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      Wednesday May 7, 2025    
  In Memoriam

 
  Born this day in history:

1847 Alexander Trindel Timber Culture Homestead
1866 Ida B. (McCabe) Dawson Obituary
1867 Harm Juilfs Obituary
1890 Myrtle Rose (Clayton) Widick Obituary
1894 Lloyd E. Peterson
1897 Coleman J. Chinn
1903 Newton Leroy Miller Obituary
1904 Albert Starling
1906 Irma (Wilmeth) Wood Obituary
1925 Orvale J. Widick Obituary  ’42 		  Died this day in history:

1907 Martin A. Boone Homestead
1914 Newsam Rank Obituary Timber Culture Homestead
1916 Neil Bellamy Obituary
1921 William J. "Bill" VanMatre
1934 William A. Van Tilborg Homestead
1937 Lewis C. Wood
1941 Adele C. (Strickland) Jack Obituary
1947 Jesse E. Earhart
1955 John E. Oberg Obituary
2009 Arthur R. Hall Obituary  ’28
2014 Raymond Feddersen Obituary
2015 Georgia G. (Crampton) Lemire  ’40
News from this week in Farnam history:
5/7
  – Adieu (1914)
  – FHS COMMENCEMENT CALENDAR (1936)
  – New Hospital Planned (1925)
  – Smallpox Scare (1904)
  – Soldiers' Graves (1904)
5/9
  – Farnam Lady Finds Medals (1929)
  – From Camp Kearney (Johnson) (1918)
  – From the Miller Boys (Archie) (1918)
  – From the Miller Boys (Elbert) (1918)
  – Poppy Day May 25th (1935)
5/10
  – Baby Swallows Burr (1917)
5/11
  – EGGS BADLY SCRAMBLED (1939)
  – FHS Graduation Schedule (1939)
  – Library to Open (1939)

Recently posted obituaries, news articles and photos


4/20/2025
  – Johnson, Eugene F. Obituary (1912-1990)
  – Johnson, Eva V. (Stewart) Obituary  ’31 (1914-1991)
  – Koch, Lorenz G. Obituary (1920-1979)
  – Stauffer, Mae J. (Parker)(Blackwood)  Obituary (1899-1971)
  – Stewart, Frank J. Obituary (1925-1970)
  – Thrasher, Neva I. (Crist) Obituary (1898-1981)
  – Thrasher, Robert O. Obituary (1896-1971)
  – Wiester, Jean (Thrasher)(Prather)  Obituary (1920-1981)

4/16/2025
  – Day, Laura (Rice)(Bathen)  Obituary (1896-1988)
  – Klooz, Elizabeth R. (Rice) Obituary (1893-1974)

4/15/2025
  – Duffy, Dorothy LeNore (Dixon) Obituary (1933-2016)

4/10/2025
  – Hazen, Murlin C. Obituary (1904-1971)

4/8/2025
  – Hansen, Hannah M. (Nelsen)(Schneider) (Brixley) (Nickerson)  Obituary (1898-1990)
  – Schneider, Shellie G. Obituary (1886-1929)
  

Homestead events on this day in history
 
Application filed:

1885 James A. Forrest Obituary Homestead
1886 Amos Cunning Cash Entry Timber Culture Homestead
1889 John G. Roth Homestead 		 
Final proof filed:

1889 George A. Wilmeth Cash Entry Cash Entry
1891 Harlow K. Chittock Obituary Homestead
1892 John "Jack" Colligan Obituary Homestead
1908 Sarah A. (Haden) Carey Obituary Homestead
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 ’00 = Farnam High School Class of 1900
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