Joy DeGraff
Obituary's Biography:
Joy (Francis) DeGraff, 89, of Saddlebrook in Grayslake IL, passed away April 13, 2024. She was born February 10, 1935, in Waukegan to Carlyle and Dagmar Francis. In 1957 Joy married her husband of 60 years Forrest DeGraff where they then settled in Grayslake, IL.
Joy, worked at Baxter healthcare for 25 years. She was a member of the Grayslake Historical Society, the Baxter Alumni Club, and helped with Saddlebrook activities. She enjoyed playing bridge, canasta, pinochle, going to casinos, gardening, collecting antiques, and traveling with her friends
Joy is survived by her Children she very much loved Elizabeth (John) Mullen, Douglas, and Ann (Richard) Coles; her Grandchildren Jessica (Kelly) Mullen, Kerri (Mark) Thompson, Micharl (Liz) Mullen, Kelly (Andrew) Nicholson , Scott (Courtney) Coles, Zach (Kayti) Coles, and Alex Coles; her Great-Grand Children, Genevieve Thompson, Geraldine Thompson, Georgina Thompson, Tatum Coles, Beckham Coles, and Felicity Mullen.
Joy was preceded in death by her husband Forrest DeGraff, her parents Dagmar and Carlyle Francis, and her brother James Franci.
A Memorial will be on May 4, 2024 from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm at Strang Funeral Chapel 410 E. Belvidere Rd. Grayslake, IL 60030. Burial will be private. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Grayslake Historical Society in memory of Joy.
For more information log onto www.strangfuneral.org or contact 847-223-8122.
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i am so sorry for your loss i have some very fond memories of playing at the degraffs home when i was a child
my sister lived next door with her family for many years much love and prayers to the family
I’m so sorry for the loss of your mother. I worked with Joy at Baxter and we became good friends over the years. Joy always had a smile on her face and was the most pleasant person to work with. She spoke often of her children & grandchildren and always had the best to say of everyone. She was very well liked, had a beautiful personality and enjoyed being around people. May your memories bring you comfort. She will be greatly missed.
I’m so sorry for the loss of your mother. I worked with Joy at Baxter and we became friends over the years. Joy always had a smile on her face and was the most pleasant person to work with. She spoke often of her children & grandchildren and always had the best to say of everyone. She was very well liked, had a beautiful personality and enjoyed being around people. May your memories bring you comfort. She will be greatly missed.
I am so sorry for your loss. Joy was my cousin and visited us in the Upper Peninsula when I was young. I’m sorry I never got to know your families. She is one of the last of the cousins on that side of the family. May God bless all of you.
Naomi Pelto Haycock