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      Tuesday December 16, 2025    
  In Memoriam

 
  Born this day in history:

1835 Johanna (Reuter) Albrecht Obituary
1837 Mary E. (Swinford) (Brown) McKay Obituary Homestead
1882 Herman J. Juilfs
1894 Iven A. Babcock Obituary
1899 Lela E. (Thrasher) Gish Obituary
1913 William J. Buss
1916 Ina (Newtson) Slack Obituary
1943 John Louis Ozanne Obituary 		  Died this day in history:

1895 Phedotia (Steele) Gowen
1909 Martha A. (Sanders) Galland
1918 Dorothy Dunham
1918 Eiferzena Dittmar Farmer Obituary
1920 Samuel E. Hiestand
1922 William E. Franzen Obituary
1923 Baby Boy Parker Obituary
1925 Amos H. Johnson Obituary
1939 Elmer S. Clement Obituary
1950 Newton Leroy Miller Obituary
1952 Ella (Klein) Miller
1957 Lloyd R. Hoffman
1963 Rose A. (Parker) Carman Obituary
1973 Mable E. (Mercer) Craig
1973 Florence L. (Moore) Eckstein Obituary
1981 Viola (White) Kotschwar
1995 Herman Rieker Obituary
2001 Genieve (Fitch) Guenthner Obituary
2001 Forrest Leon Saum Obituary  ’40
2018 Ivan Jerrold Henderson
2022 William K. Betz Obituary
News from this week in Farnam history:
12/17
  – Big Dance Christmas Eve (1914)
  – New Hospital Dedicated (1925)
12/18
  – Farnam's Schools (1924)
  – Peterson Suggestion a Good One (1919)
12/19
  – New Co-op Oil Station Opening (1935)

Recently posted obituaries, news articles and photos
 

Homestead events on this day in history
 
Application filed:

1885 James Meahen Homestead 		 
Final proof filed:

1895 Caleb W Land Timber Culture
1895 James C. Vigles Obituary Timber Culture Cash Entry
1895 George Conrad Walther Obituary Homestead Timber Culture
1905 Jesse E. Smith Obituary Homestead
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 ’00 = Farnam High School Class of 1900
Patent Type: Cash Entry     Homestead    Timber Culture

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