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.

Wayne W. Ziebarth '42

Wayne W. Ziebarth '42

Tuesday, October 1, 2019
Wayne William Ziebarth, age 98 of Wilcox, passed away Friday, September 27, 2019 in Wilcox. Wayne was born on August 2, 1921, on the family farm near Wilcox. He attended Midland Lutheran College in Fremont, where he graduated in May 1942, with a Bachelor's Degree in Education. He was affiliated...

Marty D. Williamson '72

Marty D. Williamson '72

Monday, September 23, 2019
Marty D. Williamson, 69, of Fremont died at Methodist Fremont Health Friday September 20. He was born in Early, Iowa December 3, 1949 to Mary and Daniel Williamson and graduated from Ida Grove, Iowa High School in 1968. He moved to Fremont to attend Midland Lutheran College graduating in 1972...

Judith A. Ewing '64

Judith A. Ewing '64

Wednesday, September 18, 2019
Judith Ann Geer was born on September 23, 1942, in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, to Dr. Robert R. Geer and Hazel J. Hall Geer. Her father was a medical doctor who joined the Army/Air Corps during WWII. His last assignment was in York, Nebraska, where he was discharged. They liked it there and decided to...

Letha Lucille Kibble

Letha Lucille Kibble

Monday, September 16, 2019
Letha Lucille Kibble, 79, Elwood, formerly Fremont, Nebraska, passed away Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019. She was born on Sept. 26, 1939, to Donald and Etta Waltemath, in North Platte, Nebraska. Letha joined the Army at 16, and later earned her GED while serving. She earned her degree as a dental...

Linda Lou Lang '72

Linda Lou Lang '72

Wednesday, September 11, 2019
Linda Lou Lang, age 68 of Omaha, passed away Wednesday, September 11, 2019, at her home in Omaha. Visitation will be held Friday, September 13 from 5:00 to 8:00PM at Campbell Aman Funeral Home. Private graveside services will be held at a later date. Linda was born on March 6, 1951 in Herman,...

Donald L. Austin

Donald L. Austin

Monday, September 9, 2019
Donald LeRoy Austin, 92, went home to Jesus on Sept. 5, 2019 at St. Martin Village in Rapid City. He was born on April 6, 1927, along with his twin sister, Dorothy, to Otto and Esther Austin in Nunda, SD. In 1929, his father accepted a call to serve as the pastor at Trinity Lutheran in Newman Grove...

Eleanor Foust

Eleanor Foust

Thursday, August 29, 2019
Memorial Services for Eleanor Foust age 86 of Stanton, NE formerly of West Point, NE will be held on Saturday, September 14, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at the New England Congregational Church in Stanton, NE with Pastor Linda Mohr officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church...

Robert Rowan

Robert Rowan

Friday, August 23, 2019
Robert D. Rowan, 76, of Omaha, formerly of Gothenburg, died August 17, 2019 in Omaha. He was born February 23, 1943 in Cozad, son of Walter Charles and Doris Grace (Malcom) Rowan. Bob grew up Northeast of Gothenburg on the family dairy farm and attended school in Gothenburg graduating from...

Georgia Payne '56

Georgia Payne '56

Tuesday, August 20, 2019
Georgia was a graduate of Midland College where she earned her Bachelor's degree in Education; Georgia met her husband Donald M Payne of 61 years while attending Midland College. After they were married they had a daughter Barbara Jean Friend (Payne) and the family moved to Lincoln from Fremont...

Lorraine L. Reeves

Lorraine L. Reeves

Tuesday, August 20, 2019
Lorraine Loretta (Gibson) Reeves was born on September 29, 1924 on the family farm near North Bend, Nebraska to Harry and Ruth (Brown) Gibson. The family moved often during those “depression years” but Lorraine attended school wherever they lived. She graduated from Malmo High School and went on to...

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