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      Friday March 13, 2026    
  In Memoriam

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

1849 John W. Stoner
1850 Elizabeth J. (Brand) Hazen Obituary
1859 Thomas Dillin Obituary
1866 Mabel C. (Adams) McGinnis
1868 Margaret (Bateman) Beavers
1869 Emma (Kitchen) Pollard Obituary
1889 Josephine E. (Drake) (Bradley) Stein
1897 George Burchell
1902 Ralph S. Walters Obituary
1903 Leslie S. Cole Obituary
1907 Oliver "Jim" Brittenham Obituary  ’26
1925 Harold Gaylord Crawford Obituary
1931 Laura M. (Rieker) Gaibler Obituary  ’48 		  Died this day in history:

1907 Elizabeth E. (Brewer) Nall Obituary
1912 Joshua G. Babcock Obituary
1914 George Shaeffer Homestead
1930 Samuel G Colebank Cash Entry
1936 John J. Allen Obituary
1940 Amy E. (Jackson) Griffis Obituary
1944 Goldie E. (Kilburn) Nickerson Obituary
1945 Clarissa A. (Stevens) (Nickerson) Messersmith Obituary Timber Culture
1949 Elbert Jack Obituary
1972 Albert Bosch Obituary
1996 Ernest E. Peterson
2014 Lloyd E. "Pete" Peterson Obituary
2020 Ruth (Hinton) Johnson
News from this week in Farnam history:
3/13
  – Plum Creek Golf Club Improvement (1924)
3/14
  – Creamery Destroyed by Fire (1918)
  – From Forrest Harris (3/2/1918) (1918)
3/15
  – A Whopper (1917)
3/17
  – Nebraska Basket Ball Tournament (1921)

Recently posted obituaries, news articles and photos


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

3/1/2026
  – Cole, Arthur Obituary (1898-1954)

2/27/2026
  – Grim, Danny Clyde Obituary (1944-2013)

2/24/2026
  – Hess, Clifford G. Obituary  ’48 (1930-1994)
  – Preitauer, Stanley K. Obituary (1916-1994)

2/23/2026
  – Gewecke, Oscar J. Obituary (1889-1953)
  – Murphey, Blanche I. (Gewecke) Obituary (1913-1991)
  – Vickers, Geno T. "Tom" Obituary (1936-2026)

2/20/2026
  – Smallfoot, Marie E. (Schleeter) Obituary (1888-1975)
  – Spencer, M. Dale Obituary  ’39 (1921-2002)
  – Staples, Hazel M. (Smallfoot) Obituary  ’39 (1921-1998)

2/17/2026
  – Johnson, Beverly E. (Arent) Obituary (1921-2018)
  – Miller, Richard Allen Obituary (1946-2026)
  

Homestead events on this day in history
 
Application filed:

1886 Harlow K. Chittock Obituary Homestead 		 
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