Mary Ann (Pesch) Gardon, longtime editor and publisher of the Peshtigo Times and a lifelong Peshtigo resident, was born Oct. 6, 1928, to Leo J. (L.J.) and Anna M. (Smegoski) Pesch. With her father serving as owner and editor, the Times was the family business.
Mary Ann and Charles “Chuck” Gardon married March 31, 1951, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Peshtigo. Together they had 12 children.
Gardon started working at the Times at age nine and began helping with the bookkeeping at age 14. She continued working at the newspaper until after her 90th birthday. Following her father’s death in 1981, Gardon served as editor and publisher until her retirement.
Mary Ann died Monday, Feb. 1, 2021, in Peshtigo. She was 92.
