Joyce Lorraine "Ketchum" Craven

Joyce Lorraine "Ketchum" Craven obituary, Sault Ste. Marie, MI

Joyce Lorraine "Ketchum" Craven

Joyce Craven Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Family Life Funeral Homes - Pickford (formerly Galer FH) on Feb. 13, 2026.
Joyce Lorraine (Ketchum) Craven, age 98, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, died on February 9, 2026, at Hearthside Assisted Living in Sault Ste. Marie. She was born on June 17, 1927, in Trout Creek, Michigan, to Lisle and Stella (Garrick) Ketchum.

Joyce was a member of the Algonquin Methodist Church.

Joyce is survived by her children, Donald Craven and Sally (Tom) Stabile both of Sault Ste. Marie, and Bonnie (Jack) Rudin of Virginia; and grandchildren, Andy (Tara) Stabile, Juli (Nate) Denny, Shawn (Karen) Rudin and Kerri Rudin; and nine great-grandchildren.

Joyce was preceded in death by her husband, Don; parents, Lisle and Stella; brother, Charles; and sister, Bonnie.

A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.

Condolences may be given to the family at www.familylifefh.com.

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