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.

Glennadean Surratt Maurin I '61

Glennadean Surratt Maurin I '61

Sunday, January 31, 2021
Glennadean (Surratt) Maurin finished her lifelong path of caring and nursing others on January 15, 2021. Glenna was born in Denver, Colorado, on November 8, 1939. The youngest of four sisters (Louise, Eula, and Odelia), she grew up in that city and started as a "candy striper" at the age of 12...

Nicole Michelle (Smith) Frerichs '08

Nicole Michelle (Smith) Frerichs '08

Thursday, January 28, 2021
Nicole Michelle Frerichs, 35, of Lincoln, passed away Saturday, January 23rd, at her home. She graduated from Midland University in 2008 with a degree in Public Relations and Advertising, obtained her Master of Science in Education from UNK in 2010, and earned her Doctorate Degree of Education in...

William Hansen Jr. '51

William Hansen Jr. '51

Thursday, January 28, 2021
William D. Hansen Jr. died on Jan. 15, 2021, at The Village in Indianola, Iowa. A celebration of life will be held at a later date at The Village in Indianola. Burial of cremains with military honors will be held in the Iowa Veterans Cemetery. William was born on Nov. 16, 1926, in Oakland, Neb., to...

Sally G. Kozisek

Sally G. Kozisek

Thursday, January 28, 2021
Sally G. Kozisek, 91, of Fremont, Nebraska, passed away Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021, at Dunklau Gardens in Fremont. Sally was born Feb. 22, 1929, at Brainard, Nebraska, to Frank and Julia (Weverka) Kucera. She grew up at Brainard and David City. She graduated from David City High School. Sally married...

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...

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