Obituaries

Celebrate and remember the lives of late newspaper colleagues.

Former Leader-Telegram president/CEO Graaskamp dies at 66

Aug 1, 2025

Former Wisconsin Newspaper Association president Pieter “Peter” F. Graaskamp, age 66, of Eau Claire, passed away Wednesday, July 23, 2025, surrounded by his family at home while under hospice ...

Louise Hight Cain, 1940-2025

Aug 1, 2025

Louise Hight Cain, the former owner and publisher of the Atoka (Oklahoma) County Times, died July 4, 2025. She was 84.

Michael J. McCarthy, editor, publisher and owner of The Mirror Newspapers, died peacefully on July 12 in the company of his family at MyMichigan Medical Center in Saginaw after spending time in northern ...

Mike Motz, 1967–2025

Jul 1, 2025

Michael Louis Motz, a man of a thousand jokes, a million stories and just as many strong opinions, passed away suddenly at home in Sidney, Nebraska, on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, from a heart attack. Many ...

Kramer Media co-founder Ruth Kramer dies

Jun 1, 2025

Ruth A. Kramer, longtime president of Kramer Media who founded the company with her late husband, died at home on May 7, 2025, at age 102 after a period of declining health.

Helen T. Buffington, 1927-2025

May 1, 2025

An icon among newspaper women in Georgia, she worked as a reporter, editor and newspaper co-owner for over 70 years at newspapers in both northwest and northeast Georgia.

Former News publisher Sandra Hurley passes away at 65

Apr 1, 2025

Sandra Hurley, longtime Mount Airy (North Carolina) News publisher and life-long community journalist, has died. She was 65 and serving as director of APG Integrated Services/Graphic Design Center in Mount ...