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      Sunday March 8, 2026    
  In Memoriam

 
Died   Name   Cemetery
2/20   Geno T. "Tom" Vickers   Farnam, NE
2/3   Richard Allen Miller  
  Born this day in history:

1864 Oston Klein Obituary
1871 William R. Hicks Obituary
1891 Vera M. (Pierce) Gish
1903 Margarette E. (Brouillette) Lampe
1919 Pauline (Ealy) Messersmith Obituary
1961 Rick Speck Obituary  ’79 		  Died this day in history:

1902 George Conrad Walther Obituary Homestead Timber Culture
1912 Mary L. (Oviatt) Tanner
1927 Fredrick J. Dixon Obituary
1937 George A. Watkins Homestead
1940 Martin V. Babcock Obituary
1942 Anna M. (Cook) Reeves Obituary
1949 Hartley Britton Obituary
1966 Minnie E. (Goesch) Schnieber Obituary
1974 Jacob W. Surber
1974 Schuyler C. Wilcox Obituary
1981 Joseph W. Armitage Obituary
2007 Grace M. (Thomalla) Ozanne Obituary  ’39
2007 Linda (Butler) Swanson Obituary
2023 Donald E. K. Johnson Obituary
News from this week in Farnam history:
3/8
  – German Relics Received (1934)
3/10
  – Walker in the Pen (1894)
3/11
  – Kills One; Another Fatally Hurt (1915)
3/12
  – Farnam Protests (1896)
3/13
  – Plum Creek Golf Club Improvement (1924)

Recently posted obituaries, news articles and photos


3/3/2026
  – Wagner, Oswald Wilhelm Obituary  ’26 (1909-1992)

3/1/2026
  – Cole, Arthur Obituary (1898-1954)

2/27/2026
  – Grim, Danny Clyde Obituary (1944-2013)

2/24/2026
  – Hess, Clifford G. Obituary  ’48 (1930-1994)
  – Preitauer, Stanley K. Obituary (1916-1994)

2/23/2026
  – Gewecke, Oscar J. Obituary (1889-1953)
  – Murphey, Blanche I. (Gewecke) Obituary (1913-1991)
  – Vickers, Geno T. "Tom" Obituary (1936-2026)

2/20/2026
  – Smallfoot, Marie E. (Schleeter) Obituary (1888-1975)
  – Spencer, M. Dale Obituary  ’39 (1921-2002)
  – Staples, Hazel M. (Smallfoot) Obituary  ’39 (1921-1998)

2/17/2026
  – Johnson, Beverly E. (Arent) Obituary (1921-2018)
  – Miller, Richard Allen Obituary (1946-2026)

2/10/2026
  – Herndon, Lewis Obituary (1891-1982)
  – Herndon, Vella V. (Todd) Obituary (1891-1990)
  – McLaughlin, Maude Mae (Todd) Obituary (1887-1978)
  – Miller, Claude A. Obituary  ’31 (1913-1980)

2/8/2026
  – Palmer, Raleigh M. Obituary (1894-1967)
  

Homestead events on this day in history
   
Final proof filed:

1890 George A. Helms Obituary Homestead
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