Jean M. Roberts, 83, of 718 Celia St.,
Ironwood, died Saturday, Sept. 5, 2009, in Ironwood. The former Jean Anderson was born May 2, 1926,
in Ironwood, daughter of the late C. Harry and Estella (Johnson) Anderson,
attended local schools and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in
1944. She worked as a sales clerk at the F.W.
Woolworth Co. in downtown Ironwood prior to her marriage to Frederick Roberts on
June 21, 1947, at Salem Lutheran Church in Ironwood. She then became a
homemaker and together with Fred raised a family. A special mother, Jean was
always there for her children when they came home from school. After her
children were grown, she worked in the food service department at Luther L.
Wright High School for many years until her retirement. Fred preceded her in
death on Jan. 22, 2006. Jean was a member of Salem Lutheran Church in
Ironwood, Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, and the Salem
Quilters. She enjoyed her bridge club and loved spending summers at her cottage
on Lake Superior at Little Girl's Point. Surviving are a daughter, Jill (Colin)
Carpenter, Wausaukee, Wis.; a son, Perry (Lucinda), Green Bay, Wis.; four
grandchildren, Cory Carpenter, Wausaukee, and Brad Carpenter, Alease Roberts
(Brandon Kuntz), and Jared Roberts, all of Green Bay; a sister, Polly Anderson,
Ironwood; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Friday, Sept.
11, at 11 a.m., at Salem Lutheran Church in Ironwood, with the Rev. Francis
Strong officiating. Luncheon will immediately follow in the church
fellowship hall. Private committal and interment will be in
Riverside Cemetery, Ironwood. Relatives and friends may call at the church
from 9:30 a.m. until service time on Friday. Pallbearers will be Colin, Brad, Cory and Curt
Carpenter, Mark and Tom Lindberg, Steve Thomas and Harold Parten. Contributions in Jean's memory may be made to
the Salem Lutheran Church Memorial Fund or the Salvation Army. To view Jean's obituary online, sign the
guestbook and express condolences, visit
mckevittpatrickfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are entrusted to McKevitt-Patrick
Funeral Home Inc., Ironwood.