Local obituaries for Jacobs Funeral Homes & Crematory

Nov 6, 2012

Evelyn C. Briggs, 98, of Niagara, passed away Tuesday, November 6, 2012, at Golden Living Center, Florence. She was born August 27, 1914, in Stanley, Wis., the oldest child of the late Jacob and Mona (Flatt) Massage. When she was still a toddler, the family moved to Iron Mountain where her mother had grown up and her grandparents, Arthur and...

Nov 4, 2012

Carmen J. Rhodes, 87, of Niagara, passed away Sunday, November 4, 2012, at Maryhill Manor, Niagara, Wis. She was born January 27, 1925, in Gays Mills, Wis., daughter of the late James and Freda (Showen) Farrington. Carmen married Fred Rhodes on July 26, 1947, in Kingsford, Mich. They celebrated their 65th Wedding Anniversary this past summer. Carmen was a member...

Oct 31, 2012

Dorothy (Bouffiou) Calo, 84, of Iron Mountain, passed away, Wednesday, October 31, 2012, at ManorCare Health Services, Kingsford, Mich. She was born on April 27, 1928, in Kingsford, daughter of the late Joseph and Genevieve (Boncher) Bouffiou. Dorothy, and her sister Shirley, were the first set of twins born in Kingsford. She grew up in Kingsford and graduated from Kingsford...

Oct 29, 2012

Faye E. Dykstra, 88, of Iron Mountain, passed away Monday, October 29, 2012, at PineCrest Medical Care Facility, Powers, Mich. She was born September 10, 1924, in Kingsford, daughter of the late William and Emma (Neils) Dykstra. Faye grew up in Kingsford and attended Kingsford High School, graduating in 1942. She went on to attend Northern Michigan University and received...

Oct 28, 2012

Gregory "Greg" M. Jessen, 49, Green Bay, died after a courageous battle with cancer on Sunday, October 28, 2012, with his loving family and friends at his side. He was born April 19, 1963, in Iron Mountain, son of Mary (LaPorte) and the late John W. Jessen. Greg was a 1981 graduate of Florence High School. He was an alumnus...

Oct 25, 2012

Cletus Bastian, 94, of Kingsford, passed away Thursday, October 25, 2012, at Pinecrest Medical Care Facility, Powers, Mich. He was born March 26, 1918, in Gladstone, son of the late Adolph and Adeline (DeGroux) Bastian. He served in the United States Army during WWII, from 1942 until being honorably discharged in 1945. Cletus married Margaret Johnson on May 27, 1950,...

Oct 23, 2012

Elizabeth J. "Betty" Rose, 89, of Crystal Falls, formerly of Hillman, Mich., went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, October 23, 2012, at Iron County Medical Care Facility, Crystal Falls. She was born January 29, 1923, in Marion, Mich., daughter of the late James and Hazel (Silvernail) Heaton. Elizabeth was united in marriage to George Rose on January 9,...

Oct 21, 2012

Lemie Marlene Anderson, 79, joined her Savior on Sunday, October 21, 2012, at Iron County Medical Care Facility, Crystal Falls. She was born May 18, 1933, in Otter Tail County, Minn., daughter of the late Temet and Mamie (Anderson) Pikkarainen. Lemie's mother passed away in 1937, which resulted in placement of Lemie and some of her siblings in the Owatonna...

Oct 20, 2012

Americo "Mudd" Altobelli, 85, of Iron Mountain, passed away Saturday, October 20, 2012, at Dickinson County Healthcare System, Iron Mountain. He was born December 22, 1926, in Iron Mountain, son of the late Leonard and Delores Altobelli. Mudd was a lifelong resident of Iron Mountain, attending school here. He joined the U.S. Navy during WWII as a Corpsman. After being...

Oct 12, 2012

Elizabeth L. Peterson, 90, of Crystal Falls, passed away Friday, October 12, 2012, at Northstar Health System, Iron River. She was born November 10, 1921, in Crystal Falls, daughter of the late Joseph and Anna (Laboda) Gufrovich. On August 9, 1952, she married Iver H. Peterson. He preceded her in death on May 9, 1962. Elizabeth was a homemaker, enjoyed...

