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Theodore Vernon Granquist

Posted: 05/11/2024

Theodore V. (Ted) Granquist died on May 12, 2024, as a result of multiple health conditions.  Son of Vernor and Lillian Granquist, he was born on June 22, 1935 in Miami, FL.  After graduating from high school in Iron Mountain, MI, he attended Gustavus Adolphus College and Augustana Seminary (LSTC). Upon completing his internship training at Salem Lutheran Church in Bridgeport, CT, he was ordained into Lutheran ministry in 1961 in Seattle, WA.  He was married to his faithful partner in ministry, Barbara Lloyd, on October 12, 1962.Parishes served throughout his ministry included Transfiguration Lutheran Church, Taylor, MI; Bethany Lutheran Church, Batavia, IL.; Calvary and Trinity Lutheran Churches, a two-point parish in Rapid River, MI.; and Augustana Lutheran Church, Andover IL. While in Andover he had the honor of welcoming King Karl Gustav XVI and Queen Silvia during the king’s visit to the historic Jenny Lind Chapel.Ted found great meaning in living out his faith through involvemen

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