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.

Florence E. Phillips '36

Florence E. Phillips '36

Thursday, October 18, 2018
Florence E. Phillips, 105, a lifelong resident of McCook, passed away Oct. 13, 2018, at Hillcrest Nursing Home, McCook. Florence was born on July 21, 1913, to parents Albert B. and Marie J. (Brodbeck) Culton in North Platte. She was one of two children who grew up in North Platte, attended school...

John A. Haslam

John A. Haslam

Thursday, October 18, 2018
John Alfred Haslam, 90, of Fremont died Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018, at Nye Legacy. John was born in Fremont on Nov. 9, 1927, in Fremont and was raised here, graduating from Fremont High School in 1945. He graduated from the University of Nebraska in Lincoln in 1945 and then served in the U.S. Army in...

Tommy Benson

Tommy Benson

Wednesday, October 17, 2018
Services for Tommy Lee Benson, 77, Norfolk, will be at a later date. He died Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018, at Mid-Nebraska Lutheran Home in Newman Grove. Tommy was born Jan. 10, 1941, in Kearney to Elton and Bernice (Needham) Benson. He graduated from Norfolk High School in 1958. Tommy attended Midland...

Zelda M. Anderson '48

Zelda M. Anderson '48

Thursday, October 11, 2018
Services for Zelda M. Anderson, 93, Norfolk, will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14, at Thabor Lutheran Church in Wausa. The Rev. Dennis Anderson will officiate with burial in Lutheran Cemetery in Wausa. Visitation will be 4-6 p.m. Saturday with a 5:30 p.m. prayer service at Brockhaus-Howser-Fillmer...

Nancy K. Kersten '54

Nancy K. Kersten '54

Sunday, October 7, 2018
Nancy K Kersten, 85, of Weeping Water formerly Murdock, died Friday, October 5, 2018. Born February 12, 1933, in Omaha, the daughter of Albin and Alice Kellstrom. Nancy graduated from Omaha North High School Class of 1951 she then attended Immanuel School of Nursing the class of 1954. She is...

Peter Henry “Hank” Nissen

Peter Henry “Hank” Nissen

Friday, September 28, 2018
Peter Henry “Hank” Nissen died peacefully in Omaha, Neb., on Monday, Sept. 24, at the age of 92 after a long battle with Alzheimer's Disease. Visitation: 10-11 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 29, at Hennessey Funeral Home in Missouri Valley. Memorial Service: 11 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 29, Hennessey Funeral...

Esther Depue

Esther Depue

Monday, September 24, 2018
Esther Marie Depue, 94, of Grand Island died Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018. A celebration of Esther’s life will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Sept. 24, at First Christian Church in Grand Island. A luncheon will follow. A burial service will be at a later date in Anaheim, Calif. Memorials are suggested to the...

Judy McDaniel

Judy McDaniel

Friday, September 21, 2018
Judy Ann (Means) McDaniel, 75, died Sept. 14, 2018. She graduated from West Point High School in 1961 and attended Midland College in Fremont. She was preceded in death by her parents; her brother Gary; and her husband Paul. She is survived by Paul’s son Larry and his family and her sister-in-law,...

Dennis Weeks

Dennis Weeks

Wednesday, September 19, 2018
Dennis D. Weeks, 77, of Omaha died Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018, at home. Celebration of Life Services will be at 11 a.m. on Wednesday at West Center Chapel in Omaha. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to Pancreatic Cancer Action Network. Local memorial graveside services will be at 11 a.m...

Joel Timothy Suhr '76

Joel Timothy Suhr '76

Monday, September 17, 2018
Joel Timothy Suhr, son of Marvin and Virginia Suhr (Fremont, Neb.), was born on December 27, 1953, in Webster City, Iowa, and died on September 5, 2018, at University of Nebraska Medical Center at the age of 64. Joel has three older brothers, Paul Suhr (Donna), Omaha Neb., Gene Suhr (Julie),...

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