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.

Pastor Clinton Lee McDonald, 87, of Sedalia, passed away Thursday, May 7, 2026, at Primrose Retirement Community in Sedalia. He was born on August 11, 1938, in Hastings, Nebraska, a son of Clarence P. and Olivia (Lingwall) McDonald. Clint spent his childhood in Hastings, Nebraska, during World War...
David George Roh, 81 of Fremont, Nebraska passed away Sunday, May 3, 2026, at the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. David was born September 2, 1944, in Fremont to Frank and Betty (Carlson) Roh. He grew up in Fremont and was a 1962 graduate of Fremont Senior High School. He then worked at Hormel...
Ardven B. Malchow, 89, of Colon, passed away peacefully on April 27, 2026. Born January 13, 1937, in Wahoo, Ardven was the son of Ben and Clara (Mumm) Malchow. He attended Mead High School, where he was active on the basketball team, and later attended Midland Lutheran College. He spent his life...
Michael L. Bennett, 76, of Fremont, NE. passed away on Thursday, April 23, 2026, at Mosaic Life Care in St Joseph, MO. He was born on September 4, 1949, in Fremont to Ronald and Dorothy (Swanson) Bennett. Mike grew up in Fremont and graduated from Fremont Senior High School before earning his...
Stan Johnson, 61, of Grinnell, died on Friday, May 2, 2025 in Grinnell. A funeral service will be held 10:30 AM, Thursday, May 8, 2025 at the Smith Funeral Home in Grinnell. The family will receive friends at the visitation held prior to the service beginning at 9:30 am at the Smith Funeral Home. A...
Dean Eldon Curtis, 79, of Ashland, Neb., entered into rest on Friday, April 24, 2026 at his home in Ashland, Neb. He was born into this world on July 6, 1946, in Genoa, Neb., to Robert and Frances (Nansel) Curtis. He was joined at home by siblings Richard, Dorene, Gerald, and Russell. He attended...
Norman Suhr was born in Neligh, Nebraska on November 6, 1928 to parents Henry George Rudolph Suhr (deceased) and Helen Lillian Suhr, (nee Emde) (deceased). He grew up on a family farm, with five siblings, Charlotte Suhr Steinke, Mildred Suhr Kinnan, Lorraine Suhr Jones, Marvin Suhr, and Elaine Suhr...
James Edwin Keisler, son, brother, husband, father, mathematician, educator, grandfather (affectionately known as Gramps), great grandfather, cheerful and generous mentor and role model, died on March 20, 2026 at the age of 96. He was born on August 20, 1929. After a brief tour of service in the...
James A. Ladd, 78, of Fremont, Nebraska passed away Tuesday, April 14, 2026, in Fremont. He was born January 8, 1948, in Fremont to Eugene "Jack" and Irene (Bjornberg) Ladd. James grew up in Fremont and graduated from Fremont Senior High School in 1966 and then graduated from Midland College. He...
Rachael Ann Anderson, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota passed from this life on April 10, 2026 in Sioux Falls at the age of 44. Visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 pm, Tuesday, April 14 at Peace Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls with memorial services at Peace Lutheran on Wednesday, April 15 at 2:00 pm...

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