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.

Verna Johnson Aeschliman I'68

Verna Johnson Aeschliman I'68

Thursday, January 26, 2023
A Memorial Service for Verna Aeschliman will be held at 10:30 a.m. MST, Saturday, January 28, 2023 at the Syracuse Wesleyan Church in Syracuse, Kansas with Pastor Ray Frank officiating. Inurnment will follow in the Coolidge Cemetery in Coolidge, Kansas. Verna Rae (Johnson) Aeschliman passed away on...

Betty E. Dasenbrock

Betty E. Dasenbrock

Sunday, January 22, 2023
Betty E. Dasenbrock, 88, of Lincoln, NE, passed away on January 15, 2023. Betty was born on April 19, 1934, in Stanton County, NE, to John and Vlasta (Smejkal) Tomasek. She was a retired schoolteacher for many years at Calvert Elementary School. Betty was a member of United Evangelical Lutheran...

Rhoda Young L'52, I'55

Rhoda Young L'52, I'55

Friday, January 20, 2023
Loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, great grandmother and friend, Rhoda Mae Young, 89, went to be with the Lord on January 9, 2023. Born in Powers Lake, North Dakota, to the Reverend Elmer Johnson and Ruth Johnson, and the middle daughter of three girls and one youngest brother, Rhoda...

Sara Johnson '61

Sara Johnson '61

Wednesday, January 18, 2023
Sara "Sally" Katherine Johnson, 83, a longtime resident of Naperville, IL, passed away peacefully January 13, 2023, in her home. Wife of Michael Johnson; mother of Jay Johnson and Kathryn Johnson; daughter of the late George and Gertrude Snyder; sister of John Snyder, the late James Snyder and the...

Florence Stevenson

Florence Stevenson

Friday, January 13, 2023
Florence Stevenson, 91, of Richland, died Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023, at Brookstone Acres in Columbus. Funeral service is 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023, at First Presbyterian Church in Schuyler, Nebraska, with the Rev. Sarah Gengler. Visitation is 4-7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 13, 2023 at Kracl Funeral...

Merlyce Albrecht '70

Merlyce Albrecht '70

Tuesday, January 10, 2023
Merlyce Jean Albrecht, 74, of Lincoln, died January 1, 2023. Born September 29, 1948, in Wakefield Nebraska, the daughter of Hans and Alma Geewe. She married Donald Albrecht on June 7, 1970, in Wayne Nebraska. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Education from Midland University, then taught...

Donald Bartek '58

Donald Bartek '58

Friday, January 6, 2023
March 2, 1938 - January 4, 2023, age 84 of Wahoo, NE. Don began a long and successful career as a teacher and coach at Weston High School. Don continued his career teaching and coaching at Osceola Public Schools 1962-1969, Minden Public Schools 1969-1979, and Waverly District #145 1979-1984. Don...

Shirley Larson I'53

Shirley Larson I'53

Monday, January 2, 2023
Shirley Larson, 90, of North Platte, Nebraska passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 29, 2022 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Shirley was born on July 2, 1932 in Omaha, NE the daughter of Clarence Albert and Pearle Minerva Josephine (Johnson) Holsten. She graduated from Central...

Howard Baumgart '52

Howard Baumgart '52

Friday, December 23, 2022
Howard was born in Buffalo, New York on January 24, 1931. He graduated from high school in Salem, Oregon. He earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English at Midland College in Nebraska. In 1955, Howard received a Master of Divinity Degree from Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary in Berkeley,...

Ann Davis

Ann Davis

Monday, December 19, 2022
Ann Lee (Slattery) Davis entered eternal rest on December 12, 2022, at her home, surrounded by her family. Ann will be laid to rest with a private family burial. Ann Davis was born in Lincoln, Neb., September 23, 1937, to Earl and Norma (Byers) Slattery. Her family later relocated to Fremont, Neb...

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