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.

Mary Ellen Schadendorf '71

Monday, December 16, 2019

Preceded in death by parents, Paul and Edith Ackerson; brother, Tim Ackerson. Survived by husband, Michael Schadendorf; children, Jennifer (Jason) Valandra and Steven Schadendorf (Atefeh Hosseini); grandchildren, Cameron, Edith and Tonya; sisters, Elaine DeBoer and Betty Ackerson; many nieces,...

Herb Nestander '45

Saturday, December 14, 2019

Edwin H. 'Herb' Nestander age, 91 of Fremont Died Friday, December 13, 2019 at Dunklau Gardens Edwin Herbert (Herb) Nestander was born on May 13, 1928, died peacefully in his sleep on December 13, 2019. He was born in Omaha Nebraska to Edwin J. and Martha (Kurtz) Nestander. He married the love of...

Donna G. Dahl McClaughry

Monday, December 9, 2019

Donna G. Dahl McClaughry, 94, of Lake Ozark, Missouri, passed away Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019, at Lakeside Meadows in Osage Beach, Missouri. A native of Nebraska, she was born Jan. 9, 1925, in Hooper, Nebraska, the daughter of the late Clarence and Florence (Ruwe) Dahl. She graduated from Hooper High...

Charlotte Axelyn Hill '45

Sunday, November 24, 2019

Charlotte Axelyn Hill, age 92, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019, in Arapahoe. Charlotte was born on June 19, 1927, to Reverend Arthur H. and Gladys (Malmrose) Peterson. She graduated from Ceresco High School in Ceresco, Neb., and attended Luther College in Wahoo, Neb. She played...

Martin P. Petersen '58

Friday, November 15, 2019

Martin Paul Petersen, 85, formerly of Alliance, passed away Saturday, November 9, 2019 at Mary Lanning Hospital in Hastings, NE. He was born September 10, 1935 in San Angelo TX to Erich and Helene (Sasse) Petersen. On August 21, 1955 he was united in marriage to Patricia Lou Stubben in Niobrara, NE...

Margaret Mary McGath '77

Thursday, November 14, 2019

Margaret Mary McGath, age 91, of Fremont, Nebraska, passed away Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019, at Nebraska Medicine in Omaha. Born on Oct. 6, 1928, in Omaha to George B. and Mary R. (McNeill) Sancha. She was a life-long Fremont resident, a 1946 graduate of Fremont High School and received a B.A. and...

James M. Perry '64

Wednesday, November 13, 2019

James Monroe Perry, 78, of St. Joseph, died Nov. 10, 2019. James was born June 26, 1941, in Topeka, Kansas, to the late Harry M. and Cora (Raymond) Perry. He attended Lafayette High School, where he was involved in concert choir and was a member of the basketball team. He received an economics...

Alberta Rowe

Wednesday, October 16, 2019

Alberta Rowe, age 101, former Fremont resident, last residing at St. Joseph Retirement Community in West Point, Nebraska, passed away at St. Francis Memorial Hospital in West Point on Oct. 13, 2019. Alberta was born in Fremont, Nebraska, on July 1, 1918, to Albert and Christine (Launer) Weihe. She...

Bernice R. Chandler '41

Friday, October 11, 2019

Bernice R. Chandler, 96 years, of Fremont, Nebraska, died Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019, at Nye Pointe Health and Rehab in Fremont. Bernice was born March 24, 1923, in Lynch, Nebraska, to Carl J. and Alma M. (Andersen) Thorell. She grew up at Bristow, Nebraska. She attended Luther College in Wahoo,...

Donald P. Skoog, M.D. '53

Wednesday, October 9, 2019

Donald P. Skoog, M.D. passed away on Oct 7, 2019 from cancer. He was born in 1931 to Paul and Mary Ann Skoog of Hubbard, Nebraska. Don graduated from the very small high school in Hubbard. He graduated magna cum laude and as class president from Midland College in Fremont, Nebraska in 1953. He...