 am Monday, January 11, 2021 at Augustana Lutheran Church in Andover, IL, where his father had been a minister. Due to capacity limitations the funeral will be live-...

Gail F. Searcey '71

Gail F. Searcey '71

Monday, January 4, 2021
Gail F. Searcey, age 71 of Auburn, passed away Monday, December 28, 2020 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Lincoln. Survivors include his sons and grandsons Dustin and sons Cash and Covey of Omaha, Chad and sons Slayton and Stone of Kansas City, MO; brothers Max (Patty) Searcey of Marysville, KS, L.G. (...

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