Historic Farnam

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Sunday July 5, 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
5/16	Ronald W. "Ron" Williams ’63
5/14	Darryl J. Hosick	Curtis, NE

Born this day in history:

1829 Anson J. Palmatier

1861 George W. Anderton
1879 Alvie J. McMichael

1885 Grover C. Widick

1887 William F. "Frank" Day
1909 Leita Smith

1911 Joy W. Russell

’30
1923 Loren Marvin Beery

’43
1925 Halton Saum

’42
1930 Wilma J. Sturgeon
1935 Donald K. Miller

Died this day in history:

1904 Zachariah W. Murphy
1911 Mary D. (Dunton) (Watt) Maddux
1930 Elmer L. Jackson

1935 Floyd Sheffield

1948 Naomi (Lapp) Harry

1971 Ora R. Stull
1988 Troy Derra

1988 Della B. (Stinnette) Kitchen

News from this week in Farnam history:
	7/5 – D. of H. Entertains (1917) 7/6 – G. E. Mangus Buys Out Businesses (1939) – Killed By Lightning (1944) – Lightning Kills Frank A. Hilton (1923) 7/7 – Man Injured in Runaway (1921) 7/8 – Farnam Facts and Fancies July 8 (1897) 7/9 – Local Golf Course Will Re-open (1925) – Successful Celebration (1914) 7/10 – Max Golay Drowns (1930)

Recently posted obituaries, news articles and photos

9/8/2026
– Green, Douglas Wayne

(1962-2026)

8/18/2026
– Baker, Pat (Warnke)

(1946-2026)

8/15/2026
– Marlin, Mary A. (Rolph)

(1828-1897)

8/14/2026
– Hirschmiller, Henry H.

’25 (1907-1983)

8/13/2026
– Williams, Ronald W. "Ron"

’63 (1945-2026)

8/8/2026
– LaRue, Samuel

(1878-1909)

8/7/2026
– Boas, Alvina Elizabeth "Allie" (Wasley)

(1866-1914)

8/5/2026
– Howat, Bert H.

(1916-1979)

8/4/2026
– Austin, Dwight C.

(1915-1975)
– Messersmith, Lloyd R.

(1891-1986)

8/2/2026
– Grogan, Darlene V.

(-2026)

8/1/2026
– Wolf, Evelyn (Zysset)

(1933-2023)

7/26/2026
– Herndon, Del D.

(1950-1985)
– Herndon, Fay E.

(1939-2025)
– Herndon, Linda Louise (Bartman)

(1949-2022)

7/24/2026
– Widick, Kent O.

(1953-1966)
– Widick, Ralph G.

’56 (1938-2026)

7/23/2026
– Beery, Edward

(1880-1969)

7/22/2026
– Edson, Anna (Tatem)

(1883-1973)
– Hand, William F.

(1877-1962)
– Hilton, Elmer R.

(1900-1990)
– Jorgensen, Arch H.

(1897-1979)
– Miller, Angeloah William

(1888-1985)
– Morton, Connie (Peters)(Groenewold)

(1936-2026)
– Schnieber, Ernest W.

’22 (1904-1976)

7/21/2026
– Armstrong, Orpha J. (Messersmith)

(1862-1916)
– Bennett, Maxine L. (Stewart)

(1921-2007)
– Bray, Mary Bell (Messersmith)

(1877-1954)
– Johnson, A. Fred S.

(1896-1985)

7/20/2026
– Foster, Emily E. (Messersmith)

(1864-1940)
– Hart, Clarissa C. (Messersmith)

(1872-1938)
– Kelly, Amanda E.

(1869-1955)
– Messersmith, Andrew J.

(1887-1955)

7/19/2026
– Mayden, Vergil

(1910-1971)

7/17/2026
– Bailey, George W.

(1886-1954)

7/10/2026
– Balser, Elizabeth V. (Bick)

(1884-1972)

7/9/2026
– Irelan, N. M.

(1829-1902)

6/25/2026
– Brown, Henry N.

(1858-1940)
– Brown, Katherine L. (Lehmann)

(1858-1938)
– Johnson, Walter F.

’26 (1906-1981)

6/24/2026
– Gewecke, Edith M. (Kishmer)

(1894-1973)

6/20/2026
– Wear, Lewis

(1891-1969)

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