Frederick Carl Farman [Parents] was born ¹ on 11 Apr 1914 in Missouri, USA. He died ^{2, 3} in May 1981 in King County, Washington, USA. Frederick married Ruth Ester Jansen.

Ruth Ester Jansen was born ^{1, 2} on 12 Sep 1915. She died ³ in Aug 1985 in King County, Washington, USA. Ruth married Frederick Carl Farman.

Richard George Farman [Parents] was born ¹ on 26 Jul 1916 in Belmond, Iowa, USA. He died ^{2, 3, 4} on 5 May 2002 in Seattle, King County, Washington, USA.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (WA) - May 8, 2002
Deceased Name: DICK FARMAN, THE 'KING PICKLE,' DIES IN SEATTLE AT 85
It started in 1944, in a back yard in Enumclaw, where two brothers planted 10 acres of cucumbers and turned them into old-fashioned dill pickles.

Today, nearly 60 years later, Farman's Pickles are stocked in nearly every grocery store in Western Washington and sold in at least 12 other states.

Sunday, though, Farman's lost its namesake, Dick Farman, "The King Pickle." Mr. Farman died at his home in West Seattle. He was 85.

Mr. Farman co-founded Farman Brothers Pickle Co. and worked in the pickle business for more than 50 years.

His pickle jars had a signature label, a pickle with a crown on top, dubbed "The King Pickle."

"Anybody with a store around here has Farman's Pickles in it," said Don Grover, a longtime employee.

Mr. Farman, a graduate of Kent High School who played football at Washington State University and for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League, was remembered by friends and family as a big, modest man whose favorite phrase was, "Life is a journey, not a destination."

"He was a real class act," said his son, Dick, of Olympia. "Anyone who ever knew him felt that way about him.

"He was not your typical self-centered entrepreneur. He always pulled for the little guy and never got caught up in his wealth or accolades."

Mr. Farman was born in Belmond, Iowa, and moved to Kent at a young age.

He worked at a pickle plant during high school and college.

In 1944, he and his brother, Fred, noticed a shortage of consumer goods in the war economy.

The two-man team, figuring they could draw on their past experience in food-processing plants, grew 10 acres of cucumbers in Fred's back yard in Enumclaw. They processed the "cukes" in a 20-by-20 foot shed.

In 1948, they hired Grover, a mechanical genius, as their first full-time employee.

At first, the trio put up 65 tons of cucumbers a year, selling dill pickles by the barrel to other packers.

Forty years later, 44 regular and more than 200 seasonal employees put up more than 14 million pounds of cucumbers, making and bottling some 30 types of pickles.

Dick Farman was company president.

"He had a pretty basic understanding of business," said his granddaughter, Tonia Farman, of Seattle. "He started selling pickles to friends and little grocery stores, and then just expanded from there."

Farman's Pickles are sold in at least 13 states, largely because of Issaquah-based Costco, which took the pickles with it while expanding throughout the West.

"My uncle made them, and my dad sold them off the truck," Mr. Farman's son, Dick, said. "He just treated people the way they wanted to be treated.

"He fought for every inch of shelf space he ever got."

It was that same fighting spirit that made Mr. Farman a standout on the football field.

Mr. Farman starred as an "iron man" guard for the Cougars from 1936 to 1938, playing all but 11 of 600 minutes during the 1938 season, when he was co-captain.

In 1936, as a sophomore, he demonstrated his trademark persistence, sneaking onto the team train to Los Angeles, even though he was not part of the traveling squad.

He played well and secured a spot for the rest of the season.

Called "Musc", short for "muscles", by his teammates, Mr. Farman was drafted in 1939 by the Redskins, which won three divisional titles and the 1942 NFL championship.

Mr. Farman played in one of the more memorable NFL championship games, a 73-0 loss to the Chicago Bears in 1940.

That same year, he married his wife, Harriet, whom he met at WSU.

After suffering some injuries and realizing that his pay, $140 a game back then, was not all that great, Mr. Farman came back to the Northwest.

He was a member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity and the WSU board of trustees, served as president of the Kiwanis Club, attended Seaview United Methodist Church and volunteered at the West Seattle YMCA.

In 1990, he was inducted into WSU's Athletic Hall of Fame.

Mr. Farman is survived by his wife, two children, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Seaview United Methodist Church.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (WA); Date: May 8, 2002; Edition: Final; Page: B1

Dick Farman, "King Pickle' And Redskins Player, Dies
SEATTLE - Dick Farman, a former Washington Redskins player known as "The King Pickle" at a company he and his brother founded in 1944, died Sunday at 85.

Farman was inducted into the Washington State University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1990 and worked in the pickle business for more than half a century.

As president of Farman Brothers Pickle Co., Farman got his nickname from a pickle with a crown on top that still appears on jars of Farman pickles. The family no longer owns the company.

He was known as an ironman guard for Washington State from 1936-1938, playing all but 11 of 600 minutes in his final season, when he was co-captain.

Farman was drafted in 1939 by the Redskins, who went on to win three division titles and the NFL championship in 1942. He played 49 games over five seasons with the team from 1939-43.
Watertown Daily Times (NY); Date: May 12, 2002; Edition: Final; Page: B6; Record Number: 0205130115

Herbert Farman Jr. [Parents] was born ^{1, 2} on 1 Feb 1921 in Kent, King County, Washington, USA. He died ³ on 5 Jan 2008 in Bremerton, Washington, USA. Herbert married Gene Mildred George.

