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      Wednesday February 25, 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:

1833 Robert W. Chambers
1849 John S. Walker
1860 Charles G. Nickerson Obituary Homestead
1865 S. Linville Ellis Cash Entry
1900 Ruby M. (Johnson) Schultz Obituary
1924 Eleanor Mae Mercer Obituary
1925 Gilbert Hess Obituary
1926 Ruby (Heath) Guerin Obituary 		  Died this day in history:

1905 Annie H. (Bailey) Curtis Obituary
1908 Olen Kenton Wear
1910 Burt C. Clement
1920 James M. Grooms Obituary Homestead
1936 Quincy B. Pollard Obituary
1948 John Clinton Kitchen Obituary
1952 Anna B. (Karing) (Dircksen) Hunsaker
1953 Beryl R. (Smith) Banks Obituary  ’49
1966 Ada Bell (Kistler) (Kinnan) Waits
1969 Frances (Waits) Monaco Obituary  ’25
2007 Ruby (Edson) Carmin Obituary  ’42
2007 Lavern Edward Griffis Obituary
2008 Ruth (Waln) Fry Obituary
2016 Dean G. Fickenscher Obituary  ’63
2019 Luann Snow Obituary
News from this week in Farnam history:
2/25
  – Grape-Nuts ad (1915)
  – W. H. McCarl Auction (1915)
2/26
  – From Camp Cody (Harris) (1918)
2/28
  – Bud Hathaway Awarded Medal (1935)
  – From Orlie Brown (2/15/1918) (1918)
3/1
  – Dies From Burns (1951)

Recently posted obituaries, news articles and photos


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:

1887 Hannibal Phillips Obituary Homestead
1895 William M. Reeves Obituary Homestead 		 
Final proof filed:

1891 William F. Alspaw Obituary Homestead
1904 Joseph U. Marshall Obituary Homestead
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