William Rosenberg

William Rosenberg, 90, died Thursday, November 17, 2005, at UPMC St. Margaret Hospital in Pittsburgh as a result of a stroke he suffered the day before. He was born in Toledo June 9, 1915, to Samuel and Sophie Rosenberg and lived in Toledo until moving to Pittsburgh earlier this year. He graduated from Woodward High School in 1933 and The University of Toledo in 1937. He was a reporter and editor for the Toledo Times from 1937 to 1941 and an editor for The Blade from 1946 to 1982, when he retired as The Blade's managing editor. From 1941 to 1945 he served in the U.S. Army in the South Pacific, for which he was awarded the Bronze Star. In retirement he served on advisory committees to the Toledo Zoo and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Toledo and from 1983 to 1995, as the professional adviser to the Collegian Newspaper at The University of Toledo.
Mr. Rosenberg is survived by his wife, Bernice, whom he married March 5, 1946; by his two sons, James (Cynthia) Rosenberg and Daniel (Laura) Rosenberg, and by his five grandchildren, Margaret, Hannah, Emmeline, Ella, and Silas Rosenberg.
Funeral services Monday at 1 p.m. at the Robert H. Wick Funeral Home, North Reynolds Road, with visitation beginning at noon. Burial afterwards at Eagle Point Cemetery, Rossford. The family suggests contributions to Toledo Area Metroparks, The University of Toledo, or other Toledo-area institutions or charities of the donor's choosing.