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      Tuesday March 31, 2026    
  In Memoriam

 
Died   Name   Cemetery
2/20   Geno T. "Tom" Vickers   Farnam, NE
2/3   Richard Allen Miller  
  Born this day in history:

1843 Anna M. (Rank) Lydic Obituary Homestead
1850 William F. Andrews Homestead
1852 Gilbert A. Thomson Homestead
1857 Anne Edith (Wilson) Beerman Obituary
1858 Henry S. Morton Obituary Homestead Cash Entry
1860 Charles G. Cole Obituary Homestead
1865 Emma R. (Kinzie) Collister Obituary
1867 John Frank Obituary
1886 Hartley Britton Obituary
1891 Mildred E. (Balser) Cecil
1899 Floyd H. Crawford Obituary
1900 Minnie Marie (Davis) Brannon Obituary  ’19
1907 Esther L. (Frank) Cotterell
1908 James Elmer Hart
1912 Richard J. Carman  ’30
1914 Arthur Gronewold Obituary
1919 Fern Mae (Enevoldsen) Martin
1920 Evalynne (Saum) Powell Obituary  ’38
1924 Wilbert Anderson Obituary
1930 George J. Hergenrader Obituary
1937 Marilyn Rose (Johnson) Owens Obituary
1942 Eldon "Butch" LeRoy Zysset Obituary  ’60
1961 Tammy J. (Darnall) Allbright Obituary
1973 Jeremy Joe Widick Obituary 		  Died this day in history:

1897 Jerome Henry Dauchy
1903 Ida L. (Carman) Best
1942 Christian Zysset Obituary
1949 Frederick H. Smallfoot Obituary
1959 Emma L. (Griffis) Palmer Obituary
1963 Henry S. Haskins Obituary
1969 Mabel (Golden) Crampton
1986 Ruth (Brown) Velte
1997 Ardath M. (Brestel) Mercer
1997 May E. (Murray) Smallfoot Obituary
News from this week in Farnam history:
3/31
  – Fire Destroys Ihfe Home (1938)
  – Let Us Help Bring Television (1955)
  – Southwestern Television (1955)
4/1
  – Legion Offering $5 Prize (1926)
4/4
  – Somewhere in France (Harris) (1918)

Recently posted obituaries, news articles and photos


3/3/2026
  – Wagner, Oswald Wilhelm Obituary  ’26 (1909-1992)
  

Homestead events on this day in history
 
Application filed:

1885 Friend R. Henderson Obituary Homestead
1885 George Conover Kerr Timber Culture Homestead Cash Entry
1885 George Laucomer Obituary Homestead Timber Culture
1885 Milton D. Stebbins Obituary Homestead 		 
Final proof filed:

1890 John Black Cash Entry Cash Entry
1890 Lewis Gilman Cash Entry
1890 John H Herndon Cash Entry
1890 John C Hughes Cash Entry
1890 Chester Johnson Cash Entry
1890 Jennie L Keyes Cash Entry
1890 Mary Morris Cash Entry
1890 Milton M Runyon Cash Entry
1890 Jennie West Cash Entry Cash Entry
1890 Alpheus E White Cash Entry
1890 Amanda F Wilson Cash Entry
KEY—where appearing in the text above, these icons are clickable links to more information
 ’00 = Farnam High School Class of 1900
Patent Type: Cash Entry     Homestead    Timber Culture

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