Former Tribune-Record-Gleaner owner Florence Berglund dies at 85
Florence Berglund, along with her husband Robert Berglund, owned and operated the (Loyal) Tribune-Record-Gleaner from 1969 to 1998.
Florence Berglund, along with her husband Robert Berglund, owned and operated the (Loyal) Tribune-Record-Gleaner from 1969 to 1998.
Blake Kellogg, a longtime journalist, editor, professor and newspaper consultant, died Wednesday, Oct. 3 in Madison. He was 87.
Glenn Surendonk, who worked 30 years at the (Racine) Journal Times, passed away on Sept. 22, 2018, at the Lakeshore at Sienna Center.
Clara Keenan, who with her husband owned the Tomahawk Leader for more than 25 years, died Sept. 20, 2018, under the care of Ascension Home Hospice.
Susan Brandscheid, a longtime UW-Madison employee and School of Journalism and Mass Communication adviser, died Wednesday at age 70.
Lyle Christianson, former owner, editor and publisher of the Colfax Messenger for nearly 30 years, died Sept. 4 at age 82 of prostate cancer.
John M. Russell, who was well-known in photography circles and wrote a local history column in the (Menomonie) Dunn County News, passed away Thursday, Aug. 30 at age 93.
John H. “Jack” Lussier, The Capital Times founder William T. Evjue’s nephew, who went on to become one of Madison’s most prolific philanthropists, died Friday, July 27, 2018, at the age of 90. In 1963, Lussier became business manager of Madison Newspapers Inc. When Evjue died in 1970, Lussier was named one of his principal heirs and was elected to take his uncle’s place on the board of The Capital Times Co. Although he retired as business manager in 1982, he remained active on The Capital Times’ board and in recent years became its chairman.
Leland H. “Korny” Krueger, publisher of the Marion Advertiser for nearly two decades, died July 12, 2018, at the age of 89. Leland was born