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      Tuesday November 11, 2025    
  In Memoriam

 
Died   Name   Cemetery
9/30   H. Elizabeth (Thompson) Hoppe-Stevens ’52   Farnam, NE
  Born this day in history:

1855 Alexander E. Whetstone Timber Culture Homestead
1861 Columbus Thrash Obituary
1904 Elvin F. Peirsol Obituary
1905 Vivian (Brouillette) Goucher  ’25
1908 Thelma Belle (Kitchen) Hamilton
1909 Stella M. (Adkisson) Lehman Obituary
1914 Kenneth Hudson Obituary  ’34
1927 Ruth (Schrodt) Kruse Obituary 		  Died this day in history:

1889 Mary "Polly" (Monroe) McMillan
1894 Sarah E. (Fuller) Ceder
1912 John O. Wilmeth Obituary Cash Entry Cash Entry
1914 Ephraim I. Downard
1918 Christina (Wormer) Harris Obituary
1920 M. James Tufts Obituary Timber Culture Homestead
1925 Emily Agnes (Warner) Wood
1954 Elbert L. Maddux
1969 Clarence Fox
1976 Clyde W. Gardner Obituary
1985 Donna E. (Banks) Bottita Obituary  ’41
1992 Minnie (Roetter) Smallfoot Obituary
1993 Frank L. Palmer
1998 Marie P. (Walther) Blomquist
2001 Arvetta M. (Stewart) Easterday  ’34
2008 Iola (Latimer) Hinton Obituary
News from this week in Farnam history:
11/11
  – Storage Battery Now in Operation (1915)
11/12
  – Armistice Program Good (1925)
11/13
  – Armistice Day Celebrated (1924)
  – Hand Lost in Cornpicker (1958)
  – Home Coming Celebration Success (1919)
11/14
  – George Austin Gassed (1918)
  – Sgt. Leonard H. Cross Wounded (1918)
  – Turned the Town Upside Down (1918)
11/15
  – 2000 Here for Armistice Day (1934)
  – Armistice Celebration Success (1923)
  – From Camp Kearney (11/4/1917) (1917)

Recently posted obituaries, news articles and photos


11/7/2025
  – Britton, Hartley Obituary (1886-1949)

11/4/2025
  – Kugler, Nellie (Harper)(Stromer)  Obituary (1891-1980)

10/31/2025
  – Tillotson, Mary (Bender) Obituary (1907-1990)

10/29/2025
  – Britton, Hazel A. (Tillotson) Obituary  ’10 (1892-1967)
  – Britton, Joseph A. Obituary  ’36 (1917-1970)

10/27/2025
  – Greenlee, Frank M. Obituary  ’30 (1912-1976)

10/26/2025
  – Brittenham, Mildred Dorothy (Heath) Obituary (1899-1986)

10/23/2025
  – Adkisson, Dale O. Obituary (1922-1972)

10/20/2025
  – Northey, Lillian Obituary (1858-1941)

10/17/2025
  – Uhlig, Elyza D. (Dryden) Obituary  ’05 (1886-1977)

10/16/2025
  – Bailey, Mary C. (Young) Obituary (1829-1897)
  – Thompson, Robert T. Obituary (1825-1892)

10/15/2025
  – Albrecht, Conrad Obituary (1879-1899)
  – Albrecht, Johanna (Reuter) Obituary (1835-1915)

10/14/2025
  – Albrecht, Gottlieb Obituary (1864-1928)
  – Albrecht, Louise (Bauer) Obituary (1875-1933)
  

Homestead events on this day in history
 
Application filed:

1880 Vernon C. Kingrey Obituary Homestead
1895 Irvin J. Brooks Homestead 		 
Final proof filed:

1898 Edmond A. Champlin Obituary Timber Culture Homestead
1898 Henry Feldscher Homestead Timber Culture
1898 Frank E. Wilcox Homestead Timber Culture
1898 Alfred I. Woodsum Obituary Timber Culture Homestead
1900 Johan Ferdinand Schmidt Obituary Homestead
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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