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Thursday October 2, 2025

In Memoriam

Died	Name	Cemetery

5/14	Darryl J. Hosick	Curtis, NE
2/20	Ardith Ann (Amdahl) Rowland
2/20	Geno T. "Tom" Vickers	Farnam, NE
2/3	Richard Allen Miller
1/6	Robert W. (Bob) Friesenborg	Farnam, NE
11/21	Patricia J. (Thompson) Binning ’59	Batavia, OH
9/30	H. Elizabeth (Thompson) Hoppe-Stevens ’52	Farnam, NE
8/31	Irvin C. Hess ’49	Farnam, NE
8/15	Jerald A. "Jerry" Cox

Born this day in history:

1862 Elmer T. Buss

1869 Lewis S. Hayworth
1876 Pearl (Bailey) Barrett
1899 Hazel Della (Hampson) Armitage

1906 Joseph V. Miller
1918 Earl Hopkins

’36
1928 D. Yvonne (Wiggers) Derra

’46

Died this day in history:

1876 Nancy J. (Keltner) Miller
1906 John W Johnson

1944 Louise Pearle (Caley) Ainlay

1948 Charles P. Moyer

1975 Margaret A. (Dryden) Balch
1979 Lorenz G. Koch

1983 Emma (Banks) Larson

News from this week in Farnam history:
	10/3 – Liberty Bonds ad (1918) – Meteor Strikes Heath House (1929) 10/4 – Dedication of Honor Roll (1917) – From Camp Cody (Bowling) (1917) 10/6 – Memorial Erected (1938) 10/7 – Local Hospital Closes (1943)

Recently posted obituaries, news articles and photos

5/18/2026
– Hosick, Darryl J.

(1939-2026)

5/5/2026
– Oman, Lily E. (Donelson)

(1881-1980)

4/29/2026
– Hecox, Fred G.

(1858-1924)
– Hecox, Helen G. (Curtis)

(1889-1962)
– Hecox, Minnie M. (Graves)

(1865-1950)
– Hecox, Robert H.

(1918-1961)

4/27/2026
– Hilton, Marvin Ray

(1937-2022)

4/23/2026
– Pollard, Jacob Eugene "Gene"

(1892-1958)

4/9/2026
– Lincoln, Esther E. (Kestler)

(1885-1983)

4/8/2026
– Scott, Joanna C. (Cunning)

(1875-1934)

4/7/2026
– Bailey, William H., Jr.

(1859-1922)

4/6/2026
– Schnackenberg, Robert W. "Bob"

’48 (1931-1993)

4/3/2026
– Stoner, William Moore

(1873-1949)

3/30/2026
– McNickle, Arthur W.

(1905-1992)

3/25/2026
– Rowland, Ardith Ann (Amdahl)

(1937-2026)

3/24/2026
– Duncan, Clark

(1891-1965)
– Duncan, Nell E. (Swan)

(1893-1969)

3/16/2026
– Knoedler, Clara Mabel (Davidson)

(1902-1988)

3/3/2026
– Wagner, Oswald Wilhelm

’26 (1909-1992)

3/1/2026
– Cole, Arthur

(1898-1954)

2/27/2026
– Grim, Danny Clyde

(1944-2013)

2/24/2026
– Hess, Clifford G.

’48 (1930-1994)
– Preitauer, Stanley K.

(1916-1994)

2/23/2026
– Gewecke, Oscar J.

(1889-1953)
– Murphey, Blanche I. (Gewecke)

(1913-1991)
– Vickers, Geno T. "Tom"

(1936-2026)

2/20/2026
– Smallfoot, Marie E. (Schleeter)

(1888-1975)
– Spencer, M. Dale

’39 (1921-2002)
– Staples, Hazel M. (Smallfoot)

’39 (1921-1998)

2/17/2026
– Johnson, Beverly E. (Arent)

(1921-2018)
– Miller, Richard Allen

(1946-2026)

2/10/2026
– Herndon, Lewis

(1891-1982)
– Herndon, Vella V. (Todd)

(1891-1990)
– McLaughlin, Maude Mae (Todd)

(1887-1978)
– Miller, Claude A.

’31 (1913-1980)

2/8/2026
– Palmer, Raleigh M.

(1894-1967)

2/6/2026
– Hilton, Eva E. (Keiper)

(1907-2003)

1/26/2026
– Bellamy, Gailord H.

(1934-1995)

1/24/2026
– Craig, Ray W.

(1908-1989)

1/22/2026
– Mayfield, Darwin O.

(1863-1927)

1/16/2026
– Harwood, Gladys G. (Teel)

’29 (1910-2000)
– Kitchen, Della B. (Stinnette)

(1887-1988)
– Kitchen, Omar C.

’03 (1885-1969)

1/15/2026
– Friesenborg, Robert W. (Bob)

(1947-2026)

1/11/2026
– Klein, Russel E.

(1926-2010)

1/10/2026
– Klein, Louis J.

(1901-1975)

1/9/2026
– Phillips, Jesse

(1882-1962)
– Phillips, Laura May (Hannah)

(1884-1957)

1/8/2026
– Hazen, Evelyn M. (Smallfoot)

(1905-1995)
– Siemiller, Ernest Robert

(1913-1980)
– Siemiller, Eva L. (Earll)

(1893-1985)
– Smallfoot, Albert A.

(1901-1970)

1/7/2026
– Reeves, Clark L.

(1929-1970)
– Reeves, Nelson G.

(1853-1946)

1/5/2026
– Mercer, Henry

(1901-1969)

1/2/2026
– Johnson, Gordon M.

