South Dakota banking icon Farrar dies at 92
Prolific Midwest bank owner and former South Dakota governor Frank Farrar died Sunday at the age of 92. [Continue]
Former ICBA chair dies at 85
Former Independent Community Bankers of America Chair Thomas Harold Olson, Sr., died peacefully July 26 at 85 years old. [Continue]
Former banking leader dies at 88
Richard Doolittle, former banking leader, died on Sunday, May 23, 2021, in Menomonee Falls, Wis., at the age of 88. [Continue]
CrossFirst vice chair passes away
George F. Jones, Jr., 77, vice chair of CrossFirst Bankshares, passed away on May 21, the Leawood, Kan.-based company announced. [Continue]
Longtime BankNews editor passes away
Bill Poquette, longtime editor of BankNews magazine and BankNews Midweek, passed away March 12 after a six-month battle with cancer. [Continue]
Banking’s Bill Winter passes away
Bank marketing expert William “Bill” Winter has died. He was 80 years old, passing away on March 2, 2021. [Continue]
Former U.S. Bank head dies
Jack Grundhofer, former chair, president and CEO of Minneapolis-based U.S. Bancorp, passed away Jan. 24 at the age of 82. [Continue]
ATM industry veteran dies
LeRoy Huntimer, a respected veteran of the ATM industry, died of Glioblastoma Multiforme cancer on Dec. 9. He was 56. [Continue]
Kansas State ag expert dies
Dr. Barry Flinchbaugh, a revered ag policy expert from Kansas State University, Manhattan, died Tuesday morning in Topeka, Kan. He was 78 years old. Flinchbaugh was well-known and admired in his field, and was the third person to be honored with the Blanchfield Award from the American Bankers Association. [Continue]
Premier Banks founder dies
Donald B. Regan, founder and chair of Premier Banks, Maplewood, Minn., died at age 91 on Oct. 23, peacefully surrounded by family. He founded the bank in 1974 as Maplewood State Bank, which was the smallest of Minnesota’s 714 banks at the time with $1.5 million in capital and no clients. Now, Premier’s assets are at $1.1 billion, with $123 million in capital. [Continue]