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Sunday September 21, 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:

1895 John A. Rowland

’13
1897 Frank Nelson Reeves

1901 Cassius R. Tanner

1933 Dorothy LeNore (Dixon) Duffy

1937 Jerry Lee Brock

1977 Kacy Taylor

’95

Died this day in history:

1913 Larkin D. Whitcomb

1931 Emma L. (Speck) (Estes) Willets

1937 John H. Walker

1939 Allie H. "Al" Hicks

1978 Adelbert H. "Bert" Balser

’04
1992 Dora D. (Baker) Whitney

1998 Horace H. Fitch

2019 Mary Ellen (Hoppe) Stewart

’50

News from this week in Farnam history:
	9/22 – Cooker Blows Up (1960) – Memorial Game for Ronald Lewis (1938) 9/26 – Issue No. 1 of Farnam Press (1940) – Traffic Signals Being Installed (1929)

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)

9/2/2025
– Hess, Irvin C.

’49 (1932-2025)

9/1/2025
– Tuttle, Frank J.

(1878-1928)

8/30/2025
– Fitch, Clara L. (Shaw)

(1874-1947)
– Palmer, Alice M. (Griffis)

(1895-1975)

8/29/2025
– Howard, Inez (Beery)

(1911-2007)

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:

1891 Adolphus Miller

Final proof filed:

1891 George W Hanthorn