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      Thursday July 2, 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:

1832 Lydia Hortense (Abbott) Whitman Obituary
1852 Charles M. Walker Obituary
1853 William S. Guinn Timber Culture
1870 Francis Edgar Hurley Obituary
1871 Elizabeth Viola (Barnhart) Carmichael Obituary
1871 Myrtle L. (Quick) (Hicks) Moyer Obituary
1874 Belle (Wear) Roberts Obituary
1887 Arthur B. Smith Obituary
1914 Myrtle (Volkman) Rogers Obituary
1919 Clair K. "Dude" Arent 		  Died this day in history:

1914 George Swenson Obituary
1920 Stephen D. Mast Obituary Cash Entry
1921 Mable I. (Decker) McElmoil Obituary
1950 Janet (Clark) Munsil Obituary
1952 Martha Lovina (Beery) Hicks
1965 Edward H. Brock Obituary
1965 James M., Jr. Heffern
1966 Effie A. (Fisk) Evarts
1972 Lester H. Donelson Obituary
1981 Richard E. Schnieber  ’25
1984 Margaret Mary (Liggitt) Pattillo  ’22
1985 Verne V. Babcock Obituary
1996 Esther E. (Johnson) Todd Obituary
2003 Doris (Vickers) Kotschwar Obituary
2010 Delbert A. Ballard Obituary
2015 Loren F. Jackson Obituary
2019 Marilyn (Shelbourne) Decker Obituary  ’61
News from this week in Farnam history:
7/2
  – Ingham 4th of July (1904)
7/4
  – Keystone Items - 4 July 1885 (1885)
7/5
  – D. of H. Entertains (1917)
7/6
  – G. E. Mangus Buys Out Businesses (1939)
  – Killed By Lightning (1944)
  – Lightning Kills Frank A. Hilton (1923)
7/7
  – Man Injured in Runaway (1921)

Recently posted obituaries, news articles and photos


6/25/2026
  – Brown, Henry N. Obituary (1858-1940)
  – Brown, Katherine L. (Lehmann) Obituary (1858-1938)
  – Johnson, Walter F. Obituary  ’26 (1906-1981)

6/24/2026
  – Gewecke, Edith M. (Kishmer) Obituary (1894-1973)

6/20/2026
  – Wear, Lewis Obituary (1891-1969)

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

Homestead events on this day in history
 
Application filed:

1891 Nora (Dillon) Raynolds Homestead 		 
Final proof filed:

1890 George Conard Cash Entry
1890 Charles J Hall Cash Entry
1890 Carrie R Hoppe Cash Entry
1890 Samuel W Mcmillan Cash Entry
1890 John H Records Cash Entry
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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