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Winneconne News publisher John A. Rogers, 75, died on Tuesday, Aug. 22, following a battle with small cell cancer and pulmonary fibrosis.

Growing up, Rogers worked alongside his parents, who were co-owners and co-editors of the News. The newspaper, which has been in publication for 144 years, has been owned and operated by the Rogers family since 1953. He purchased the printing company and newspaper from his parents in 1974 and served as publisher of the newspaper for 50 years until the time of his death.

John M. Terrill, longtime editor of the Ladysmith News, died Friday, Aug. 11, following a six-year battle with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. He was 75.

A native of Green Bay, Terrill attended UW-Green Bay, where he was editor of the student newspaper, before transferring to UW-Madison, where he wrote for The Daily Cardinal and The Badger Herald and earned a bachelor's degree in journalism. He spent his entire professional newspaper career working for the Ladysmith News, joining the newspaper on Feb. 8, 1971, and retiring on Aug. 29, 2008. 

Former Wisconsin newspaper photographer Daniel Wayne Loonstra, of Menomonie, died unexpectedly on Thursday, Aug, 10, at his home. He was 69.

A native of Wood County, Wisconsin, he graduated in 1972 from Auburndale High School and in 1974 from North Central Technical College in Wausau, where he earned a degree in graphic arts. After college, he joined the Dunn County News, where he worked as a photographer from 1974 to 1978. During this time, he won several Wisconsin Newspaper Association awards. He went on to work in the printing industry and retired as a manufacturing technician from 3M Menomonie in December 2015, after 35 years of service.

Eileen Mary Evans, who owned several newspapers with her husband, Alfred, died on Wednesday, July 26, at Mayo Clinic Hospital in Rochester. She was 92.

Evans, who worked as a journalist for her high school newspaper, began a professional career in 1963 at The Atkinson-Annawan (Ill.) News. She and her husband owned and managed several weekly newspapers, including the Hillsboro Sentry-Enterprise in Wisconsin from 1980 to 1984. In Hillsboro, Eileen played a major role, writing stories and helping to manage the business. Many of the couple's 14 living children followed in their career footsteps, including Greg Evans, who owns Evans Print + Media Group in Sparta.

Marcella "Marcie" Baer, a former sales executive, author and historian, died on Monday, July 10, at Harborview Assisted Living in Manitowoc. She was 89.

In 1960, she joined the classified advertising department of the (Manitowoc) Herald-Times, where she worked for more than 10 years. She also served as a longtime correspondent for several Wisconsin newspapers, including the Herald-Times, The Sheboygan Press, the Green Bay Press-Gazette and The (Eau Claire) Country Today.

Gary Lee Peters, a former Wisconsin reporter and editor, died on July 14, at his home in Sheboygan Falls. He was 74.

Peters was a reporter and editor for several Wisconsin newspapers, including the former Marinette Eagle-Star and The Sheboygan Press. He earned numerous state, national and international writing awards during his journalism career. He also served as director of communications for Marinette General Hospital.

Donald A. Castonia, who worked as a reporter at The (Appleton) Post-Crescent for more than 40 years, died Thursday, July 13. He was 87.

Castonia joined the Post-Crescent in 1960, and was among the team of business writers who helped launch the newspaper's weekly business publication in February 1998 before retiring that summer. After retirement, he continued to serve as a correspondent for the newspaper for several years.

Longtime Wisconsin journalist Donald (Don) E. Lewis, 88, of Oshkosh, died May 29, at home with his wife, Jo Ann, by his side.

After graduating with a bachelor's degree in journalism from UW-Madison, Lewis worked as a reporter for the Oshkosh Daily Northwestern for 10 years before moving his family to Milwaukee to begin his career with The Milwaukee Journal in June 1966. He went on to become a feature editor for the newspaper, retiring when the Milwaukee Journal and Milwaukee Sentinel merged in March 1995.

Rose Signe Bergh, of Buffalo City, died on April 29. She was 97.

In 1951, she moved to Ellsworth, where she worked as a linotype operator at the Beldenville Reporter. She would later do similar work for the Durand Courier, the Rochester (Minn.) Weekly and Fields Printing.

James F. Scotton, a longtime Wisconsin journalist and teacher, died on May 28, in Bayside. He was 91.

A native of Boston, Scotton earned a bachelor's degree in literature from Boston University and a master's degree in political science and Ph.D. in mass Communication from UW-Madison, where he was a teaching assistant. He then worked for newspapers in North Carolina and Wisconsin, including The Capital Times in Madison and The Associated Press, before becoming a college professor. He spent 37 years at Marquette University, where he was Dean, department chair and a faculty member, before retiring in 2015.