Michael Anderson
NEWBERRY--Michael Scott “Buddah” Anderson, 52, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011, as a result of an automobile accident in Iron County. The Jacobson Funeral Home in L’Anse is assisting the family, www.jacobsonfuneralhome.com.

Mary Lou Jacobs
ESCANABA—Mary Lou Jacobs, 82, passed away Friday, Sept. 9, 2011, at Pinecrest Medical Care Facility in Powers. The Anderson Funeral Home is assisting the family with the arrangements, www.andersonfuneralhomes.net.

Virginia Masuga
IRON RIVER--Virginia M. Masuga, 88, died Friday, Sept. 9, 2011, at Victorian Heights Assisted Living Housing, Crystal Falls. Visitation will be held Wednesday, Sept. 14, from 10 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. at the Jacobs Funeral Home, Iron River. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, Sept. 14, at noon at St. Agnes Catholic Church, Iron River. Interment will be in Resthaven Cemetery, Iron River. Funeral arrangements by the Jacobs Funeral Home, Iron River, www.jacobsfuneralhomeir.com.

Gary Marcantonio
SCOTTSDALE--Gary Michael Marcantonio, 66, passed away June 19, 2011.

Rosemary Hammerberg
CRYSTAL FALLS--Rosemary Hammerberg, 92, passed away Saturday, Sept. 3, 2011, at her home surrounded by her loving family. The Jacobs-Plowe Funeral Home, Crystal Falls, is serving the family, www.JacobsFuneralHomes.com.

Richard Pollitt
CRYSTAL FALLS--Richard L. Pollitt Sr., 81, passed away, Friday Sept. 2, 2011, at the Iron County Medical Care Facility. The Jacobs-Plowe Funeral Home, Crystal Falls, is serving the family, www.JacobsFuneralHomes.com.

Oscar Svenson
LEESBURG, Fla.--Oscar L. Svenson, 78, died on Sept. 3, 2011, after a short illness.  Services will be held at Jacobs Funeral Home, Iron River at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 17, with Rev. Roberta Willson to officiate, www.jacobsfuneralhomeir.com.

John Bender
CRYSTAL FALLS--John F. Bender, 59, of Crystal Falls and Chatham, Va., passed away sudden and unexpectedly Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011, in Angola, Africa. The Funeral Mass will be celebrated 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14, at Guardian Angels Catholic Church, Crystal Falls. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, Crystal Falls. Military Rites will be accorded by the East Side Veterans Council. The Jacobs-Plowe Funeral Home, Crystal Falls, is serving the family, www.JacobsFuneralHomes.com.

Randy Smith
NORTH POLE, Alaska--Randolph O. Smith, 65, formerly of Tipler, Wis., passed away peacefully on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011. The family plans to celebrate Randy’s life with a memorial service on Sunday, Sept. 25, at 2 p.m. at the Long Lake Town Hall, Long Lake, Wis.

Winifred Johnson
IRON MOUNTAIN--Winifred J. Johnson, 89, formerly of Iron River, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011, at Victorian Pines Assisted Living. The family has entrusted the Erickson-Rochon & Nash Funeral Home of Iron Mountain with the funeral arrangements, www.ernashfuneralhomes.com.

Christine Koski
IRON RIVER--Christine E. Koski, 63, passed away Friday, Sept. 9, 2011, at her home. Memorial services were held Tuesday, Sept. 13, at 11 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church, Iron River. Interment was in Alderson Cemetery, Alderson, W.Va.  Funeral arrangements by the Jacobs Funeral Home, Iron River, www.jacobsfuneralhomeir.com.