Margaret “Peggy” (LeBlanc) Anderson, who with her husband owned and operated several weekly newspapers, died Tuesday, Dec. 1, at her home in Medford. She was 93.
Born Nov. 12, 1927, in Crosby, Minn., to George and Mary (Belmore) LeBlanc, she was one of eight children. In 1946, she graduated from Crosby-Ironton High School.
Two years later, she married Robert D. Anderson on Jan. 3, 1948, in Crosby. Together they had eight children, 16 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
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Bob and Peggy owned and operated several weekly newspapers over the years, including papers in Menomonee Falls and Sauk City. In 1975, they moved to Medford, where Peggy worked in production and Bob served as publisher of The Star News until 1992.
No funeral service is planned at this time. Any memorial donations in Anderson’s name can be made to the Medford Public Library.
