John’s Lutheran Church and the Waukon Golf and Country Club. During Orrin’s carrier as an electrical engineer, he gained many patents from the aerospace industry to the healthcare industry. He may not have always been easy to work with, but he was kind and generous and continually gave credit to his employees. He took great pride in his work, always grateful, for those who took part in making Systems Equipment successful. In 1987, Orrin created Systems Equipment and became a well-known and highly respected name in the asphalt industry. Besides farming, Orrin also worked at Bituma Corporation in Marquette, IA. Orrin, Nan, and their kids returned to NE Iowa in 1976, buying a farm in the Waterville area. In 1965, they moved to the Twin Cities, MN, where he worked at Honeywell as a senior development engineer in aerospace and defense, before taking a job at Bison Instruments.

The couple lived in Huntsville, AL, while Orrin finished school and began work in the aerospace industry. On January 31, 1963, Orrin married Nancy “Nan” Gronna at East Paint Creek Synod Church in rural Waterville, IA. He then attended Luther College in Decorah for one and a half years before going to the University of Alabama, graduating in 1963 with a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering Orrin also attended graduate school for one year. John’s Lutheran Church in Waukon, IA in 1958, Orrin graduated from Waukon High School. He was baptized at First Lutheran Church in Decorah and confirmed at St. was born March 9, 1940, in Decorah, IA, the son of Orrin, Sr. Condolences may be sent to Nan Grangaard at 508 4th Street SE, Waukon, IA 52172. John’s Lutheran Church, both in Waukon, or to Gundersen Tweeten Care Center in Spring Grove. Memorials may be directed to Veterans Memorial Hospital or St. The service will be live streamed on Martin-Grau Funeral Home’s Facebook page starting at 1:00 PM on Monday, December 21st. Martin-Grau Funeral Home in Waukon is handling arrangements. Burial will be at Oakland Cemetery, Waukon. John's Lutheran Church in Waukon with Pastor Bryan Robertson officiating. Private family memorial services will be held at St. Grangaard Jr., 80, of Waukon, IA, died Wednesday, December 16, 2020, at Gundersen Tweeten Care Center in Spring Grove, MN.

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