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Longtime journalist, columnist and commentator Dave Begel died on March 3, 2026 at age 82.

Former Daily Cardinal student newspaper society editor Judith Temby died on Feb. 21, 2026 at the age of 83 at her Mount Horeb home.

A March 15, 2026 Celebration of Life is planned for former Union Grove Sun Times journalist and editor Jacqueline M. Seitz, who died Feb. 9 at age 91.

Minnesota cartoonist Ed Fischer, whose humorous drawings have entertained Barron News-Shield readers for decades, died Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, according to an email message his daughter, Rebekka Fischer.

Retired Milwaukee Journal Sentinel president and publisher Elizabeth “Betsy” Brenner died on Jan. 23, 2026 at age 71. 

Former Mineral Point Democrat Tribune editor and Dodgeville Chronicle freelance contributor Donnajean “Jeanie” Lewis died on Jan. 13, 2026 at age 85.

A Jan. 30, 2026 memorial service has been scheduled for former Elkhart Independent editor and publisher Frank Eames, who died Jan. 7, 2026 at age 96 at Holton Manor in Elkhorn.

Former Hillsboro Sentry Enterprise co-owner Mary Jane Knowles, age 76, passed away peacefully on Dec. 21, 2025, surrounded by family after a period of declining health following Alzheimer’s Disease and surgery.

Former Kaukauna Times reporter and proofreader Eunice Catherine Leemon, age 105, died peacefully on Dec. 6, 2025.

A 50-plus-year retired employee of the Green Bay Press-Gazette died on Nov. 13, 2025 — just before his 92nd birthday.