(1929-2009)

1/1/2026
– Thompson, Floy C. (Caley)

(1882-1966)

12/31/2025
– Stevens, Everett L.

(1893-1971)

12/29/2025
– Downard, Benjamin F.

(1860-1948)
– Downard, Catherine E. (McElwain)

(1869-1935)
– Downard, Joseph

(1869-1951)
– Martin, Kenneth S.

’26 (1906-1988)

12/28/2025
– Tillotson, LeRoy M., Jr.

’41 (1922-1992)

12/27/2025
– Jurjens, Ralph J.

(1899-1991)

12/26/2025
– Robertson, Esther E. (Pollard)

’22 (1905-1985)

12/24/2025
– Rine, Murray S.

(1892-1979)
– Smallfoot, Chester A.

(1903-1985)
– Smallfoot, Earl A.

(1899-1979)
– Smallfoot, May E. (Murray)

(1906-1997)
– Smallfoot, Walter A.

(1895-1979)
– Vickers, George T.

(1892-1979)

12/23/2025
– Widick, Grover C.

(1885-1975)

12/21/2025
– English, Ethel L. (Mayfield)(Caster)

(1881-1952)
– Mayfield, Granville M.

(1865-1950)

12/12/2025
– Murphy, Elizabeth I. (Billings)

(1846-1926)
– Murphy, Frank D.

(1867-1926)

12/8/2025
– Lydic, Lula E. (Aylsworth)

(1880-1969)
– Peterman, Anna M. (Lydic)

’35 (1917-1973)

12/7/2025
– Russell, William Rex

’51 (1933-1985)

12/4/2025
– Roth, John G.

(1860-1918)
– Stinnette, Alma J. (Schultz)

(1865-1950)
– Stinnette, Garnett S.

(1858-1945)
– Tibbetts, Roy A.

(1875-1950)

11/29/2025
– Hampson, Bert

’25 (1904-1986)
– Palmer, Cecile M. (Roberts)

’25 (1908-1992)

11/25/2025
– Binning, Patricia J. (Thompson)

’59 (1942-2025)

11/22/2025
– Fairbank, Eliza J. (Olp)

(1826-1904)

11/21/2025
– Hyde, Jennie Lucille (Fitch)

(1915-1978)

11/20/2025
– Fitch, Abigail M. (Wilson)

(1831-1898)
– Fitch, William M.

(1921-1991)

11/17/2025
– Clouatre, Armand A. "Frenchy"

’25 (1902-1993)

11/16/2025
– Newell, Myron D.

(1855-1944)
– Newell, Susan T. (Hall)

(1862-1948)

11/15/2025
– Rickard, Ethel L. (Barton)

(1884-1935)

11/14/2025
– Teel, Linnie M. (Pyle)

(1864-1945)
– Teel, Peter A.

(1847-1933)

11/9/2025
– Kister, Ella E. (Gewecke)

(1893-1976)

11/7/2025
– Britton, Hartley

(1886-1949)

11/4/2025
– Kugler, Nellie (Harper)(Stromer)

(1891-1980)

10/31/2025
– Tillotson, Mary (Bender)

(1907-1990)

10/29/2025
– Britton, Hazel A. (Tillotson)

’10 (1892-1967)
– Britton, Joseph A.

’36 (1917-1970)

10/27/2025
– Greenlee, Frank M.

’30 (1912-1976)

10/26/2025
– Brittenham, Mildred Dorothy (Heath)

(1899-1986)

10/23/2025
– Adkisson, Dale O.

(1922-1972)

10/20/2025
– Northey, Lillian

(1858-1941)

10/17/2025
– Uhlig, Elyza D. (Dryden)

’05 (1886-1977)

10/16/2025
– Bailey, Mary C. (Young)

(1829-1897)
– Thompson, Robert T.

(1825-1892)

10/15/2025
– Albrecht, Conrad

(1879-1899)
– Albrecht, Johanna (Reuter)

(1835-1915)

10/14/2025
– Albrecht, Gottlieb

(1864-1928)
– Albrecht, Louise (Bauer)

(1875-1933)

10/2/2025
– Hoppe-Stevens, H. Elizabeth (Thompson)

’52 (1935-2025)

9/27/2025
– Ealy, Harold C.

(1888-1971)

9/23/2025
– Ainlay, George W., Sr.

’13 (1895-1970)
– Cromer, Mary A. (Zysset)

(1914-1991)

9/18/2025
– Dunkin, Gladys E. (Oman)

’27 (1910-1996)
– Stevenson, Vivian Fay

’27 (1904-1986)

9/17/2025
– Shipton, William

(1847-1899)
– Zimmerman, Emma (Ward)(Harper)

(1894-1975)

9/16/2025
– Cole, Dorothy A. (True)

(1896-1975)
– Cole, Lloyd C.

’34 (1917-1974)
– Maley, Charles H.

(1852-1931)

9/14/2025
– Brittenham, Floyd E.

(1896-1918)

9/13/2025
– Brittenham, Oliver "Jim"

’26 (1907-1983)

11/14/2025
  – On Air Nov. 13 (1953)
  – F.H.S. Football Standing (1953)

11/9/2025
  – DEDICATION OF BRIDGE AT FARNAM (1940)

9/17/2025
  – To Graduate From Farnam High (1934)

Homestead events on this day in history

Application filed:

1884 Alonzo Kelly

1885 Edwin L. Hall

1894 Mary Ann King

1895 James N. Pierce

Final proof filed:

1885 John Fisher

1885 Jonathan Fisher

1889 Jacob Hiram Lemmon

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