Charles A. “Charlie” Kalmbach, son of Model Railroader founder Albert C. Kalmbach, died on August 25. He was 79 years old.
Charlie was employed by Northwestern Mutual Life and later also worked in real estate. He stayed connected with his father’s company for nearly half a century.
“Charlie had a deep devotion to Kalmbach Media inspired by his father, who welcomed him to the Board of Directors in 1972,” said Dan Hickey, Kalmbach Media CEO. “He was very proud to have served on the board for almost 50 years and took great interest in the wellbeing of Kalmbach employees.”