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      Monday June 1, 2026    
  In Memoriam

 
Died   Name   Cemetery
5/16   Ronald W. "Ron" Williams ’63  
5/14   Darryl J. Hosick   Curtis, NE
  Born this day in history:

1836 John S. Bodenhamer
1842 Charles Uhlig Obituary Timber Culture Cash Entry
1851 Owen F. Johnson Obituary Homestead
1853 Jacob J Walker Obituary Homestead
1862 Jacob A. Miller Homestead
1865 Daniel H. Dovenbarger Obituary Homestead
1871 Susan Agnes (Foote) Tillotson Obituary
1899 Neva G. (Spangler) Beye
1901 Donovan DeLate Obituary
1903 Hannah W. H. (Groenewold) Knoedler Obituary
1904 Josie B. Messersmith Obituary  ’21
1913 Chester W. Sundstrom Obituary
1914 Viola Siemiller Obituary
1922 Jack C. Schultz Obituary
1924 Junette (Ihfe) Clement Obituary  ’41
1929 Verd I. Siemiller Obituary
1947 Jean (Josten) (Stuhr) Breen Obituary
1960 Brett B. Reynolds Obituary
1964 Kirby Shane Herrick Obituary 		  Died this day in history:

1913 Mary E. (Litzenberg) Stilley Obituary
1914 Viola Siemiller Obituary
1939 Helen L. Evarts Obituary
1951 Irvin J. Brooks Homestead
1966 Edward J. Coon
1971 Charles T. Anders Homestead
1975 Emma (Ward) (Harper) Zimmerman Obituary
1981 Jonathan H. Dryden
1989 Henry Sass
2001 Sarah (Lydic) Hamm Obituary  ’29
2003 W. Wilson Parker Obituary  ’42
2004 Elaine (Biesecker) (Williams) Trehal Obituary
2022 Francis "Dee" Deloris (Clement) Miller Obituary  ’51
News from this week in Farnam history:
6/1
  – Decoration Day (1916)
6/3
  – Large Crowd at Memorial Services (1915)
6/4
  – A Runaway (1914)
  – Funds For New Hospital (1925)
  – Memorial Day Services (1914)
  – New Texaco Filling Station (1925)
6/5
  – Lions Club Gets Charter (1941)
6/6
  – Destructive Wind Hits Farnam (1918)
  – Farnam's Service Flag (1918)
  – Floods Washout Railroad Tracks (1935)
  – Keystone Items - 6 June 1885 (1885)
  – Large Crowd Attended (1918)
  – The Eclipse (1918)
  – Twister Strikes South of Here (1935)

Recently posted obituaries, news articles and photos


5/29/2026
  – Dovenbarger, Daniel H. Obituary (1865-1938)
  – Dovenbarger, Maria M. (Lind) Obituary (1870-1915)
  – Lind, Charles O. Obituary (1829-1911)
  – Lind, Ingrid (Everson) Obituary (1847-1941)

5/24/2026
  – Shinley, Dwaine I. Obituary (1925-2012)

5/22/2026
  – Dillin, Margaret A. Obituary (1907-1997)
  – Hathaway, Alvin L. Obituary (1898-1953)
  – Titchen, Annie (Folkers) Obituary (1889-1970)

5/21/2026
  – Williams, Ronald W. "Ron" Obituary  ’63 (1945-2026)

5/20/2026
  – Guerin, Aime Obituary (1906-1996)

5/18/2026
  – Hosick, Darryl J. Obituary (1939-2026)

5/5/2026
  – Oman, Lily E. (Donelson) Obituary (1881-1980)
  

Homestead events on this day in history
 
Application filed:

1885 George N. Anderton Obituary Homestead 		 
Final proof filed:

1887 Charles L Hart Cash Entry
1898 Robert J Kyle Timber Culture
1898 William J Kyle Timber Culture
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 ’00 = Farnam High School Class of 1900
Patent Type: Cash Entry     Homestead    Timber Culture

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