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      Wednesday November 4, 2026    
  In Memoriam

 
  Born this day in history:

1829 Samuel Wykoff Obituary Homestead
1842 Esther Stedman
1848 William M. Houghtelling Obituary Homestead
1863 Theodore D. Curtis Obituary
1866 Charles H. Brasch Obituary
1879 Louis W. Goesch Obituary
1882 Bessie A. (Bodenhamer) Carman Obituary
1882 Ada E. (Harry) Thomalla Obituary
1897 Fred C. Kaufman
1910 Vergil Mayden Obituary
1912 Walter Prahl Obituary
1913 O. Edward Johnson Obituary
1915 Eldred Wilhelmson Obituary
1919 Ann M. (Spurgetis) Cole
1961 Timothy W. Brown Obituary  ’80 		  Died this day in history:

1895 Lewis Davis Cash Entry
1918 Glenn E. Conover Obituary
1922 William G. Marlin Obituary Homestead
1970 Mathew Dale McNickle
1980 Nellie (Harper) (Stromer) Kugler Obituary
1985 Eddie Heath Obituary
1994 Morris Clement Obituary
1998 Florence (Donelson) Pollard Obituary  ’22
2000 Phyllis E. (Williams) Snyder Obituary  ’40
2016 Marion (Golay) (McNickle) Newton Obituary  ’35
2017 Irene (Schnackenberg) Viter Obituary
2018 Orville R. Hilton Obituary
2020 Roger B. Osborn
News from this week in Farnam history:
11/4
  – Stolen Deposit Boxes Found (1926)
11/5
  – Armistice Day Program 1925 (1925)
  – Growing (1925)
  – On Air Nov. 13 (1953)
  – Will Celebrate Armistice Day (1925)
11/6
  – Farnam Home Coming Next Tuesday (1919)
11/7
  – Farnam's First War Baby (1918)
11/8
  – The Cactus Trail (11/8/1917) (1917)
11/9
  – Formal Opening (1939)
  – SEWER SYSTEM OPPOSITION (1961)

Recently posted obituaries, news articles and photos
 

Homestead events on this day in history
 
Application filed:

1884 Robert J. Bailey Homestead
1884 Benjamin F. Sherwood Obituary Homestead
1891 Joseph L. Fletcher Timber Culture Cash Entry Homestead 		 
Final proof filed:

1890 Samuel Wykoff Obituary Homestead
1898 Joseph L. Fletcher Timber Culture Cash Entry Homestead
1899 Charles Riggs Timber Culture
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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