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Kenneth A. Granzow

Nov 29, 1937 - Oct 13, 2024

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Kenneth A. Granzow, 86, of Sheboygan, passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, October 13, 2024. He was born on November 29, 1937, in Carver County, MN to the late Alroy and Luella (Zummach) Granzow. He graduated from Watertown High School and then went on to graduate from Dunwoody College in Minneapolis, MN.
On June 23, 1973, he was united in marriage to Peggy Indorf. Together they celebrated 51 years of marriage. Ken worked as an underwriter at Acuity Insurance, retiring in 2003.
Ken had a strong faith and was a member of St. Mark Lutheran Church in Sheboygan.
He was a member of the Sheboygan Gun Club and the Insurance Underwriters Association.
He was an extremely talented woodworker, making almost all the furniture in their home. His family was his pride and joy. He loved spending time with them creating many cherished memories.
Ken is survived by his wife Peggy of Sheboygan, son Eric (longtime companion Sarah Shumard) Granzow of Omaha, NE, sisters; Susie Granzow, Shirley Larson, and Betty Cords, sister-in-law Linda (Ken) Keeling, nephews Jack Cords, Matthew and Zack Keeling, and nieces Cindy and Shelley Cords. He is further survived by other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers-in-law Orin Larson and Fred Cords, and in-laws George and Mildred Indorf.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the charity of your choice in Ken’s name.
The family would like to express their gratitude to the staff of Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice for all their care, compassion and support and to their dear neighbors Rich and Debbie Uttech for their help, love and support.
Per Ken’s wishes private family services will take place.

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Wally Waldhart

Peggy, I'm very sorry to learn of your loss. I spent a lot of time with Ken during his days in Underwriting at Acuity. He truly was a legend and we still talk about him to this day.

Matt Lyman

Ken and I worked together for many years at Heritage/Acuity Insurance. He was a very good friend and mentor of mine. Ken taught me many work skills; but of even greater importance were the life lessons he imparted upon me. Ken took pride in his work as an insurance underwriter, but he never let his "paying job" take top priority over his life. His life evolved around spending time with Peggy and Eric, or working on his extensive fire arms collection, crafting fine furniture, tending to the beautiful flower beds around their home, or studying history. When I first met Ken he drove an old VW bug, which he kept finely tuned. It had a manual transmission. Ken would be the first to arrive at work each day, but when the 4:30 bell would ring he'd head for the door. Upon parking in the morning the bug's shifter would be placed in first gear. This was before the days of many safety switches and devices in cars. Ken would hop in the bug, but rather than putting in the clutch Ken would simply step on the gas pedal as he turned the ignition key! At the same time the bug's engine roared to life, its wheels would be turning, and Ken would be off. The world has lost a unique and great man! Rest well my friend.

Kevin Raeder

I am so sorry to hear this news. I sat next to Ken for many years at Acuity and I listened intently to the insurance knowledge and general wisdom that this insurance legend passed along to anyone willing to listen. He always had advice on how to handle any underwriting situation that came along. I recall he liked growing flowers, raising cocker spaniel dogs, and shooting hand guns. One of his sayings I remember is that real “gun control” is being able to hit what you are shooting at. He always advised to make a car payment to yourself each month so you never needed to get a loan from a bank. It was his way of advising one to live within their means. RIP my friend I will never forget you