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Celebrate and remember the lives of late newspaper colleagues.
Jun 1, 2022
Frank Newell, who worked in newspapers for 56 years and was the publisher of the Green Valley (Arizona) News for the last 12 years, died March 21 in Bellevue, Washington. He was 97.
Jun 1, 2022
On Thursday, May 12, 2022, Morley Piper passed away at 97 years young. Piper devoted more than 60 years of his life to the newspaper industry, including 12 years at the Boston Globe, 45 years as the executive ...
Jun 1, 2022
Thomas G. Larson of Minong, Wisconsin, former owner and publisher of The Osceola (Wisconsin) Sun, died April 12, 2022. He was 86.
May 1, 2022
Debra J. Flemming, 67, died Monday, March 14, 2022, at District One Hospital in Faribault, Minnesota. Deb returned to southeastern Minnesota in 2019 to become a consultant for the 761 Foundation in Owatonna ...
Apr 1, 2022
Renee (Schmidt) Spaar, 61, of Odessa, Missouri, died March 8, 2022, at her home. Born August 4, 1960, in Los Angeles, she was the daughter of Donald Schmidt and Irene Kerr Keeran. She was a 1978 graduate ...
Apr 1, 2022
Ron was the owner and editor of the Patterson (California) Irrigator for 40 years and a newspaper columnist for 57 years.
Apr 1, 2022
Ken Rhoades never shied away from a story. His 60-plus year career saw him cover anything and everything, even if it meant putting himself in harm's way, which he did on several occasions.
Mar 1, 2022
Former editor and publisher Jenay Tate passed away the morning of Jan. 15 after battling illness for some time.
Mar 1, 2022
Kenneth A. "Ken" Troedel, who enjoyed a 26-year career publishing newspapers in Wisconsin, died Tuesday, Jan. 25, at his home in Waupaca, Wisconsin. He was 69.