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.

Keith Bergquist '57

Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Keith Harold Bergquist of Yankton, South Dakota, formerly of rural Hooper, Nebraska, passed away peacefully at Avera Sister James Care Center in Yankton on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023, at the age of 84. He was born to Harold and Margaret (Daubert) Bergquist on Oct. 26, 1938, at the Oakland Hospital...

James Flynn '62

Wednesday, September 27, 2023

James Melvin Flynn, born on May 8, 1941, in Valley, Nebraska, passed away on September 24, 2023, after a courageous 13-year battle with cancer. He was a man of unwavering strength and determination, leaving behind a legacy of love, family, and service. James was the beloved husband of Linda Flynn,...

Eileen Tjeerdsma

Tuesday, September 19, 2023

Eileen Marie (Bauermeister) Tjeerdsma, 61 years of age, died from liver cancer on Thursday, September 14, 2023 at University of Minnesota Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Eileen was born April 5, 1962 in Omaha, Nebraska to the late Roy and Helen (Lund) Bauermeister. She was the youngest of...

Mary Royer '57

Wednesday, September 13, 2023

Mary Elizabeth Royer was born on October 19, 1935, in Woodbine, Iowa to Ralph and Blanche (Rayl) Royer. She grew up in Woodbine, graduating in the class of 1954. Mary went on to further her education at the Immanuel School of Nursing in Omaha, Nebraska, graduating in 1957. Mary’s nursing career...

Steven Prekker '70

Wednesday, September 6, 2023

Steven Lee Prekker, 76, beloved husband, father, grandfather and so much more, passed away at home on August 27, 2023, after a ten-week battle with ongoing complications after a stroke. Born to Gladys Irene (Orlebeke) & Willard Elrich Prekker on February 1, 1947, Steve was an Albuquerque native...

Phillip Christensen '75

Monday, August 28, 2023

Phillip Carl Christensen was born in Fremont, Nebraska, to Sheldon and Dorothy Christensen. He graduated from Fremont High School in 1971 and continued his education at Midland Lutheran College. He subsequently obtained a law degree from Duke University and an accounting degree from Creighton...

Carol Mason

Tuesday, August 22, 2023

Carol Louise Mason, 77, of Lincoln, Nebraska, passed away on August 8, 2023, at Tabitha's Residential Community House after a battle with Alzheimer's. She was born in Chappell, Nebraska, to Alvin and Velma (Johnson) Carlson on August 23, 1945. She grew up in Chappell with her sister, Donna (Carlson...

Amy Schaller

Tuesday, August 22, 2023

Amy Ann Schaller of Fremont, Nebraska, died unexpectedly in her home Aug. 14, 2023, at the age of 56. Amy was born in Fremont on Dec. 21, 1966. She was the daughter of Mae Alvina Hansen-Gana Nevitt. She graduated from Fremont Senior High School in 1985. Following high school, she attended Midland...

Donna Kaiser

Thursday, July 27, 2023

Donna Mae Kaiser, age 96 of Blair, passed away peacefully on July 24, 2023 surrounded by her family in Beatrice, Nebraska. Funeral Services will be held Tuesday, August 1, at 10:00 AM at Trinity Lutheran Church in Blair. Graveside services will follow in the Blair Cemetery. Visitation will be held...

Marian Brandt '49

Thursday, July 27, 2023

Marian Kathleen (Rasmussen) Brandt, 94, a devoted mother, grandmother, and widow, entered her heavenly home on July 16, 2023. Born August 25, 1928 on the family farm in Washington County, NE, to Peter and Celia Rasmussen, Marian was second-generation Danish on her father's side. Marian loved...