Robert (Bob) Swenson
Roselyn M. Calek
Roselyn M. “Ramblin Rose” Calek, former editor of the Westine Report in Union Grove, was born June 14, 1929, in Berwyn, Ill. She graduated from the University of Illinois, and on May 22, 1954, she married Robert Calek. Prior to the Westline Report, Calek worked at the Fox Lake Press in Fox Lake, Ill. She […]
Russell K. Akey
Russell Kent Akey, former owner and publisher of the Randolph Advance, was born April 3, 1929. He grew up in the small village of Wyocena and graduated from Portage High School in 1947. Two years later, married Janet Crowley in Rio. Akey began his newspaper career as a printer’s apprentice at the Pardeeville Times and […]
Robert K. Coe
Robert Coe was born May 19, 1880, in Whitewater and went on to publish his hometown newspaper for 50 years. Coe took over the Whitewater Register from his father in 1902, the year he graduated from the University of Wisconsin. His weekly columns and stories were community favorites. Coe died July 8, 1952 in Whitewater.
Robert J. Seltzner
Robert J. Seltzner’s natural curiosity and talent for writing brought him to many places and provided him with many opportunities. He served as an investigative reporter, journalist, editor and publisher throughout his career. Seltzner was 84 when he died Nov. 3, 2012, in Portage. He was a 1946 graduate of Sun Prairie High School. He […]
Robert (Bob) D. Anderson
Integrity, feistiness, compassion, common sense — these are the qualities The Star News of Medford used in describing long-time leader Robert “Bob” Anderson, upon his death in July 2011. The Star News publisher and general manager from 1975 to 1992, Anderson lived to age 88. Although he retired in 1992, Bob continued to write his […]
Rose Mani Stewart
Robert (Bob) Shellman
Robert Ernest “Bob” Shellman, former editor and publisher of the Oconto County Times-Herald and a veteran of Patton’s 3rd Army during World War II, died Sept. 10, 2015, at the age of 92. Shellman was born in Fennimore in 1923. His family moved to Crandon, where his father served as superintendent of schools until he […]
Rueben J. Heim
Reuben J. Heim, publisher of the Woodville Leader from 1992 to 1998, died Oct. 3, 2013, at age 59. Heim always lived life to its fullest, with a great sense of adventure. Aside from being a newspaper publisher, he was an over-the-road truck driver, computer programmer/system engineer, musician, pumpkin farmer and tractor enthusiast. He was […]
Russell Fogo
Third-generation newspaper publisher Russell Fogo, who died Aug. 17, 2001, at age 89, ran The Richland Observer. Fogo started his career as an apprentice printer and newspaper editor at The Republican Observer, working under his father. After serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II, he returned to work at the family newspaper. When […]
