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      Thursday March 5, 2026    
  In Memoriam

 
Died   Name   Cemetery
2/20   Geno T. "Tom" Vickers   Farnam, NE
2/3   Richard Allen Miller  
1/6   Robert W. (Bob) Friesenborg   Farnam, NE
  Born this day in history:

1854 Norman H. McDonald Obituary Timber Culture Homestead
1857 Francis "Frank" Dyer Cash Entry
1863 Samuel F. Parker Obituary Cash Entry
1871 Rillie (Moffett) Labounty Obituary
1874 William E. Hopkins Obituary
1887 Andrew T. Blackwood Obituary
1891 George W. Patterson
1892 Julia V. (DeLate) Hill Obituary  ’10
1914 Mary A. (Zysset) Cromer Obituary
1918 Edwin A. "Bud" Lindstedt
1922 Bernard Sensel Obituary
1934 John M. Reitz Obituary 		  Died this day in history:

1891 Nancy C. (McCartney) Wiseman
1895 Bessie Jones
1897 Margaret (Bateman) Beavers
1916 Evrena Olson Obituary
1947 Mathew Eber Heath Obituary
1987 Clarence F. Benge
1994 Hulda E. (Ruthstrom) Enevoldsen Obituary
2005 LeRoy M. Thomas Obituary
2020 Ruth (Garner) Brown Obituary
News from this week in Farnam history:
3/5
  – Safe Behind Stone Walls (1896)
3/6
  – Golf Meeting (1924)
3/7
  – An Indignation Meeting (1896)
  – John B. Walker's Life Saved (1896)
3/8
  – German Relics Received (1934)
3/10
  – Walker in the Pen (1894)

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)

2/6/2026
  – Hilton, Eva E. (Keiper) Obituary (1907-2003)
  

Homestead events on this day in history
 
Application filed:

1890 Richard H. Lister Homestead
1894 Stephen LaRue Obituary Homestead
1898 Mary E. (Osterhoudt) Stark Obituary Homestead 		 
Final proof filed:

1886 Mary E. (Swinford) (Brown) McKay Obituary Homestead
1903 John Konkle Obituary Homestead Timber Culture
1903 Thomas McDermott Obituary Timber Culture Cash Entry 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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