Gregory Arthur Smith, 75, died Tuesday, July 2, 2024 at his home in Stevens Point, WI. Greg was born in Austin, Minnesota, to Edmund E. and Maxiene J. Smith. He was third in a family of nine children, and he loved being a part of this big family. He attended St. Augustine elementary school and Pacelli High School in Austin. He attended Austin Junior College and later Mankato State University where he earned a bachelor’s degree in Sociology.
He met his wife, Paula, while attending Mankato State and they spent 42 years together until Paula’s death in 2011.
After college Greg and his family returned to Austin MN where he started his career in the newspaper business as an advertising salesman at the Austin Daily Herald where his father worked as publisher. Greg’s newspaper career took him to Blissfield MI, Chippewa Falls WI, Portage WI, and back to Chippewa Falls. He worked his way up from ad salesman to ad manager to business manager to general manager to publisher. He completed his career at Krause Publications in Iola, WI
Greg is survived by his son, Morgan Smith (partner Ann Tran) and grandson, Odin; daughter Sloan (Michael) Miller and granddaughters, Sydney, Allison, and Madelyn. He was preceded in death by his parents and his wife.
A memorial service will be held on August 9, 2024, in Austin MN.
