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      Wednesday April 8, 2026    
  In Memoriam

 
Died   Name   Cemetery
2/20   Ardith Ann (Amdahl) Rowland  
2/20   Geno T. "Tom" Vickers   Farnam, NE
  Born this day in history:

1819 John Fisher Homestead Timber Culture
1856 James K. West Obituary Homestead
1857 Augustus P. Griffis Obituary Homestead
1858 Louvina E. (Henderson) Stubblefield
1911 Edyth Eve (Woolstrum) (Kline) Dunscomb
1916 Baby Allison Obituary
1928 Lilly R. (Houser) Donner Obituary
1929 Eunice LaVaughn (Willard) Brown
1938 Nila E. (Messersmith) Reitz Obituary 		  Died this day in history:

1915 Justin C Elliott Obituary Homestead
1917 Ray Louis Tonne Obituary
1934 Joanna C. (Cunning) Scott
1935 Ethel L. (Barton) Rickard Obituary
1937 August Beerman Obituary Homestead
1952 Rodney Eugene Banks Obituary
1955 Myron H. Williams Obituary
1967 Mabel A. (Rose) Adkisson Obituary
1990 James H. Jones Obituary
2007 Terry Lee Johnson Obituary
2009 Dale Crossgrove Obituary  ’43
2013 Margaret (Beye) Howard Obituary  ’37
News from this week in Farnam history:
4/9
  – Dies in Checker Game (1942)
  – Fire at Farnam Theatre (1936)
  – John Keiffer Killed (1904)
4/10
  – Golf Club Makes Improvements (1924)
4/12
  – Call To Arms From Wilson (1917)

Recently posted obituaries, news articles and photos


4/7/2026
  – Bailey, William H., Jr. Obituary (1859-1922)

4/6/2026
  – Schnackenberg, Robert W. "Bob" Obituary  ’48 (1931-1993)

4/3/2026
  – Stoner, William Moore Obituary (1873-1949)

3/30/2026
  – McNickle, Arthur W. Obituary (1905-1992)

3/25/2026
  – Rowland, Ardith Ann (Amdahl) Obituary (1937-2026)

3/24/2026
  – Duncan, Clark Obituary (1891-1965)
  – Duncan, Nell E. (Swan) Obituary (1893-1969)

3/16/2026
  – Knoedler, Clara Mabel (Davidson) Obituary (1902-1988)
  

Homestead events on this day in history
 
Application filed:

1885 Joseph Orville Tillotson Obituary Homestead
1886 Washington B. Whitman Obituary Homestead 		 
Final proof filed:

1885 Augustus Harvey Fairbank Obituary Homestead
1890 Samuel P. Davis Homestead
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 ’00 = Farnam High School Class of 1900
Patent Type: Cash Entry     Homestead    Timber Culture

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