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.

Larry A. Casper '60

Larry A. Casper '60

Tuesday, April 23, 2019
Larry Allen Casper, 80, of Beverly Hills died Sunday, April 14, 2019, at his home. Larry was born on Nov. 16, 1938, in Minden, Neb., son of the late Harry and Alvina Casper. He was an administrator for Mosaic Care and Rehabilitation Center. Larry graduated from high school in Hildreth in 1956 and...

Gary “Randy” R. Sutton '82

Gary “Randy” R. Sutton '82

Tuesday, April 23, 2019
Gary “Randy” R. Sutton, 61, of Fremont, passed away April 14, 2019. Born December 29, 1957, in Sunnyside, Washington, to Gary and Frankie Sutton. Randy was a graduate of Hammond Baptist High School, Class of 1976, and received a bachelor's degree in Social Sciences and Education from Midland...

Lloyd “Verlin” Francis

Lloyd “Verlin” Francis

Tuesday, April 23, 2019
Lloyd “Verlin” Francis, 94, formerly of Wayne, NE, died Sunday, April 14, 2019 at CHI Health St. Francis in Grand Island. Service and celebration of Verlin’s life will be Saturday, April 20that 11:00 am at the First Presbyterian Church in Grand Island, with Pastor Gary Smith officiating. Burial...

Donald J. Nunnally '50

Donald J. Nunnally '50

Monday, April 8, 2019
Donald J. Nunnally, son of Charles and Kathryn (Ditter) Nunnally, passed away April 2, 2019. Don was born in Genoa on August 1, 1929. Don grew up in Monroe and graduated from Monroe in 1946 and Midland College (Fremont) in 1950. 1950-51 he taught at Arlington High School. Don graduated from...

Lloyd D. Lanik '59

Lloyd D. Lanik '59

Tuesday, April 2, 2019
Lloyd D. Lanik, 81, of Wahoo went home to be with his Lord March 28, 2019. He was a devoted husband to Lavona and loving father to Dan and Glenda. Lloyd was born in Wahoo on Nov. 24, 1937 to Edward and Rose (Otto) Lanik. He grew up in Wahoo and graduated from Wahoo High School in 1955. In 1962, he...

Kurt L. Blazek '77

Kurt L. Blazek '77

Wednesday, March 27, 2019
Kurt L. Blazek, 63, formerly of Schuyler, died Dec. 20, 2018, in Denver, from injuries sustained in a car-pedestrian accident in Scottsbluff on Dec. 18, 2018. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, March 28, with a Service of Remembrance at 7 p.m., all at Kracl Funeral Chapel in Schuyler...

Ronald L. Johnson '54

Ronald L. Johnson '54

Wednesday, March 27, 2019
Ronald Lee Johnson, 84, of Lincoln, died on March 13, 2019, in Burlingame, Calif., surrounded by his loving family. Born December 9, 1934, to Martin and Elfie Johnson, Ron grew up in Stromsburg, where he was a football QB and basketball center standout. He attended Luther Junior College and Midland...

Winniefred Eliason Keleher '43

Winniefred Eliason Keleher '43

Tuesday, March 12, 2019
Winniefred Eliason Keleher, 101, widow of Daniel E. Keleher, died on February 14, 2019, after stating that she was going to heaven to spend Valentines Day with her dearly departed husband, Dan. Winnie was born April 3, 1917, to Emin and Ester Swanson Eliason at Swedeburg. She spent her early years...

Bonnie Havekost '69

Bonnie Havekost '69

Monday, March 11, 2019
Bonnie Havekost, age 85, of Fremont passed away Thursday, February 28, 2019 at the age of 85 at Dunklau Gardens in Fremont, Nebraska. Bonnie Lou (Peterson) Havekost was born August 7th, 1933 to Vernon and Dorothy (Hansen) Peterson at West Point, Nebraska. She attended rural schools in Cuming County...

Donald Russell '57

Donald Russell '57

Tuesday, March 5, 2019
Donald was born in Fremont, Nebraska, on June 11, 1935. He attended Midland University earning a BS in Accounting. Donald made a career the U.S. Border Patrol and Immigration Services for 32 years, retiring as the District Director in the Denver office in 1990. Donald married Rosemary Russell in...

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