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.

Rebecca Flora '99

Wednesday, June 15, 2022

Rebecca Flora of Colorado Springs, CO met her Heavenly Father and Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ face to face on April 19, 2022. A Memorial Service will be held at First Lutheran Church at 1515 N. Cascade Ave Colorado Springs, Friday June 10 at 1:00 pm with a reception to follow. She was born in...

Thomas Smith '72

Wednesday, June 8, 2022

Thomas P. "Tom" Smith, 73, of Fremont, Nebraska, passed away Monday, June 6, 2022, at Nebraska Medicine in Omaha. He was born Nov. 26, 1948, in Omaha to Phillip T. and Irene B (Stolinski) Smith. Tom grew up in Omaha and was a 1967 graduate of Archbishop Ryan High School in Omaha. He graduated from...

Arthur Bierman

Monday, June 6, 2022

A dapper, inquisitive, and outspoken man-about-town in both San Francisco and Rome, Arthur Kalmer Bierman died from complications of a fall on June 3, 2022 at the age of ninety-eight. During his journey from a childhood on a subsistence farm to a long academic career, interspersed with social and...

Dawn Koenig '89

Monday, June 6, 2022

Dawn Renae Koenig, 54, Maple Grove, MN passed away at her home, Monday, May 2, 2022 with her husband, Brad Armentrout by her side. Dawn was born November 7, 1967, at the former Lutheran Hospital in Beatrice, to Paul R. Koenig and Minnie G. (Forden) Koenig. She grew up on a farm near Beatrice (Ellis...

John Lamme '68

Thursday, June 2, 2022

John Francis Lamme, age 77, of Seguin, Texas, went to be with our Lord on May 31, 2022. John was born on May 19, 1945, in Fremont, Nebraska, in Dodge County to George and Mary Lamme. John grew up in Fremont, graduated from Archbishop Bergan High School and went on to receive his Bachelor of Science...

Gene Herzberg '70

Wednesday, June 1, 2022

Gene Herbert Herzberg, 74, of Lincoln passed away Friday, May 27, 2022, at his home. Services will be held at Christ Lincoln on Thursday, June 2, at 10 a.m. Burial and luncheon to follow service. Visitation will be at Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home on Wednesday, June 1, from 12-8 p.m. with...

Gene Herzberg '70

Wednesday, June 1, 2022

Gene Herbert Herzberg, 74, of Lincoln passed away Friday, May 27, 2022, at his home. Services will be held at Christ Lincoln on Thursday, June 2, at 10 a.m. Burial and luncheon to follow service. Visitation will be at Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home on Wednesday, June 1, from 12-8 p.m. with...

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

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

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...