Obituaries

Celebrate and remember the lives of late newspaper colleagues.

Longtime newspaper publisher Bob Moody remembered for his grit, kindness, dedication

Feb 1, 2023

LA GRANDE, Oregon — Bob Moody was lying flat on his back in a hospital bed when he was asked to become publisher of The Observer in 1974.

Media investor, philanthropist Arthur H. Kern was an owner, publisher of Ark

Feb 1, 2023

Arthur H. Kern, an entrepreneur who co-founded radio conglomerate American Media and served as co-owner and co-publisher of The Ark in Tiburon, California, for more than a decade, died Nov. 16, 2022 ...

Rhonda Humble, 1956-2022

Feb 1, 2023

Rhonda Kaye Humble, 66, of Olathe, Kansas, peacefully passed away Sept. 24, 2022, at Olathe Medical Center.

Steve Robertson, Waccamaw Publishers founder, remembered for commitment to local news, family and community

Feb 1, 2023

Stephen Wayne Robertson, 70, of Horry County, Florida, died after heart complications on Dec 31, 2022.

Tom Bell, 1942-2022

Feb 1, 2023

Thomas “Tom” D. Bell, former fifth-generation publisher of the Ladysmith (Wisconsin) News, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022, at Our House Memory Care in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin.

Dick Emerson, longtime newspaper publisher, dies at 82

Jan 1, 2023

Richard “Dick” Emerson, a longtime Wisconsin newspaper publisher, died on Friday, Dec. 2, at his home in DeForest.

Former Globe publisher Dennis Hall dies at 71

Jan 1, 2023

WORTHINGTON, Minnesota — Dennis Hall, who served as publisher of the Daily Globe from 1995 until 2006, has died at the age of 71.

Linda Beermann, 1946-2022

Jan 1, 2023

Linda R. Beermann of Lincoln, Nebraska, a pathbreaking TV weather reporter and newscaster and community volunteer, died at home of natural causes on Nov. 25, 2022, after enjoying a Thanksgiving holiday ...