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      Friday September 5, 2025    
  In Memoriam

 
Died   Name   Cemetery
8/31   Irvin C. Hess ’49   Farnam, NE
8/15   Jerald A. "Jerry" Cox  
  Born this day in history:

1829 Ezra H Wiggins Obituary Homestead
1839 James W. Hiles Obituary Homestead
1847 Anna (Murphy) Weaver Obituary
1855 William B. Patterson Obituary
1882 Edith (DeLate) Bray Obituary
1898 Vera (Miller) (Mauer) (Thrasher) Williams Obituary
1909 Genieve (Fitch) Guenthner Obituary
1910 Helen L. (Hazen) Klein Obituary  ’27
1911 Viola A. Knoedler Obituary
1925 H. Earl Fritz Obituary
1929 Marilyn J. (Gauger) Wolf
1943 Reva J. (Rigdon) Welch
1946 M. Gene Widick Obituary  ’64
1956 Cynthia J. (Bartak) Fisher Obituary 		  Died this day in history:

1895 Laura E. (Norris) Forrest
1941 William E. Adkisson Obituary
1950 Stella M. (Snodgrass) Spencer Obituary
1963 Clara I. (Irwin) Hicks Obituary
1972 Glenn V. Dawson
1992 Grace (Spencer) Davis Obituary  ’20
2009 Chester Dean "Chet" Scherer Obituary  ’52
2011 Alice I. (Marshall) McNickle
2020 Emilyn Kay Krone Obituary  ’69
News from this week in Farnam history:
9/5
  – Boy Meets Tragic Death (1935)
9/6
  – Letter from O.K. Brown (8/29/17) (1917)
  – R. R. Bridge Burns (1917)
9/8
  – Telephone Office Moved (1938)
9/10
  – First Ads for TVs in Farnam (1953)

Recently posted obituaries, news articles and photos


9/14/2025
  – Brittenham, Floyd E. Obituary (1896-1918)

9/13/2025
  – Brittenham, Oliver "Jim" Obituary  ’26 (1907-1983)

9/2/2025
  – Hess, Irvin C. Obituary  ’49 (1932-2025)

9/1/2025
  – Tuttle, Frank J. Obituary (1878-1928)

8/30/2025
  – Fitch, Clara L. (Shaw) Obituary (1874-1947)
  – Palmer, Alice M. (Griffis) Obituary (1895-1975)

8/29/2025
  – Howard, Inez (Beery) Obituary (1911-2007)

8/20/2025
  – Clement, Josephine (Hirschmiller) Obituary (1890-1974)
  – Williams, Herbert L. Obituary (1908-1953)

8/19/2025
  – Beck, Lyal P. Obituary  ’29 (1911-1975)
  – Cox, Jerald A. "Jerry" Obituary (1939-2025)

8/18/2025
  – Funk, Gracie May (Harry) Obituary (1898-1974)
  – Harry, Charlie A. Obituary (1888-1973)
  – Harry, James A. Obituary (1855-1954)

8/17/2025
  – Ainlay, John A. Obituary  ’26 (1908-1990)
  – Hand, Vaughn F. Obituary (1908-1974)

8/10/2025
  – Moore, C. Rosetta (Chase)(Graves)  Obituary (1832-1919)
  

Homestead events on this day in history
 
Application filed:

1884 Robert Caster Obituary Homestead
1884 Jesse D. Castor Homestead
1884 Sylvester F. Hazen Obituary Homestead
1884 W. Taylor Jones Obituary Homestead
1887 Jerius D. Lewis Cash Entry Homestead 		 
Final proof filed:

1894 John M. Gardner Obituary Cash Entry Homestead
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 ’00 = Farnam High School Class of 1900
Patent Type: Cash Entry     Homestead    Timber Culture

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