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      Saturday March 14, 2026    
  In Memoriam

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

1852 Lydia E. (Bashaw) Haynes
1855 James A. Guinn Homestead
1855 Mary M. (Wentz) Spangler Obituary
1861 Sarah E. (Hathaway) Hibbs
1863 Albert Grant Fisher Obituary Homestead
1868 Laurence Adney Obituary Homestead
1881 Maude T. (Taylor) Reeves Obituary
1897 William J. "Bill" VanMatre
1909 Ove Prestegard
1915 Mildred E. (Earhart) Brouillette Obituary  ’32
1917 John L. Marlin
1917 Elaine (Widick) Williams Obituary  ’34
1925 Ray L. Siemiller Obituary 		  Died this day in history:

1899 Joshua McCarl
1902 Baby Hurley
1905 Myrtle Bell Hopkins Obituary
1909 Elizabeth "Dolly" Woodgate Obituary
1919 Allen E. Divoll Obituary
1930 Baxter J. Eastridge Obituary
1938 Emma (Crumbaker) Teel Obituary
1938 J. Wesley Thompson Obituary
1985 Jerome V. Schnitzer
1989 Jacob Noah "Jake" Brittenham
2008 Kenneth Pedersen Obituary
2009 Eucillis (Hathaway) Wilcox Obituary  ’44
2016 Peggy A. (Ludvik) Tullis  ’38
2020 Evelyn (Edson) Heath Obituary  ’54
News from this week in Farnam history:
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)
3/19
  – $25.00 Reward (1904)
  – First Excavation of Tri-County (1936)
  – Warning (1904)

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)
  

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