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 […]
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) Swenson
Robert (Bob) Gardner
Robert “Bob” Gardner, 71, of Port Wing, Wisconsin, and formerly of Hammond/Baldwin, died August 24, 2005, following a courageous battle with cancer. Bob was born on August 8, 1934, in West Chicago, Illinois, and attended school in Sumner, Wisconsin. Following this, he enlisted in the United States Air Force. On October 12, 1957, he married […]
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 […]
Richard J. Garber
Richard “Dick” Garber, a fourth-generation newspaperman, was publisher and editor of The (Osceola) Sun from 1965 to 1977. Before coming to Wisconsin, Garber and his wife, Grace, settled in his native Washington after World War II. There, he worked with his father at the local newspaper, The Beachcomber. In 1954, the family moved to Alaska, where […]
Richard J. Brockman
Richard J. “Dick” Brockman, the man behind The Platteville Journal front-page column, “The Gospel According to Eddie Tor,” died April 22, 2013, at age 65. By his own description, Brockman worked at The Journal for 51 of his first 56 years. His parents purchased the newspaper in 1933 and he began stuffing papers by age […]
Robert W. Kempkes
Robert William Kempkes, born Jan. 1, 1922, in Nebraska, was owner and editor of The Bee, Phillips, from 1970 to 1980 — when he returned to the education field. After attending Creighton University in Omaha and serving as a seaman in World War II, Kempkes married Nina Kirkwood and completed his master’s degree at the […]
Robert Meloon
Robert Richter
Robert Richter devoted nearly 40 years of his life to The Sheboygan Press newspaper. He knew the newspaper business well and came into contact with thousands of people through his years in advertising sales and management. His passion in life was giving back to the community he so dearly loved, and he did so by […]
