Nebraska banking pioneer dies at 92
Nebraska banking trailblazer Alice Dittman died Oct. 1 at the age of 92. [Continue]
Bank of Elk River director of commercial lending dies
Bank of Elk River Director of Commercial Lending Tom Lund died on Aug. 17. [Continue]
CBI co-founder dies at 97
John Dean, one of the men who co-founded what is now the Community Bankers of Iowa, died May 26 at the age of 97. [Continue]
Former ICBA president, CEO dies
Former Independent Community Bankers of America President and CEO Ken Guenther died Jan. 25. Guenther led the organization from 1982-2004 during an era of many industrywide changes. His first few years in the CEO role came as hundreds of small banks failed amid the farm foreclosure crisis of the 1980s. During the early 1990s, Guenther … Read more
Prominent Wisconsin banker dead at 75
Longtime Minnesota and Wisconsin banker Kenneth Heiser died Oct. 22 at Regions Hospital in St. Paul from COVID-19. [Continue]
Twin Cities banking leader dies at 89
Prominent Minnesota banking leader and philanthropist David Cleveland died Sept. 17 at his home in Sarona, Wis., at the age of 89. [Continue]
Renowned banking consultant dies at 77
Darling Consulting Group founder George Darling died June 11 at the age of 77, according to a company press release. [Continue]
Celebration of life planned for prominent Minnesota banker
A celebration of life for prominent Minnesota banker Constance Bakken is scheduled for April 18. [Continue]
Former Nebraska banking leader dies at 93
Prominent former Nebraska banker Dale Young died March 1 at the age of 93. [Continue]
Former OCC head dies at 88
Former Comptroller of the Currency John D. Hawke, Jr., a longtime banking leader and educator, died earlier this month at the age of 88.