Historic Farnam

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Sunday June 1, 2025

In Memoriam

Born this day in history:

1836 John S. Bodenhamer
1842 Charles Uhlig

1851 Owen F. Johnson

1853 Jacob J Walker

1862 Jacob A. Miller

1865 Daniel H. Dovenbarger

1871 Susan Agnes (Foote) Tillotson

1899 Neva G. (Spangler) Beye
1901 Donovan DeLate

1903 Hannah W. H. (Groenewold) Knoedler

1904 Josie B. Messersmith

’21
1913 Chester W. Sundstrom

1914 Viola Siemiller

1922 Jack C. Schultz

1924 Junette (Ihfe) Clement

’41
1929 Verd I. Siemiller

1947 Jean (Josten) (Stuhr) Breen

1960 Brett B. Reynolds

1964 Kirby Shane Herrick

Died this day in history:

1913 Mary E. (Litzenberg) Stilley

1914 Viola Siemiller

1939 Helen L. Evarts

1951 Irvin J. Brooks

1966 Edward J. Coon
1971 Charles T. Anders

1981 Jonathan H. Dryden
1989 Henry Sass
2001 Sarah (Lydic) Hamm

’29
2003 W. Wilson Parker

’42
2004 Elaine (Biesecker) (Williams) Trehal

2022 Francis "Dee" Deloris (Clement) Miller

’51

News from this week in Farnam history:

6/1
  – Decoration Day (1916)
6/3
  – Large Crowd at Memorial Services (1915)
6/4
  – A Runaway (1914)
  – Funds For New Hospital (1925)
  – Memorial Day Services (1914)
  – New Texaco Filling Station (1925)
6/5
  – Lions Club Gets Charter (1941)
6/6
  – Destructive Wind Hits Farnam (1918)
  – Farnam's Service Flag (1918)
  – Floods Washout Railroad Tracks (1935)
  – Keystone Items - 6 June 1885 (1885)
  – Large Crowd Attended (1918)
  – The Eclipse (1918)
  – Twister Strikes South of Here (1935)

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