Vernon Granberg, 73, Valley Springs, S.D., died Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2002, in Avera McKennan Hospital, Sioux Falls, S.D.
Services were Saturday, Sept. 28, in Beaver Valley Lutheran Church, Valley Springs. Pastor Jerry Merkouris officiated. Burial was in Beaver Valley Lutheran Cemetery, Valley Springs.
Vernon Dale Granberg was born Aug. 25, 1929, on the family homestead near Valley Springs. He graduated from Brandon High School. After high school he attended Sioux Falls College and then returned to the farm where he continued to farm until his death.
He married Donna Rueb April 13, 1952, in Sioux Falls. Mrs. Granberg died April 29, 1978.
Mr. Granberg was a member of Beaver Valley Lutheran Church and a former member of the Sioux Falls Air National Guard. Farming was his life, but he enjoyed antiques, family history and the sciences.
Survivors include three sons, Richard, Sioux Falls,
David and Dallas, both of Valley Springs; one sister, Janet Scott, Brandon; one brother, Leland Granberg, Minneapolis; and many other relatives and friends.
Mr. Granberg was preceded in death by his parents.
Arrangements were by Minnehaha Funeral Home, Garretson, Baltic, Colton & Dell Rapids, S.D.