James S. Talbacka

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Bjork & Zhulkie Funeral Home - Ishpeming

Posted event

January 21, 2026

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Celebration of Life

1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

River Rock Lanes and Banquet Center

Bjork & Zhulkie Funeral Home - Ishpeming

Posted an obituary

January 21, 2026

James Talbacka Obituary

ISHPEMING, MI – James S. Talbacka, age 82, of Ishpeming, passed away Wednesday, January 21, 2026, at U.P. Health System – Marquette, while in the comforting care of his family and ICU staff. James was born May 25, 1943, in Ishpeming, MI, t... Read James Talbacka's Obituary