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Obituaries

Mark M. Joki

CALUMET — Mark M. Joki, age 71, passed away at the Jacobetti Veterans Facility on April 4, 2025. Ryan Funeral Home is serving the family.

Rudolph M. Babich

HOUGHTON — Rudolph M. Babich, 91, a former resident of the Arbor Green Senior Living Community, passed away Saturday, April 5, 2025, at Canal View – Houghton County, where he had been a resident patient for the past month. A private graveside blessing with military honor will be held ...

Jennie Marie Kerttu

Jennie Marie Kerttu of Calumet, passed away on March 29, 2025, at her home in Laurium. Jennie was born on Dec. 18, 1953, in Fort Worth, Texas, to Clifford and Barbara (Hamm) Perreault.   Jennie graduated as valedictorian from Calumet High School in 1972. She went on to become a senior ...

David James Barkell

LAKE LINDEN — David James Barkell, 80, of Lake Linden, passed away at his home on April 2, 2025, after a long battle with cancer. David was born on April 18, 1944, in Pontiac, Michigan, a son of Gordon and Eleanor Barkell. He graduated from Berkley High School in Oakland, Michigan, in ...

Peter M. Osmak

CALUMET — Peter M. Osmak, 97, passed away at the Canal-View Houghton County on April 1, 2025, following a brief illness. He was preceded in death by brothers, Paul (twin), George, Andrew, Joseph, Anton, and sisters Victoria, Julia and Mary. Burial will be in Lake View Cemetery in May ...

Geraldine Jane Luukkonen

TOIVOLA — Geraldine Jane “Gerry” Luukkonen (nee Hayrynen), 78, passed away on Feb. 8, 2025, in Marquette. Born on April 27, 1946, in Hancock, Gerry grew up in the Upper Peninsula and graduated from Jeffers High School in Painesdale in 1964. She built a life filled with love for her ...