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Saturday May 16, 2026

In Memoriam

Born this day in history:

1826 Justin C Elliott

1833 David A. Shull
1845 Simon P. Connor

1847 Emma M. A. (Bartlett) Fisher
1862 Joe M. Castor

1863 Minnie C. Kestler

1865 Granville M. Mayfield

1889 Mable J. (Greenlee) Burrell

’06
1900 Fred Gaibler
1910 Alice May (Smith) Harrison
1915 Leona (Mann) Brown
1920 Erna (Gall) Schurr
1928 Vivian M. (Caster) Oberg

’46
1929 Infant McCarl

1929 Marjorie B. Peterson

1934 Glenice (Gaibler) Discoe

’52
1939 Donald Welch

’56

Died this day in history:

1929 Infant McCarl

1929 Marjorie B. Peterson

1931 Christian Meyer

1931 Agnes (Agnew) Murphy

1944 Saleigh (Palmer) Reckard
1952 Maude (Hodgkin) Wood

’03
1958 Anna Louisa (Warnke) Gewecke

1973 Clarence Ragsdale
1981 Eugene W. Cochran
1991 Herald W. Devine

’33
2005 Dale Berry

News from this week in Farnam history:

5/16
  – Burlington Bridge Burns (1929)
  – Commencement Exercises (1929)
  – Ingham Commencement (1935)
5/18
  – Decoration Day Service (1916)
  – Largest Graduating Class (1923)
  – Library Opened (1939)
5/19
  – Farnam Alumni Organizes (1921)
5/20
  – A Murderer (1893)
  – A Shooting Affray in Farnam (1893)
  – Farnam Facts and Fancies May 20 (1897)
  – Memorial Services May 31 (1926)
  – Standard Oil Purchases Station (1926)
5/21
  – Stove Explodes - Injures Gewecke (1925)

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