Historic Farnam

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Wednesday July 8, 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:

1867 Herbert O. Willson
1875 Clara M. (Beery) Richards
1881 Lily E. (Donelson) Oman

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1924 Doris (Vickers) Kotschwar

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1940 John O. Tillotson

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1955 Marc E. Smallfoot

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Died this day in history:

1911 Cecelia (Phillips) Urmson

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1928 Roxie (Ledbetter) McKnight

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1931 Ruben A. Hoy

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1940 Omar Patterson

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1942 Lester L. Harris

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1944 Charles G. Marlin
1953 Ralph M. Earhart

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1968 William G. Peirsol

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1969 Charles C. Hilton

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1970 Wayne L. Clement

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’58
1970 Elgie T. Thompson

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1979 Homer D. Caster
1983 Carl C. Zysset

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1992 Raymond Hines
2010 Carol (Rice) Hertel

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’48
2024 Yolande Joy (Miller) Davis

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News from this week in Farnam history:
	7/8 – Farnam Facts and Fancies July 8 (1897) 7/9 – Local Golf Course Will Re-open (1925) – Successful Celebration (1914) 7/10 – Max Golay Drowns (1930) 7/11 – 4th of July Celebration (1907) 7/12 – Somewhere in France (Buss) (1918)

Recently posted obituaries, news articles and photos

6/25/2026
– Brown, Henry N.

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(1858-1940)
– Brown, Katherine L. (Lehmann)

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(1858-1938)
– Johnson, Walter F.

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’26 (1906-1981)

6/24/2026
– Gewecke, Edith M. (Kishmer)

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(1894-1973)

6/20/2026
– Wear, Lewis

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(1891-1969)

Homestead events on this day in history

Application filed:

1884 Sarah M. (Heinze) Mallett

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1886 Christian Rich

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