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.

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...

Carrol Dahl '52

Carrol Dahl '52

Tuesday, January 21, 2020
Carrol Richard Dahl passed away in Fresno, California, on Jan. 9, 2020, at the age of 88. He was born to Harry and Margaretha (Low) Dahl (both Scribner natives) in Burlington, Colorado, on March 15, 1931. He was the youngest of six children. The family moved to Bennington, Nebraska, when Carrol was...

Gloria Ebb Petersen '49

Gloria Ebb Petersen '49

Monday, January 20, 2020
Gloria Ebb Petersen, 89, of Kearney, died Friday, Jan.17, 2020, at Kearney Regional Medical Center. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the First Lutheran Church in Kearney with the Rev. Dr. Michelle Carlson and the Rev. Dr. Rick Carlson officiating. Interment will follow at Kearney cemetery...

Diane Lynn (Holdsworth) Wiener '83

Diane Lynn (Holdsworth) Wiener '83

Friday, January 10, 2020
Diane Lynn (Holdsworth) Wiener was born on Sept. 17, 1960, in Denison, to Melvin and Clarion (Evers) Holdsworth. Diane passed away into the arms of Jesus on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2019, at the Denison Care Center in Denison at the age of 59 after a courageous battle with Glioblastoma brain cancer...

Barbara K. (Hower) Tellatin '74

Barbara K. (Hower) Tellatin '74

Wednesday, January 8, 2020
Barbara K. Tellatin, 72, died at Methodist Hospital in Omaha on Monday, Jan. 6, 2020. She was born Aug. 28, 1947, in St. Joseph, Missouri, and was raised in Savannah, Missouri, where she graduated from high school in 1965. Barbara attended Northwest Missouri State University and graduated from...

Charmine F. Laaker

Charmine F. Laaker

Monday, January 6, 2020
Charmine F. Laaker, 88, of Fremont died Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020, at Dunklau Gardens in Fremont. Charmine was born Aug. 9, 1931, in Snyder, Nebraska, to Emil and Laura (Hoge) Ruff. She was baptized at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Scribner. She attended School District 17 in Washington County and...

Phyllis Quist '51

Phyllis Quist '51

Sunday, December 29, 2019
Phyllis Jean Danielson Quist - Aug. 28, 1929 - Dec. 14, 2019 - Former resident of San Jose Phyllis Jean Danielson Quist, was born and raised in southwest Iowa. After marrying Wayne Quist, she moved to San Jose in 1955. Phyllis thoroughly enjoyed her career as an escrow officer, and the branch...

Eldon C. Johnson Sr. '49

Eldon C. Johnson Sr. '49

Monday, December 23, 2019
Eldon C. Johnson Sr., 93, died Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019, at home in Torrington. Memorial services will be 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 27, 2019, at the Colyer Funeral Home with Pastor Cody Dyer officiating. Burial will follow in the Valley View Cemetery in Torrington. Cremation has taken place. Memorials can...

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