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.

Elinor Hilma (Miller) Zielkie L'60

Elinor Hilma (Miller) Zielkie L'60

Wednesday, November 11, 2020
Elinor Hilma (Miller) Zielkie, 79 years old, passed away at The Bluffs of Lake City Elysian Senior Living facility on Tuesday, November 10, 2020, Elinor was born September 2, 1941 in Oakland, Nebraska to Richard and Hilma (Hedquist) Miller. Elinor attended school in Oakland, Nebraska and furthered...

Ronald A. Lenser '54

Ronald A. Lenser '54

Friday, November 6, 2020
Ronald Arthur Lenser, 88, of Dallas (formerly Houston) passed away on Oct. 9, 2020. Ron was born on Oct. 4, 1932, in West Point, Nebraska. He first attended Midland University (Fremont, Nebraska) to study music before transferring to the University of Kansas (KU). He graduated from KU in 1956 with...

Glorian "Mick" Wickham

Glorian "Mick" Wickham

Thursday, November 5, 2020
Glorian "Mick" Wickham, age 99, of Gravois Mills, Missouri, previously of Fremont and Valley, Nebraska, passed away Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020. She was born on Sept. 30, 1921, to Nona Hassen and Robert Willmer. She attended Midland Lutheran College in Fremont and married Edgar "Wick" Wickham of...

Roderick James "Rod" Meyer '74

Roderick James "Rod" Meyer '74

Monday, November 2, 2020
On Thursday, October 29th, 2020, Roderick "Rod" James Meyer, passed away at the age of 69. He was born in Madison, WI to Donald and Ardyth (Trow) Meyer. Rod was preceded in death by his father, Donald: and his mother, Ardyth. He is survived by his brothers, Jeff Meyer (Susan), and Steve Meyer (...

Steve Peterson '72

Steve Peterson '72

Thursday, October 29, 2020
Steve Peterson, beloved husband and father, successful businessman and spiritual mentor to countless Christians in Omaha and around the world, died Oct. 22, 2020. Steve dedicated his life to advancing the gospel and built a prodigious legacy that touched lives on five continents. More than anything...

Linnea Springer Jackson '95

Linnea Springer Jackson '95

Friday, October 16, 2020
Linnea Marie Jackson, 59, died on Oct. 15, 2020, in Oklahoma City. She was born on Sept. 4, 1961, in Longmont, CO to William Franklin and Gladys (Johnson) Springer. She married William H. Jackson on June 23, 1996, in Longmont, CO. Linnea graduated from Longmont High School in 1979 and from Midland...

Mary A. Nevius

Mary A. Nevius

Friday, October 9, 2020
Mary A. Nevius, 86 years, of Fremont, Nebraska, passed away Monday, Oct. 5, 2020, at Methodist Fremont Health. She was born in Chicago, Illinois, on March 11, 1934, to Charles and Iolene (Webb) Stimpson. Mary spent her early years in Mt. Hope, Wisconsin. She moved to Omaha and graduated in 1952...

Louise Crantz Benson L'50

Louise Crantz Benson L'50

Thursday, October 8, 2020
Louise Marcianne (Crantz) Benson went to be with her Lord and Savior on her 89th birthday, October 6, 2020. Louise was born in rural Phelps County, Nebraska to Ernest and Anna Crantz on October 6, 1931. She graduated from Holdrege High School and attended Luther College in Wahoo, Nebraska, where...

Barbara Carlson

Barbara Carlson

Thursday, October 8, 2020
Barbara Louise (Claussen) Carlson died in hospice care in Omaha on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020. Barbara was born on March 30, 1933, in Fremont, Nebraska, to John and Frances (Lass) Claussen. After graduating high school in Fremont in 1951 she attended Midland College for one year before she married...

Carol Mae Oerman

Carol Mae Oerman

Monday, October 5, 2020
Carol Mae Oerman, 88, of Fremont, Nebraska, formerly of Fontanelle, Nebraska, passed away Oct. 1, 2020, at Shalimar Gardens in Fremont. Carol was born July 8, 1932, in rural Hooper, Nebraska, to George and Alice (Hoefner) Hunteman. She graduated from Hooper High School in 1949, and attended Midland...

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