Cynthia Kay Granger
Cynthia Kay Granger,
age 65, died at home
without pain on Nov. 26,
2021, with her daughter,
son-in-law, and friend of
many years, Tim Zweber,
at her side. Cyndi was a
strong, smart woman,
who had a beautiful smile
and never said anything
bad about anyone. She
had fought breast cancer
since 2011, and her treat-
ment nurses knew her as
the positive-minded pa-
tient with the shortest
med list they’d ever seen.
Born and raised in Rugby,
ND, Cyndi moved to the
Twin Cities in 1974 to at-
tend Bethel University
and eventually settled in
St. Louis Park. She made
her career in the apparel
industry, getting her start
at her dad’s men’s cloth-
ing store. She was a dedi-
cated, well-liked and
respected employee
everywhere she worked,
including Midwest Stores,
Braun’s, River’s End and,
most recently, Mercholo-
gy. For Cyndi, family
were friends and friends
were family. She was the
best listener and helper to
anyone — anytime and
anywhere. Seeing those
she cared about happy is
what made her happy, as
did music and singing,
Twins baseball, the joy
and wonder of children,
and ice cream and black
coffee. Cyndi is survived
by her best friend and
daughter, Megan (Dave)
Hanson, her grandson and
light of her world, Dierks,
and her grandpuppies,
Garth and River, as well
as: her stepchildren Tif-
fany (Pat) Bergstrom and
Mark (Anna) Granger, Jr.
and their children; her
uncle Kenny Tastad, aunt
Dot (Tommy) Hagen and
many cousins; her si-
blings Laurel (Kevin)
Toyne, Naomi (Tom)
Rislow, Sidonia (Bob)
Burnell, Sonja (Milt)
Myhre and Tim (Kristin)
Smith; her sisters-in-law
Susan (Jack) Stokes and
Donna Granger and
brother-in-law Vic (Peggy)
Belz; and dozens of nieces
and nephews and great
nieces and nephews. She
is preceded in death by
her husband and partner
of 25+ years, Mark
Granger, Sr., as well as:
her parents Loren and
Esther Smith; 10 aunts
and uncles; and brothers-
in-law Tom Granger, Curt
Denny and Mike Schmitz.
Cyndi was an organ donor
and, despite the family
tradition of terrible
eyesight, her corneas will
go to help someone in
need of transplant. Her
wish was to be cremated
and we will remember
and celebrate her life with
music and scripture at her
longtime church, Vista
Lutheran, in early 2022.
Gearty-Delmore Funeral
Home 952-926-1615