Oct 11, 2012

Lenora I. Hazelwood, 92, of Spread Eagle, passed away Thursday, October, 11, 2012, at Golden Living Center, Florence. She was born March 31, 1920, in Dixon, Ill., daughter of the late Cris and Mary (Sieling) Spade. At a young age, Lenora moved to Pembine and attended school there. She married Edward Hazelwood in Dixon and lived there before moving to...

Oct 10, 2012

John A. Frizzo, 80, of Crystal Falls, passed away Wednesday, October 10, 2012, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born May 2, 1932, in Crystal Falls, son of the late John and Lena (Cossarotti) Frizzo. John married Doris Reinke on June 23, 1962, in Crystal Falls. She preceded him in death on June 14, 2010. John...

Oct 9, 2012

Steven A. Pierce, 55, of Pembine, Wis., passed away Tuesday, October 9, 2012, at his home. He was born January 18, 1957, in Mt. Pleasant, Mich., son of Claude and Marian (Smith) Pierce. Steven grew up in the Mt. Pleasant area and lived in Lewiston, Mich. for 13 years before moving to Pembine. He married the former Pamla Worth on...

Oct 7, 2012

Milton S. Hendrickson, 89, passed away, Sunday, October 7, 2012, at the Dickinson County Healthcare System, Iron Mountain. He was born, March 22, 1923, in Iron Mountain, son of the late Erland and Hilma (Sjoberg) Hendrickson. Milton grew up in Iron Mountain and graduated from Iron Mountain High School in 1941. He served in the U. S. Navy during WWII,...

Oct 5, 2012

Paul A. Santi, 82, of Crystal Falls, passed away Friday, October 5, 2012, at his home. He was born December 29, 1929, in Iron Mountain, son of the late Enrico and Elizabeth (Cavalieri) Santi. Paul grew up on the north side of Iron Mountain. He married Renja Rosenlund on March 24, 1951. She preceded him in death in 1997. At...

Oct 4, 2012

David R. Zitlow, 72, of Quinnesec, passed away Thursday, October 4, 2012, at Marquette General Hospital, Marquette. He was born January 25, 1940, in Fond du Lac, Wis., son of the late Harold and Helen Zitlow. David grew up in Fond du Lac and graduated from high school there. He served in the United States Army Reserve. He married Alicja...

Oct 1, 2012

Kenneth Salli of Iron Mountain, Mich., passed away Monday, October 1, 2012, at the Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center, Iron Mountain. He was 85 years old and a proud WWII Veteran. He was born May 4, 1927, in Ishpeming, Mich., the eldest son of Toivo and Olive (Hutala) Salli. Ken grew up in Covington, Mich., and as a teenager...

Sep 30, 2012

Darwin "Bill" Maycroft, 79, formerly of Spread Eagle, Wis., passed away Sunday, September 30, 2012, at Cherry Meadows Hospice in Appleton, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born on March 24, 1933, in Muskegon, Mich., son of Juanita Maycroft and the former Milford Maycroft. Bill attended school in Ravenna, Mich. Bill served his country as a Marine from...

Sep 30, 2012

Lydia Peruzzi, 99, of Iron Mountain, passed away Sunday, September 30, 2012, at Hyland Nursing Home, Iron Mountain. She was born March 18, 1913, in Iron Mountain, daughter of the late Anton and Tomaide (Tomassoni) Petroni. Lydia graduated from Iron Mountain High School, Class of 1931. She married Joseph Peruzzi on September 12, 1936, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Iron...

Sep 29, 2012

Joan Peters, 83, of Iron Mountain, passed away Saturday, September 29, 2012, at Hyland Nursing Home, Iron Mountain.

She was born March 1, 1929, in Norway, Mich., to the late Joseph and Elsie (Backlund) Guiliani. Joan married Clifford Peters and he preceded her in death in 1989.

Joan was a member of the Jehovah's Witnesses...