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      Friday June 12, 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:

1843 Halsey L. Merriman Obituary Homestead Cash Entry
1856 Robert J. Bailey Homestead
1869 Effie J. (Seavey) Grandstaff Obituary
1886 Carl A. Tanner Obituary
1889 Judith L. (Issacson) Johnson Obituary
1896 Lila (Maurer) Heath Obituary
1900 Henry A. Maloney
1901 Lester E. Oman
1902 Clara Mabel (Davidson) Knoedler Obituary
1920 Veria Knisley Obituary
1920 Victor Knisley Obituary
1920 Violet Knisley Obituary
1932 Donella (Heath) Tiede Obituary 		  Died this day in history:

1913 Laura J. (Miller) Stewart
1914 Halsey L. Merriman Obituary Homestead Cash Entry
1915 Siebeld F. Dircksen Obituary
1937 Emma Kate (Eatherton) (Schroeder) Thrasher Obituary
1952 Laura (Moore) Stebbins
1974 Iris Irene (Lemmon) (Blackmer) Deane Obituary
1985 Paul Hueftle
1992 George W. Sturgeon
1997 Minnie V. (Moore) Banks Obituary
2008 Harold J. Brown Obituary
2010 Bert Callahan Obituary
News from this week in Farnam history:
6/15
  – Farnam Adds Another Sport (1923)
  – Serve at N. P. Canteen (1944)
6/16
  – Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938)
6/17
  – Closing Out Buggies (1905)
  – Gives Birth to Triplets (1920)
  – Grasshopper Poisoning Day (1937)
  – Vote to Continue Ingham High (1937)

Recently posted obituaries, news articles and photos


6/3/2026
  – Shanholts, Rebecca M. (Johnson)(Metcalf)  Obituary (1907-1987)
  – Thompson, Della (Hastings)(Merryfield)  Obituary (1876-1961)

5/29/2026
  – Dovenbarger, Daniel H. Obituary (1865-1938)
  – Dovenbarger, Maria M. (Lind) Obituary (1870-1915)
  – Lind, Charles O. Obituary (1829-1911)
  – Lind, Ingrid (Everson) Obituary (1847-1941)

5/24/2026
  – Shinley, Dwaine I. Obituary (1925-2012)

5/22/2026
  – Dillin, Margaret A. Obituary (1907-1997)
  – Hathaway, Alvin L. Obituary (1898-1953)
  – Titchen, Annie (Folkers) Obituary (1889-1970)

5/21/2026
  – Williams, Ronald W. "Ron" Obituary  ’63 (1945-2026)

5/20/2026
  – Guerin, Aime Obituary (1906-1996)

5/18/2026
  – Hosick, Darryl J. Obituary (1939-2026)
  

Homestead events on this day in history
 
Application filed:

1884 John T. Dunbar Obituary Homestead
1893 James C. McDermott Obituary Homestead 		 
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