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William “Bill” Hale, who owned the Grant County Herald Independent in Lancaster for nearly two decades, died April 1, in Florida following a long battle with cancer. He was 78.

Edward James (Jim) McLoone, longtime publisher of the Lake Country Reporter and founder of Lake Country Publications, died Thursday, April 9, at his home. He was 91.

Jennifer Lee Blum, whose first job out of college was as news editor for two central Wisconsin newspapers, died Friday, April 3, in Marshfield. She was 57.

Marlys Taege Moberg (nee Schmidt), a former Wisconsin newspaper journalist and author, died Wednesday, March 18, in Wauwatosa. She was 91.

James Conley, Jr., a longtime journalist and founder of Conley Publishing Group, died Friday, March 20, in Aiken, S.C. He was 76.

Roberta Fischer, a retired journalist who earned her degree in 1948 from UW-Madison, died Feb. 28, in Madison. She was 94.

Howard Fibich, who spent his entire 37-year journalism career with The Milwaukee Journal, died Feb. 26 in Brookfield. He was 88.

Hans Hamm, who was a longtime co-owner, business manager and advertising director of The Waukesha Freeman, died Thursday, Feb. 20, in Waukesha. He was 95.

Donald. J. “Don” Friday, who was sports editor of the Stevens Point Journal for 40 years, died Saturday, Feb. 22, at Point Manor nursing home in Stevens Point. He was 83.

Daniel M. Maglior, who served as publisher for the Waushara Argus and spent more than 20 years in the newspaper industry, died unexpectedly Thursday, Jan. 30, at his home in Waupaca. He was 49.