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.

Robert Brodd '58

Robert Brodd '58

Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Robert Elwood Brodd was born December 21, 1937 to Evald and Dorothea (Knudsen) Brodd in Lincoln, NE. He was baptized on March 20, 1938 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Ceresco, NE. and confirmed on May 31, 1953 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Wahoo, NE. He grew up in Wahoo and graduated from Wahoo...

Gary Burns '93

Gary Burns '93

Thursday, January 30, 2025
Gary L. Burns, 71 years, of Arlington, NE, passed away Saturday, January 25, 2025, at the VA Medical Center in Omaha. Gary was born on September 14, 1953, to Nellis and Beverly (Riddell) Burns in Warren, OH. He was a 1971 graduate of Arlington High School. Gary later attended Midland Lutheran...

Jay Prauner '83

Jay Prauner '83

Thursday, January 30, 2025
Memorial services for Jay W. Prauner, 63, of Norfolk will be 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 3, at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Norfolk with the Rev. Lee Weander officiating. Private family inurnment will be held at the St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery in rural Battle Creek. Visitation will be 2-5 p.m. Sunday at...

Paul Martin '64

Paul Martin '64

Monday, January 27, 2025
Paul Ogden Martin passed away December 21st, 2024, at Rose of Sharon Assisted Living in Centennial, CO at the age of 82. Paul was born November 17th, 1942 in Fremont, NE, to Gwendolyn Wilson Martin and Ogden Lee Martin. Paul graduated from Fremont Senior High School in 1960. He attended Midland...

Timothy Darnauer '66

Timothy Darnauer '66

Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Timothy G. Darnauer, aged 84, of Green Bay, entered into eternal rest on January 15, 2025. Born on September 25, 1940, in Lincoln, Nebraska, Timothy was the cherished son of Emil and Esther Darnauer. A proud graduate of Midland Lutheran College, Timothy also studied at the University of Nebraska...

Elizabeth "Betty Lou" Nelson '53

Elizabeth "Betty Lou" Nelson '53

Monday, January 20, 2025
We would like to celebrate the life of Elizabeth Nelson (fondly referred to as Betty Lou), beloved wife of Reverend John Nelson, devoted mother, grandmother and great grandmother, adored sister and cherished friend. Elizabeth peacefully departed this life surrounded by her loving family on January...

Lani Kohrt

Lani Kohrt

Monday, January 20, 2025
Lani S (Steele) Kohrt passed away after a long battle with cancer, on Wednesday January 15th, 2025, in her parents’ home. Lani was born to Ron and Naomi (Linderud) Steele on April 30th, 1966, in Honolulu Hawaii, while her dad was in the navy. Due to her dad being in the navy, Lani attended multiple...

Jeff Donner '87

Jeff Donner '87

Friday, January 17, 2025
Jeffrey Lee Donner, age 60 of Crofton, Nebraska died on Thursday, January 16, 2025 at his residence. A Memorial service will be held on Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 10:30 a.m. at the Wintz Funeral Home in Crofton with Cheri Leader officiating. Burial of his cremated remains will be at St. Rose of...

Katherine Shelly '58

Katherine Shelly '58

Thursday, January 16, 2025
Katherine “Kay” J. Shelly, 88 of South Sioux City, passed away Monday, December 9, 2024. A memorial service will be 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at Mohr & Becker-Hunt Funeral Home in South Sioux City. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service time at the funeral home. Katherine...

Mary (Rinde) Adams '57

Mary (Rinde) Adams '57

Monday, January 6, 2025
Mary Louise (Rinde) Adams, 89, of Palmyra, PA, passed away peacefully at home on January 6, 2025. She was born in Nebraska City, NE. She earned a degree in Science and Math from Midland College and later became a physical therapist. While working in Honolulu, HI, she met and married Charles Powell...

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