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      Wednesday September 16, 2026    
  In Memoriam

 
Died   Name   Cemetery
9/5   Douglas Wayne Green  
8/16   Pat (Warnke) Baker   Farnam, NE
7/30   Darlene V. Grogan   Maxwell, NE
7/22   Ralph G. Widick ’56   Farnam, NE
  Born this day in history:

1834 James F Fenton Obituary Timber Culture Homestead Cash Entry
1846 Elizabeth I. (Billings) Murphy Obituary
1860 Sylvia A. (Phillips) Cole Obituary
1876 Mary Permelia (Taylor) Eckstein Obituary
1879 Charlotte M. (Ainlay) Fitch Obituary  ’98
1883 Iva Z. (McCarl) McMichael Obituary
1888 Floyd F. Coon Obituary
1920 Lorenz G. Koch Obituary
1932 Marvin R. Klooz Obituary  ’50
1934 Maxine Vivian Kotschwar Obituary 		  Died this day in history:

1926 Margaret E. (Brand) Jones Obituary
1944 John F. Bacon
1948 Clara (Wollam) Earhart
1967 Cecil H. Stepp
1970 Frank S. Crisman Obituary
1975 Leon O. Tillotson Obituary  ’18
1980 James S. Hicks
1986 Vernon Warnock Obituary
1999 Charles Hugh, Jr. Bowen
2001 Nadine (Whisler) Rieker Obituary
2023 Edward Elmer Claflin Obituary
News from this week in Farnam history:
9/18
  – 7,000 Witness Farnam Game (1924)
9/20
  – Local Mention (1917)

Recently posted obituaries, news articles and photos


9/8/2026
  – Green, Douglas Wayne Obituary (1962-2026)

8/18/2026
  – Baker, Pat (Warnke) Obituary (1946-2026)
  

Homestead events on this day in history
 
Application filed:

1876 John L. Sanders Obituary Homestead Cash Entry
1884 Marshall Colebank Homestead 		 
Final proof filed:

1891 Esrom Lapp Homestead
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 ’00 = Farnam High School Class of 1900
Patent Type: Cash Entry     Homestead    Timber Culture

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