Herbert Farman Jr. of Bremerton (Kitsap Sun)
Feb. 1, 1921 to Jan. 5, 2008
Veteran
Herbert Farman Jr. passed away suddenly, Saturday, January 5, at home.
    He was born February 1, 1921, in Kent, Washington, the youngest and last survivor of six children born to Herbert and Fredreka Farman.
    He is survived by his loving wife, Gene; son, Bruce (Cindie); daughter, Claudia Wakeman (Ken); grandchildren, Brian (Jamie), Jeff (Jessica), Naomi and Kaila; and two great-grandchildren, Brynna and Addison.
    He began as an apprentice pipefitter in 1942 at PSNS. He then served in the U.S. Navy for the duration of WWII. After serving his country, he returned to PSNS, and continued until he retired as a chief planner and estimator in 1979 after 39 years of government service.
    He was a twice Past Master and a life member of the Masonic Lodge No. 117. As well, he proudly served in numerous capacities in the Scottish Rite, the Nile Temple Shriners, the Order of Eastern Star and the International Order of the Rainbow for Girls.
    He was gifted and loved to care for others. Along with being with his family, he loved working in his garden and his wood shop.
    Services will be held on January 11 at 7 p.m. at the Bremerton Masonic Temple, located at 5th and Warren. No flowers by request. Donations gratefully received by Shriner's Hospitals for Children, c/o Nile Shrine Center, 6601 244th St. SW, Mountlake Terrace, Washington, 98043-2753; and The Hope Heart Institute, 1380 112th Ave. NE, Suite 200, Bellevue, Washington, 98004.Possibly living in Bremerton, WA in 2002.

Mildred Nieman [Parents] died ¹ before 1998. Mildred married Clearance Tanner.

Margaret Nieman [Parents] was born ¹ about 1910 in Iowa, USA. Margaret married Glen Terhufen.

Living in Clear Lake, Iowa in 1997.

Judy Nieman [Parents] was born ¹ about 1917 in Iowa, USA. She died ² before 1998. Judy married Paul Thieman.

Naomi Nieman [Parents] was born ¹ about 1924 in Iowa, USA. She died ² after 1997. Naomi married Louis Brandt.

Living in Clear Lake, Iowa in 1997.

Ben Frank Nieman [Parents] was born ¹ on 20 May 1926 in Kanawha, Wright Co, Iowa. He died ¹ on 2 Nov 1997 in Ventura, Iowa. He was buried ¹ in Klemme Cemetery, Iowa. Ben married ¹ Lois Zook on 26 Nov 1950 in United Meth, Clear Lake, Iowa.

Mason City (Iowa) Globe Gazette obituaries
  November 1-5, 1997
  Ben "Bud" Frank Nieman

VENTURA - Ben "Bud" Frank Nieman, 71, died Sunday (Nov. 2, 1997) at his home. Ben "Bud" Frank Nieman was born on May 20, 1926, in Kanawha, the son of Ben and Tena (Lambert) Nieman. He attended and received his education in the Klemme schools, graduating from Klemme High School in 1943. After completing his formal education, he began working at the Klemme Elevator and also worked for Bud Prichard's Auto in Garner, and Fisher Implement in Meservey until 1954, when he started Nieman Oil Company, and in 1962, Nieman Tire and Wheel Company, and in 1965, he began farming north of Clear Lake.

Bud was known as the supplier of tire and wheel assembly and suspension components of trailer manufacturing throughout the United States.

He was united in marriage to Lois Zook on Nov. 26, 1950, at the United Methodist Church in Clear Lake. Bud was very active in civic and business activities. He was a former mayor of Ventura, former member and past president of the Ventura Lions Club, was on the FHA Board in Mason City, Cirrus Board, was former board member of NATM and was voted Iowa Small Businessman of the year in 1988.

He enjoyed hunting, playing baseball and softball and was the 4-H coach for the softball team in Ventura. He also enjoyed his race horses and bowling, but his great love and enjoyment was his family and grandchildren.

He was a member of Ventura United Methodist Church.

He was preceded in death by his parents and three sisters, Judy Thiemann, Ann Nieman and Mildred Smith.
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Paul O. Lambert [Parents] was born ¹ on 7 Dec 1924 in Bremerton, Washington. USA. He died on 15 Oct 2012 in Washington. USA. Paul married Jean Schirmacher.

PAUL LAMBERT
December 7, 1924 ~ October 15, 2012
Paul Lambert, 87, of Vancouver, WA, passed away on Oct. 15, 2012. He was born in Bremerton, WA.
Paul served in the Army Corps of Engineers in WW II.
He retired from the LA Times in 1988.
Paul is survived by his wife of 65 years, Jean; children, Jan, Jerry and Eric; six grandkids; and six great-grandkids.
He was preceded in death by his mother, father, brother and sister and son, Phillip.
Services will be held on Fri., Oct. 19, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Vancouver.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to Operation Christmas Child Project through Good Shepherd Lutheran Church and/or Flag Day Program for First Graders through Columbia Crest Lions Club.