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      Thursday February 26, 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:

1886 Lena M. (Tonne) Rupe Obituary
1893 Robert Joseph Brock Obituary
1904 Ardath M. (Brestel) Mercer
1905 Naomi (Surfus) Farris Obituary  ’24
1909 Glenn L. Beery Obituary
1920 Dan L. Wyckoff  ’38
1932 Irvin C. Hess Obituary  ’49 		  Died this day in history:

1911 Eloise Esther Greenlee Obituary
1920 Fred C. Jacobs Obituary Homestead
1930 Viola A. Knoedler Obituary
1939 Mary Louise (Fisher) Boyle Obituary
1947 William L. Hicks Obituary Homestead Cash Entry
1988 Avis L. (Mell) (Cooper) Stevens
News from this week in Farnam history:
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)
3/3
  – Walker’s Life Is Spared (1896)

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)
  

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