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      Friday August 28, 2026    
  In Memoriam

 
Died   Name   Cemetery
9/5   Douglas Wayne Green  
8/16   Pat (Warnke) Baker   Farnam, NE
7/30   Darlene V. Grogan   Maxwell, NE
7/22   Ralph G. Widick ’56   Farnam, NE
7/16   Connie (Peters) (Groenewold) Morton  
  Born this day in history:

1866 Jennie (Boyle) Rice Obituary
1870 Rev. Thomas E. Gillett Obituary
1878 Nettie A. (Earhart) Wilmeth Obituary
1907 Thurlow Austin Warren
1908 Otto H. Witte
1934 Evelyn Preston Obituary
1939 Ann Marie (Blomquist) Poll Obituary  ’57
1948 Richard Ray Alsup Obituary
1977 Jeremy W. Fritz Obituary  ’96 		  Died this day in history:

1929 Nora (Salnave) Maurer Obituary
1931 Glenn A. Blackwood Obituary
1934 Evelyn Preston Obituary
1969 Nell E. (Swan) Duncan Obituary
1985 Sanford John Slack
2000 Lilyan (Novak) Guerin
2013 Ruth (Wyckoff) Grabenstein Obituary  ’35
2017 Raymond Klein Obituary
News from this week in Farnam history:
8/31
  – Co L 5th Reg NNG (8/18/1916) (1916)
9/1
  – Killed In Accident (1955)
9/2
  – Farnam Bank Robbed (1926)

Recently posted obituaries, news articles and photos


9/8/2026
  – Green, Douglas Wayne Obituary (1962-2026)

8/18/2026
  – Baker, Pat (Warnke) Obituary (1946-2026)

8/15/2026
  – Marlin, Mary A. (Rolph) Obituary (1828-1897)

8/14/2026
  – Hirschmiller, Henry H. Obituary  ’25 (1907-1983)

8/13/2026
  – Williams, Ronald W. "Ron" Obituary  ’63 (1945-2026)

8/8/2026
  – LaRue, Samuel Obituary (1878-1909)

8/7/2026
  – Boas, Alvina Elizabeth "Allie" (Wasley) Obituary (1866-1914)

8/5/2026
  – Howat, Bert H. Obituary (1916-1979)

8/4/2026
  – Austin, Dwight C. Obituary (1915-1975)
  – Messersmith, Lloyd R. Obituary (1891-1986)

8/2/2026
  – Grogan, Darlene V. Obituary (-2026)

8/1/2026
  – Wolf, Evelyn (Zysset) Obituary (1933-2023)
  

Homestead events on this day in history
 
Application filed:

1885 James McLaughlin Homestead 		 
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