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.

Alan T. (Al) Seagren '51

Alan T. (Al) Seagren '51

Thursday, November 29, 2018
Alan T. (Al) Seagren, 86, of Lincoln, passed away in his home on November 27, 2018. He was born on February 24, 1932 in Wausa, Nebraska to Theodore & Elsie (Larson) Seagren. He graduated from Wausa High School in 1949. Al attended Luther College from 1949-1951. He earned degrees from the...

Kirk Eugene Flom '90

Kirk Eugene Flom '90

Tuesday, November 27, 2018
Kirk Eugene Flom, 50, Solon, Iowa, died Nov. 15, 2018, in an automobile accident near Solon. Visitation was Nov. 20 at the Wintz Funeral Home, Hartington, and will begin one hour prior to services at the church on Wednesday. Funeral Services will be Nov. 21, at 2 p.m., at the Trinity Lutheran...

Suzanne (Brooks) Jacobs '56

Suzanne (Brooks) Jacobs '56

Wednesday, November 21, 2018
Suzanne Jacobs passed away peacefully on Nov. 14, 2018, at VNA Hospice House of Vero Beach, Florida, surrounded by her loving family. Suzanne was born Jan. 22, 1935, in the City of Hollywood, California, to parents Mary Frances and Eugene Brooks. After the death of her father, when Suzanne was 10,...

Lois Louise (Brokaw) Wacker

Lois Louise (Brokaw) Wacker

Tuesday, November 20, 2018
Lois Louise (Brokaw) Wacker passed from life through death into Eternal Life November 9, 2018. She was born October 26, 1932 in rural Burt County near Tekamah, Nebraska. She was the second of six children born to Charles and Ethel Brokaw. Lois was baptized at Alder Grove Methodist Church near Craig...

Janet L. Killingsworth '66

Janet L. Killingsworth '66

Monday, November 19, 2018
Janet L. Killingsworth, age 82, of Scribner died Wednesday, November 14, at South Haven Living Center in Wahoo. Janet was born May 23, 1936, in Scribner to Martin and Paula (Marx) Hilbers. She was baptized and confirmed in United Lutheran Church Scribner. She attended Scribner High School,...

Jeanne Chapman Clark '39

Jeanne Chapman Clark '39

Saturday, November 10, 2018
Jeanne Margaret Clark passed away peacefully on November 10 at the age of 100. Jeanne was a native of Nebraska and born in Arlington to parents Joseph C. Chapman and Louise Belle Hammang. She was the youngest of 5 Chapman siblings. Jeanne graduated from Midland College in Fremont, Nebraska in May...

Robert "Bob" C. Chisholm '68

Robert "Bob" C. Chisholm '68

Tuesday, November 6, 2018
Robert C. ‘Bob’ Chisholm, age 71, of Fremont passed away surrounded by his family, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018, at Methodist Fremont Health. Bob was born Nov. 14, 1946, in Fremont to Paul and Jean (Summermeyer) Chisholm. Bob grew up in Fremont and graduated from Fremont Senior High School in 1964. He...

Carol Carlson

Carol Carlson

Monday, October 29, 2018
Carol Carlson, 69, of Allen, died Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018 at her home. Services will be held Friday, Oct. 19 at 10:30 a.m. at First Lutheran Church in Allen. Visitation will be held Thursday, Oct. 18 from 5 to 7 p.m. at First Lutheran Church in Allen with a prayer service at 7 p.m. Burial will be in...

Vern Hoge

Vern Hoge

Monday, October 29, 2018
Vern Hoge, 84, of Columbus, Nebraska, died Thursday, October 18, 2018, at the St. Francis Medical Center in Grand Island Nebraska. The funeral service will be at 1:30 PM on Tuesday, October 23, at Peace Lutheran Church in Columbus, with Rev. Michael Klatt and Rev. Cory Burma officiating. Visitation...

Marian E. Anderson '43

Marian E. Anderson '43

Monday, October 29, 2018
Marian Elaine Anderson passed away at age 93 on October 2, 2018, in Fremont, at Shalimar Gardens Memory Support. Marian was born February 11, 1925, to Clarence and Helen Challquist. She grew up in Mead and graduated from Mead High School. She also attended Luther College in Wahoo. Marian married...

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