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.

Rev. LeRoy Erlandson L'51

Rev. LeRoy Erlandson L'51

Wednesday, April 15, 2020
Erlandson, Rev. LeRoy A. passed away, peacefully, in his sleep on April 5, 2020, in Minneapolis, MN. His loving wife, Charlotte, was by his side. LeRoy was born in rural Kennedy, MN and was preceded in death by his parents (Alric and Walborg), and his three brothers (Alden, Paul and Erland). LeRoy...

Vitauts Grinvalds '54

Vitauts Grinvalds '54

Tuesday, April 14, 2020
Vitauts Grinvalds was born in Smiltene Latvia on All Saints Day, November 1, 1927, the same year as television and Mount Rushmore. He grew up on a peaceful farm during the heart of Latvia's independence before the Second World War which would later shape the direction of his life. He was an...

Helen Horacek '71

Helen Horacek '71

Tuesday, April 7, 2020
Helen Horacek, 86, of Brainard, died Wednesday, April 1, 2020, at david place in David City. The Rev. Lonnie Eischlimann will conduct a private graveside service for the family on Monday, April 6, in the Prague National Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the family for future designation. Helen...

Orleatha Kellogg '75

Orleatha Kellogg '75

Thursday, April 2, 2020
Orleatha W. Kellogg, age 94, of Fremont passed away, Thursday, April 2, 2020, at the Crowell Memorial Home in Blair. She was born on May 26, 1925 in Bethel, Kansas to Hector and Grace (Lawver) Gravel. The family moved to Nebraska in 1929 to the maternal grandparents homestead farm southeast of...

Dorothy Kyrklund McElroy I '67

Dorothy Kyrklund McElroy I '67

Wednesday, March 18, 2020
Dorothy was born on January 6, 1924 and passed away on Monday, March 16, 2020. Dorothy was a resident of McKinney, Texas. Source: http://charleswsmith-mckinney.tributes.com/obituary/show/Dorothy-McElroy-108293633

Winifred “Fritzie” Lea Ellis '62

Winifred “Fritzie” Lea Ellis '62

Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Winifred “Fritzie” Lea Ellis, Beatrice, passed away at age 83 on Friday, February 21, 2020 in Beatrice. She was born June 15, 1936 at the farm home of her parents in rural Steinauer. Fritzie graduated from Sterling High School in 1953 after graduation she taught at Hopewell country school. She...

Diane (Morrison) Kennedy I'60

Diane (Morrison) Kennedy I'60

Tuesday, February 11, 2020
May 9, 1939 – Feb. 9, 2020. Diane was born in Omaha, NE to Glen & Cleta Morrison. Passed away the evening of February 9, 2020, in Denver, CO. She graduated from Benson High School in 1957, and continued her education through nursing school at Immanuel School of Nursing. Diane worked most of her...

Velma (Larson) Lutz '60

Velma (Larson) Lutz '60

Monday, February 3, 2020
Velma Irene Lutz of Seward formerly of Cordova (40 years) was born on November 11, 1940, in Oberlin, Kansas, the daughter of Pastor Hilmer and Myrtle (Dahlin) Larson and passed away on January 29, 2020, in Lincoln, Nebraska at the age of 79 years, 2 months and 18 days. Velma grew up in Ong and...

James Bowman '51

James Bowman '51

Wednesday, January 29, 2020
James Alford Bowman, died peacefully on January 8, 2020 at the age of 90. "Jim" was born in Glendale, California on June 11, 1929 to Alford and Rose (Nelson) Bowman. After graduating from Hoover High School in Glendale, CA, he obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from Midland College in...

Sandra Kay (Branting) Kistler '69

Sandra Kay (Branting) Kistler '69

Monday, January 27, 2020
Sandy Kistler died this week after a sudden illness. Her daughters and the friends who were family were by her side. Sandra Kay Branting was born November 8, 1946 to Frances and Hollis Branting, in North Platte, Nebraska. She was the oldest of 4 children and part of a large herd of close cousins...

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