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.

Sedona M. Knapp

Sedona M. Knapp

Thursday, July 25, 2019
Sedona M. Knapp, age 88, died Thursday, July 18, 2019, at her home in Fremont. She was born on Sept. 14, 1930, at the family farm in Creston, Nebraska, to Vernon and Emma (Zoubek) Koch. She attended rural schools in Platte County and graduated from Creston High School in 1947. Sedona moved with her...

Donald R. Sazama '69

Donald R. Sazama '69

Friday, July 19, 2019
Donald R. Sazama, 73, of Bonita Springs, Florida, passed away Monday, July 15, 2019. He previously resided in Byron Center, Michigan. Throughout the years, he also lived in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, Reisterstown, Maryland, and Fremont, Nebraska. Don was born in...

Deanna Jean Freitag '65

Deanna Jean Freitag '65

Wednesday, July 17, 2019
Deanna Jean Freitag passed away Saturday, July 13, 2019, at home. Deanna was born October 20, 1937, in Homer, NE to Maynard and Virgie Anderson. Though the family moved often, Deanna considered Lincoln, NE, her childhood home. She shared countless tales of growing up with 10 siblings and felt...

Marilyn Mae Machacek '63

Marilyn Mae Machacek '63

Wednesday, July 17, 2019
Marilyn M. Machacek, 87, of Waterloo, NE, passed away suddenly at her home on Saturday, July 13, 2019. She was born the daughter of George and Bess Pabian on September 14, 1931, in Morse Bluff, NE. Marilyn graduated in North Bend, NE with the class of 1949. She graduated from Midland College in...

David L. Oorlog '71

David L. Oorlog '71

Monday, July 15, 2019
David L. Oorlog, 69, Phoenix, Ariz., died June 30, 2019, in Phoenix. David was born Aug. 25, 1949, in Belle Fourche, S.D., to Harvin and LaVaughn (Rivers) Oorlog. He had lived in the Phoenix area since 1972, working in the pool repair and sales business and owning his own pool service business for...

Lois M. Snyder '50

Lois M. Snyder '50

Friday, July 12, 2019
Lois M. Snyder, age 91, of rural Fremont died Wednesday, July 10, 2019, at Dunklau Gardens. Lois was born Oct. 14, 1927, in Sutherland, Nebraska, to Henry and Anna (Pueppke) Sudman. She was raised in Keith County and graduated from Paxton High School in 1946. She attended Midland College (now...

Kelly R. Sangster

Kelly R. Sangster

Wednesday, July 10, 2019
Kelly R. Sangster, age 54, of Council Bluffs, passed away July 4, 2019 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Kelly was born June 19, 1965 in Omaha, Nebraska to William and Linda (Risley) Lawlor. She graduated from St. Albert Catholic High School in 1984. Kelly attended IWCC and graduated...

Donna L. Johnson

Donna L. Johnson

Wednesday, July 10, 2019
Donna Lucille Johnson was born to John and Louise (Vetter) Payzant on October 29, 1922 at Schuyler, Nebraska. She departed this life on Saturday, July 6,2019 at the Harvard Rest Haven in Harvard, Nebraska at the age of 96 years, 8 months and 7 days. She graduated from Schuyler High School and...

Donald L. Machacek '52

Donald L. Machacek '52

Friday, July 5, 2019
Donald L. Machacek, 87 of Waterloo, NE, passed away on Friday, July 5, 2019 at Brookstone Meadows in Elkhorn with his beloved wife, Marilyn by his side. He was born the son of John and Mayme (Ohnoutka) Machacek on November 8, 1931 in Weston, NE. Don graduated with the class of 1950 at Weston High...

Nancy Brown Reissig I'57

Nancy Brown Reissig I'57

Friday, June 28, 2019
Nancy L. Reissig age 85 of Lincoln, NE formerly of Weeping Water, NE, was born on May 4, 1934 in Weeping Water, Nebraska to De Forest L. and Georgia M (Ankersen) Brown. She passed away on Thursday, June 27, 2019 at the Grace Pointe Assisted Living Center in Lincoln, Nebraska surrounded by family...

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