- Date Of Death: December 12, 2016
- State: Michigan
Gladstone, MIMitchell John DeGraves, 27, of 5971 Township 22.6 Road, Gladstone, passed away unexpectedly at home on Monday evening December 12, 2016.
Mitchell was born January 15, 1989 in Escanaba the son of Amy DeGraves and Monty St. Cyr. He was raised in Escanaba and graduated from Fitzharris Alternative High School in 2007. He was united in marriage to the former Jonna Royer on January 20, 2006. Mitchell worked at the Dollar Value Store in Gladstone, Grede Foundry in Kingsford and Aurora Castings in Aurora, WI.
Mitchell’s hobbies included walking his dogs, jet skiing and cutting firewood. He especially enjoyed spending time with his wife, family and pets. Mitchell recently gave his heart to the Lord and was very proud of his walk with Jesus.
In addition to his wife Jonna, survivors include:
Mother: Amy St. Cyr-DeGraves of Iron Mountain
Fathers: Monty St. Cyr of Escanaba and Michael Jones of West Palm Beach, FL
Brothers: Gaige and Devin St. Cyr and Grant DeGraves, all of Escanaba
Sister: Alexis St. Cyr of Escanaba
Grandmothers: Gladys DeGraves, Step Grandmother Jeri DeGraves, Doris DeGrave, Carolyn Crowley
Great Grandmother: Roberta Allen
Mother and father in-law: Frank and Sue Royer of Gladstone
Brother-in-law: Ben Royer of Gladstone
Pets: Libby, Cleo, Teko, Midnight and Ella
In addition to his grandfather Tex DeGraves, great grandfather, Rover (Red) DeGrave, his dog Mia preceded Mitchell in death.
