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Monday November 23, 2026

In Memoriam

Died		Name		Cemetery

10/26		Donald Lou Widick
10/26		Norma Lou (Hueftle) (Buehner) Lauer		Eustis, NE
10/25		Rick Alan Smallfoot ’83

Born this day in history:

1825 Joshua G. Babcock

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1834 James S. Brown
1866 Lincoln G. Smith

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Homestead

1873 Fred W. Goodrich

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1873 Amy S. (Hunt) Kester
1877 Henry A. Jones
1894 Ray G. Griffis
1908 Arthur M. Fickenscher

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1915 Ada M. Speck

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1923 Stacey George Jack

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1925 Bettye (Kotschwar) Cross

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’43
1931 Stephen Paul Hengen

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1936 Adelyn J. (Preitauer) Hess

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Died this day in history:

1918 Ralph Maurer

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1919 Mina (Hayes) Egbert

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1930 John A. Hemelstrand

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Homestead

1953 Elizabeth (Gewecke) Reynolds

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1959 Andrew T. Blackwood

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1976 Otto Stinnette

News from this week in Farnam history:
	11/24 – 258 People in Farnam (1960) – Rural Fire Truck Arrived Monday (1960) – Two More Windows Broken (1960) 11/26 – F.H.S. Football Standing (1953) – Village Board Proceedings (1925) 11/28 – Glen E. Conover Dead (1918) – Howard Nickerson KIA (1918) – They Who Return Not (1918)

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10/29/2026
– Widick, Donald Lou

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(1936-2026)

10/28/2026
– Lauer, Norma Lou (Hueftle)(Buehner)

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(1931-2026)
– Smallfoot, Rick Alan

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’83 (1964-2026)

Homestead events on this day in history

Application filed:

1889 John W Johnson

Timber Culture

Cash Entry

Homestead

1889 Jacob Lillian

Cash Entry

Homestead

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Homestead

Timber Culture

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