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.

Martha Irene Sundberg

Martha Irene Sundberg

Thursday, October 26, 2017
Martha Irene Sundberg, 94, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017, at Annie Jeffrey Health Center. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Calvary Lutheran Church in Swede Home, with Pastor Kimberly Belken officiating. Interment will be in Swede Home Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m...

Gary Freeman '59

Gary Freeman '59

Wednesday, October 25, 2017
Gary Lee Freeman passed away on Oct. 9, 2017, in his wife’s loving embrace; his three children were with him in spirit and prayer. He was 82, a resident of Fremont. Gary was born Aug. 10, 1935, to Garland and Leona Freeman. After graduating from Fremont High School at 16, he attended Wesleyan...

Byron Swanson

Byron Swanson

Tuesday, October 24, 2017
Born on Earth Day, April 22, 1930 in Omaha, Nebraska, Byron Ralph Swanson was an enthusiastic environmentalist way before his time! He spent his life recycling, composting, saving water and picking up trash - and the world is a more beautiful place because of his care and compassion for the earth!...

Donald C. Watchorn

Donald C. Watchorn

Monday, October 23, 2017
Watchorn, Donald C. Age 91 - Oct 20, 2017 Fremont, NE. Passed away peacefully surrounded by family and friends. Don was preceded in death by his wife, Joan; parents, Walter and Pearl; 2 brothers; and 2 sisters. Don is survived by his daughter, Carolee and son-in-law Patrick Cronin, Fremont;...

Fredericka M. “Fritzie” Nelson '48

Fredericka M. “Fritzie” Nelson '48

Friday, October 20, 2017
Fredericka M. “Fritzie” Nelson, age 90, of Marion, passed away on Saturday, October 14, 2017 at Marion General Hospital. On December 26, 1926, she was born to the late Cleveland H. and Louise A. (Wendt) Johannes, and on June 20, 1948, she married her husband Alden Nelson, who preceded her in death...

Harold E. Meyer '72

Harold E. Meyer '72

Thursday, October 19, 2017
Harold E. Meyer was born on September 28, 1949 in Oakland, Nebraska to Kermit and Grace Meyer. He was one of three sons in the Meyer family. Harold was baptized and confirmed at Elim Lutheran Church— Swaburg, southeast of Uehling, Neb. He graduated from Uehling High School and Midland Lutheran...

Blondell M. Meyer

Blondell M. Meyer

Monday, October 16, 2017
OAKLAND -- Blondell M. Meyer, 90 years, of Oakland passed away Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017 in Oakland. She was born Dec. 17, 1926, in Hooper to Clyde and Ella (Lackus) Morton. She was a graduate of Hooper High School and attended Midland College. She married John Omelianuk in 1945 in Oakland, Calif. In...

Kenneth Gigstad

Kenneth Gigstad

Thursday, October 12, 2017
Kenneth Gigstad, 74, of Blair, Nebraska, died Wednesday, October 11, 2017, at the Memorial Community Hospital in Blair. The funeral service will be Saturday, October 14, 11:00 A.M. at the First Lutheran Church in Blair with Pastor Pam Ciulla officiating. Visitation will be from 10:00 – 11:00 A.M...

Marilyn Swedberg Kuster '48

Marilyn Swedberg Kuster '48

Sunday, October 8, 2017
Marilyn Kuster was born March 19, 1927, in Aurora to Oscar and Blanche (Fulton) Swedberg. She joined her husband, Ervin, her son, Kenton, her parents, and her brother, Erle Swedberg, in Heaven on Thursday, October 5, 2017. She was devoted to her family and Christian faith, loved teaching Sunday...

Lorene K. Glant '66

Lorene K. Glant '66

Friday, October 6, 2017
Lorene Kay Glant, 74, of Sioux City, died on Oct. 2, 2017 in Sioux City. A celebrating of life service will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Luke Evangelical Lutheran Church, 2039 South St. Aubin Street, in Sioux City, with the Rev. Jay Denne and Rev. Del Olivier officiating. Burial will be at a later...

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