Wabasha publisher Gary Stumpf dies at 84
May. 1, 2026
Wabasha County (Minn.) Herald publisher Gary Stumpf who owned and published the Wabasha County Herald for over 40 years, died Saturday, April 18, 2026 at age 84.
Wabasha County (Minn.) Herald publisher Gary Stumpf who owned and published the Wabasha County Herald for over 40 years, died Saturday, April 18, 2026 at age 84.
A May 2 Celebration of Life is scheduled to remember longtime Appleton Post-Crescent and Gannett writer and editor David J. Horst Jr. of Dale, WI, who died on Feb. 7, 2026 at age 69.
A May 2 service has been scheduled for political reporter Dan Bice, who worked for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel for 33 years and died on April 21, 2026 from complications due to esophageal cancer on his 62nd birthday.
An April 24, 2026 Celebration of Life is planned for retired Darlington Republican Journal publisher Brian Lund, age 68, who died at home on April 14, 2026.
An April 23 celebration of life is set for former Crawford County Independent and Kickapoo Scout columnist John F. Gibbs, age 80, of Gays Mills, who passed away on Wednesday, April 1, 2026 at Lakeview Health Center in West Salem.
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