Ken Granum, age 92, of Volga, died Thursday, January 12, 2012, at Dakota Sun Assisted Living in Volga. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M. Tuesday, January 17, 2012, at First Lutheran Church in Volga, with interment in the church cemetery. Visitations will be from 5-8 P.M. Monday at Eidsness Funeral Chapel in Volga. Kenneth Verdun Granum was born November 29, 1919, on the family farm in rural Sinai, Brookings County, South Dakota to Selmer and Belda (Anderson) Granum. He grew up on the farm around Volga, attended rural school, and graduated from Volga High School. Ken farmed with his brother, Glenon for a few years following graduation. On December 16, 1940, Ken married Fern L. Heath at Orange City, Iowa. Following their marriage the Granums lived in California where they worked at Boeing Aircraft for several years. While there Ken went into the Army. He served in Italy, France and Germany during World War II and earned the purple heart and the bronze star. They returned to South Dakota after his discharge and farmed in the Volga area until 1978 when they moved into the City of Volga. It was then that Ken started a 29 year career with Daktronics at age 60. Fern died in 1984. Ken was a member of the First Lutheran Church. To quote Ken, "I'd rather be out fishing and thinking about God, than sitting in church thinking about fishing." In 1992 Ken held the state record for yellow perch. He was also a member of the VFW and the American Legion. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, trapping, playing cards, going for rides in the country looking for deer and spending time with his family and friends. Although Ken loved all sports, he was a proud supporter of the Sioux Valley Cossacks, Minnesota Twins and Vikings Survivors include his five daughters: Nathelle "Sallie"(Vere) Johnson, Jeanine (Fred) Bauman, all of Madison, South Dakota, Shirley (Don) Steever, Patty Granum and her special friend Dean "Red" Gernandt, all of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and Vickie (Garry) Prussman, of Volga; 12 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by his parents, Selmer and Belda; wife, Fern; one son, Clayton who died in 2010; his great-grandson, Jacob; and his brothers and sisters.