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Sunday February 1, 2026

In Memoriam

Died	Name	Cemetery

2/20	Geno T. "Tom" Vickers	Farnam, NE
2/3	Richard Allen Miller
1/6	Robert W. (Bob) Friesenborg	Farnam, NE

Born this day in history:

1847 Benjamin Sebring

1848 Joseph S. Haynes

1864 John "Jack" Colligan

1865 Simon L. Starkey

1869 Russell A. Jones

1876 Mary A. (Wilsey) Peirsol
1893 Lucile R. (Buss) Ziemer

’11
1898 William R. Clement

1907 Livina S. (Langenberg) Ernst

1915 Edna V. (Sturgeon) Byrum

’32
1917 Edith Eileen (Hess) Kitchen
1920 Art Soundy

1952 Lynn Ruth (Claflin) (Lindvall) Raney

Died this day in history:

1900 Annie A. (Palmer) Leedham
1902 Mina (Carpenter) Jones

1915 Con Sullivan

1940 Wilhemina "Minnie" (Laemle) Zysset

1945 Robert L. Van Horn

1947 Milton P. Hiddleson

1952 Lavern E. Spencer

1962 Maud G. (Horn) Hopkins

1981 Stanley E. Estes
1988 Elisabeth "Betty" (Martin) Reznicek

1994 Arthur M. Fickenscher

1996 Nellie A. Rice

2012 Ronald R. Crisman

News from this week in Farnam history:

2/1
  – Final Issue of The Farnam Echo (1940)
  – From Camp Cody (Harris) (1918)
  – Infantile Paralysis Benefit (1945)
2/2
  – Community Program Well Attended (1939)
  – Is Not Insane (1896)
  – Killed Instantly (1923)
2/3
  – Polio Carnival a Success (1949)
2/4
  – Hold Husking Bee (1943)
  – Stebbins Brothers (1915)
  – To Serve No. Platte Canteen (1943)
2/5
  – Bonds For New High School (1925)
  – Carnival a Success (1948)
  – Infantile Paralysis Drive (1942)
  – March of Dimes Carnival (1953)
2/6
  – 127th Field Artillery Trails (1919)
  – Infantile Paralysis Drive (1947)
  – Infantile Paralysis Report (1941)
  – Mrs. Guerin Fatally Burned (1947)

Recently posted obituaries, news articles and photos

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)

Homestead events on this day in history

Final proof filed:

1894 William Kelley

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