Christina married Daniel John Neuharth on 11 Jan 1916 in South Dakota, USA. Daniel (son of Johannes Georg Neuharth and Katharina Opp) was born on 15 Feb 1895 in Eureka, McPherson County, South Dakota, USA; died on 14 Jan 1926 in Eureka, McPherson County, South Dakota, USA; was buried in Glueckstahl Cemetery, McPherson County, South Dakota, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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*Walter D. Neuharth, Long Beach, California
Ancestral villages: Glückstal and Kassel (Glückstal District); Worms and Rosenflet (Beresan District)

I was born in Eureka, South Dakota, on October 19, 1917, to Daniel J. and Christina Neuharth. I married Irene Wahl of Alpena, South Dakota, on August 18, 1940. I served for three years in the US Air Force during World War II.

I owned Neuharth's mens wear clothing store in Wessington Springs, South Dakota, from 1946 - 1953.

I moved to Long Beach, California. After 28 years with the Long Beach Unified School District, I retired in February 1981.

Irene, a registered nurse, retired at the same time, after 20 years as an industrial nurse with McDonald-Douglas Corp.

Having both been world wide travelers, we visited more than 40 countries of the world and the 50 states in the USA. Genealogy of the Neuharth family, in particular, has been our hobby for more than 25 years.

We have worked on a number of philanthropic projects, mainly on Schriner's Childrens Hospital and fund raising projects.

Walter married Irene Elnora Wahl on 18 Aug 1940. Irene (daughter of John Wahl and Amelia Sophie Dietrich) was born on 28 Oct 1918 in Alpena, Jerauld County, South Dakota, USA; died on 30 May 2008 in Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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BIOGRAPHY:
Allen H. Neuharth (born March 22, 1924, Eureka, South Dakota) is an American businessman, author, and columnist. He is the founder of USA Today.


Neuharth graduated high school from Alpena High School, Alpena, SD, where he was editor of the school's newspaper. At the age of 19, Neuharth served in the Army in World War II. As a member of the U.S. 86th Infantry Division, Neuharth was deployed to France, Germany and the Philippines.

Education

After the war, Neuharth went to the University of South Dakota in Vermillion, where he edited the school newspaper, The Volante. He maintains an affiliation with the university and has an office in the Contemporary Media and Journalism building, The Al Neuharth Media Center. He offers a scholarship called "The Al Neuharth Free Spirit Scholarship" honoring graduating high school students who exemplify the qualities of a 'free spirit' and aim to pursue a career in journalism.

News career

Neuharth and fellow USD alum Bill Porter founded SoDak Sports, a weekly newspaper devoted to covering the sports scene in South Dakota. Despite its initial popularity, SoDak went bankrupt in a year's time.

After his failure, Neuharth went to the Miami Herald, where he made his way up to assistant managing editor. In 1960, the Knight newspaper chain (later a part of Knight-Ridder), which owned the Herald, sent him to its Detroit Free Press, which was fighting an uphill battle with the Detroit News, which Neuharth would later buy while at Gannett.[1]

After Neuharth realized that he could go no further in the Knight organization due to the Knight family's complete control, he accepted Gannett head Paul Miller's offer to move to Gannett's HQ in Rochester, New York, first to run its paper there, the Democrat and Chronicle; then to run the boardroom under Miller, who he eventually succeeded in 1973.[1] He helped to build Gannett into the largest newspaper company in the U.S.

Neuharth took charge of Gannett Florida in 1966. He started "Today" in Cocoa, Florida which eventually became Florida Today].[2]. The color schemes used in Florida Today became an inspiration for the initial format for USA Today.

USA Today

Neuharth founded USA Today in 1982, the most widely read newspaper in the country.[3] Neuharth retired from Gannett on March 31, 1989, at the age of 65.

Column

Neuharth's columns attempt to provoke controversy; so much so that he offers space for one sentence rebuttals and defense from outsiders.

On December 22, 2004, Neuharth called for American troops to be brought home from the "ill-advised adventures" in Iraq, which he compared to the immorality of the Vietnam war. Neuharth also stated that if he were eligible for service in Iraq, he would do everything possible to avoid it.

Freedom Forum

Neuharth founded and has served as chairman of the Freedom Forum since 1991.

Quotes

"We in the media could help [the insurance situation] if we put in proper perspective long range hurricane forecasts that often are exaggerated and play into insurers' hands."[4]

Family

Neuharth had two adult children from his first marriage to Loretta.[5] The marriage lasted 26 years. He bought property on the beach in 1973 on which he built his current home.[6]

He was divorced by 1987 and living in Cocoa Beach, Florida.[7] His second wife was Lori Wilson, who became a Florida state senator. Their marriage lasted seven years. He is married to Dr. Rachel Fornes, a Cocoa Beach, Florida, chiropractor. They adopted eight children.[3] Neuharth also fathered an out-of-wedlock daughter, Rosamunda Neuharth-Ozgo, but never acknowledged her.[8][9]

He resides in Cocoa Beach, Florida.[10]

Allen married Loretta F. Helgeland on 16 Jun 1946 in South Dakota, USA, and was divorced. Loretta was born on 24 Feb 1924 in Woonsocket, Sanborn County, South Dakota, USA; died on 30 Sep 2018 in Fairfax, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Allen married Lori Wilson [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Allen married Dr. Rachel M. Fornes [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]