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      Wednesday October 8, 2025    
  In Memoriam

 
Died   Name   Cemetery
9/30   H. Elizabeth (Thompson) Hoppe-Stevens ’52   Farnam, NE
8/31   Irvin C. Hess ’49   Farnam, NE
8/15   Jerald A. "Jerry" Cox  
  Born this day in history:

1829 Cornelius Wood Obituary
1840 Alfred Mosley
1844 Mary E. (Cole) Evarts Obituary Homestead
1846 Enoch W. Marsh Obituary Homestead
1877 Cora B. (Cloyd) Hulen Obituary
1884 Luella (Cronk) Craig Obituary
1892 Della (Brewer) Hartz Obituary
1906 Jaunita (Estes) Page Obituary
1916 Oscar Siemiller
1928 Lois (Oberg) Rice Obituary  ’46 		  Died this day in history:

1894 Edith (Echelberry) Teel Obituary
1925 Howard H. Wilmeth Obituary
1939 Dorothy (Brittenham) Crawford Obituary  ’24
1942 Jerome H. Miller Obituary
1955 Harry B. Taylor Obituary
1957 Willis J. Whitney Obituary
1972 Marion Elwood Brown Obituary
1976 Elma E. (Rosenfelt) Nickerson Obituary
1977 Eldon M. Metcalf
1978 Meroa (Caster) Knisley Obituary
1981 Frank Arthur (Jr) Deeds Obituary
1988 Albert P., Jr. Alber
1989 Frederick R. Miller Obituary
2001 Junette (Ihfe) Clement Obituary  ’41
2018 Virgil Hazen Obituary  ’52
News from this week in Farnam history:
10/9
  – Buys Drug Store (1919)
10/10
  – Keystone Items - 10 October 1885 (1885)
10/11
  – From the Soldiers (D. Stebbins) (1917)
  – From the Soldiers (Dixon) (1917)
  – From the Soldiers (F. Reeves) (1917)

Recently posted obituaries, news articles and photos


10/2/2025
  – Hoppe-Stevens, H. Elizabeth (Thompson) Obituary  ’52 (1935-2025)

9/27/2025
  – Ealy, Harold C. Obituary (1888-1971)

9/23/2025
  – Ainlay, George W., Sr. Obituary  ’13 (1895-1970)
  – Cromer, Mary A. (Zysset) Obituary (1914-1991)

9/18/2025
  – Dunkin, Gladys E. (Oman) Obituary  ’27 (1910-1996)
  – Stevenson, Vivian Fay Obituary  ’27 (1904-1986)

9/17/2025
  – Shipton, William Obituary (1847-1899)
  – Zimmerman, Emma (Ward)(Harper)  Obituary (1894-1975)

9/16/2025
  – Cole, Dorothy A. (True) Obituary (1896-1975)
  – Cole, Lloyd C. Obituary  ’34 (1917-1974)
  – Maley, Charles H. Obituary (1852-1931)

9/14/2025
  – Brittenham, Floyd E. Obituary (1896-1918)

9/13/2025
  – Brittenham, Oliver "Jim" Obituary  ’26 (1907-1983)
  

9/17/2025
  – To Graduate From Farnam High (1934)
  

Homestead events on this day in history
 
Application filed:

1879 James F Fenton Obituary Timber Culture Homestead Cash Entry
1884 Edward Brace Obituary Homestead
1884 Francis T N Monblo Homestead
1888 Myron D Newell Timber Culture Homestead 		 
Final proof filed:

1889 Marshall Colebank Homestead
1890 Thankful Jane (Deming) McNett Obituary Homestead Timber Culture
1890 Nannie Bell (Willard) Starkey Homestead
1891 Rosa (McDermott) Burrows Obituary Homestead Timber Culture
1894 William P. Austin Obituary Homestead
1894 Toliver C. Craig Obituary Homestead
KEY—where appearing in the text above, these icons are clickable links to more information
 ’00 = Farnam High School Class of 1900
Patent Type: Cash Entry     Homestead    Timber Culture

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