John J. Anderson

John “Jack” J. Anderson, age 90, of Iron River, MI, passed away on Sunday, August 16, 2020 at Aspirus Iron River Hospital. He was born on November 24, 1929 in Stambaugh, MI; the son of the late Enoch and Louise (Baumgartner) Anderson. He attended and graduated from the Stambaugh High School, with the Class of 1947. He was a Veteran of the United States Army, having served in Korea. Jack married Eunice Clement on August 22, 1959 in Marquette, MI. The couple celebrated their 60th anniversary in 2019. He was employed as a machinist at the M.A. Hanna Mine for 23 years. Jack also worked at the Iron County Medical Care Facility until his retirement. He was a member of St. Agnes Catholic Church. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, building and mechanical work and making and stacking firewood. Jack is survived by his wife, Eunice; son, Michael J. (Kathy) Anderson of Lake City, MN; daughter, Karen (Rolando Gomez) Anderson of Green Bay, WI; and five grandchildren, Tim, Emily, Ben, Kasandra, and Isabella; extended family and friends. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his sons, Thomas J. and Gregory J. Anderson; brother, Donald Anderson and sisters, Louise Vaccari and Agnes Anderson. Visitation will be held Thursday, August 20, 2020 from 9:30 to 10:45am at the Jacobs Funeral Home of Iron River. Funeral services will follow at 11am at St. Agnes Catholic Church in Iron River, with Rev. Gregory Veneklase to offer the Mass of Christian Burial. Interment will be in Resthaven Cemetery. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of John J. Anderson, please visit our flower store.