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.

Paul Henkel '72

Paul Henkel '72

Monday, November 16, 2020
Paul A. Henkel, age 92, died unexpectedly of COVID 19 on November 3, 2020. He was born in 1928 to Fred and Edna Henkel. His early life was spent in Sweetwater, TX, until his family moved to Auburn, NE.Always a fun loving kid, he spent every free moment working at the local airfield and learning to...

Lynn Johnson '55

Lynn Johnson '55

Sunday, November 15, 2020
Lynn Johnson, age 86, of Kearney passed away Thursday, November 12, 2020 at CHI Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Lynn Johnson was born in Wausa, NE to Albin and Ethel (Lingren) Johnson. Lynn graduated from Norfolk High School in 1953. In 1955, he graduated from Luther College in Wahoo, NE. While...

Carolyn Anderson Macklin

Carolyn Anderson Macklin

Friday, November 13, 2020
Carolyn Anderson Macklin, 85 years, of Fremont, Nebraska, died Nov. 11, 2020, at the Hooper Care Center in Hooper, Nebraska. Carolyn was born June 17, 1935, in Fremont, Nebraska, to Sam and Mary (Gloser) Chudomelka. She was a 1953 graduate of North Bend High School in North Bend, Nebraska, and a...

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...

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