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Phillip J. “Phil” Muench, who worked more than three decades printing newspapers in southwest Wisconsin, died Thursday, Dec. 10, after a battle with COVID-19. He was 52.

Two years after graduating high school, he began his newspaper printing career in 1988 with his hometown newspaper, the Grant County Herald Independent. He quickly took over as head pressman for the newspaper group.

Margaret “Meg” Jones, who worked for nearly three decades as a reporter for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, died Sunday, Dec. 13, after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. She was 58.

Jones spent her entire career working for Wisconsin newspapers, beginning with the Eagle-Star in Marinette. She went on to spend time at the Shawano Evening Leader and Wausau Daily Herald before joining the Journal Sentinel in 1993.

Nora Lydia Krueger, who with her husband, Leland H. “Korny” Krueger, owned the Marion Advertiser for nearly two decades, died Monday, Nov. 30. She was 87.

In August 1967, the couple purchased the Advertiser, which they operated along with a print shop until Dec. 1, 1985. That same year their son, Kurt Krueger, became editor of the Vilas County News-Review in Eagle River, where he now serves as publisher.

Steven Ray, who worked nearly two decades in The Capital Times newsroom, died Tuesday, Dec. 1, at an assisted living facility in Middleton. He was 70.

Ray’s early career in journalism took him to newspapers in Green Bay and Monroe. He moved to Madison in 1989 to join The Cap Times newsroom, where he served as wire news editor for many years. His 19-year run with the newspaper ended in 2008.

Margaret M. “Peggy” Anderson, who with her husband owned and operated several weekly newspapers, died Tuesday, Dec. 1, at her home in Medford. She was 93.

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.

Joan Katherine Brown, who with her husband served as co-owner of the Oconomowoc Enterprise, died Friday, Nov. 20 at her home in Oconomowoc. She was 89.

During their time as co-owners, her husband, Bruce, led the newspaper’s commercial printing operations, while she wrote a column for the newspaper called “I Must Be Nuts.” Brown also was well-known in the community for her philanthropic efforts.

Stanton P. Steuri, who in the 1950s was one of the youngest newspaper owners in Wisconsin, died Thursday, Nov. 26, in Salt Lake City. He was 89.

Steuri ran The Albany Herald with his mother and wife until 1961, when the newspaper was sold and Steuri was called into active duty in the U.S. Army. Upon his return from his military service, Steuri took a job with the The Monroe Times. He remained with the Times until 1975, serving in roles including production manager and acting editor.

Rosemary Kendrick, who worked nearly 40 years as a reporter and copy editor at The Capital Times, died Nov. 10, in Madison. She was 80.

Hired by then-city editor Elliott Maraniss, Kendrick joined The Capital Times staff as a city hall reporter in September 1967. She moved in 1984 to the copy desk, where her sharp editing skills earned her the role of copy chief. Kendrick remained with the newspaper until her retirement in 2005.

Richard “Dick” McCord, who in the mid-1990s had a brief tenure as editor of the Door County Advocate, died Wednesday, Oct. 7, in Santa Fe, N.M. He was 79.

McCord was hired by then-Advocate owner Frank Wood to serve as editor of the Sturgeon Bay weekly newspaper.

After retiring, he wrote several books, including “The Chain Gang: One Newspaper versus the Gannett Empire,” which detailed Wood’s efforts to continue publishing the Green Bay News-Chronicle after Gannett had purchased the city’s other daily newspaper, the Green Bay Press-Gazette.

Donald E. Schroeder, who in the 1970s served as sports editor of the (Cedarburg) News Graphic, died Saturday, Oct. 31, at Mary Washington Hospital in Fredericksburg, Va. He was 86.

During his time with the News-Graphic, Schroeder also worked as a teacher and coach, roles he held for 22 years.