Dennis Hubert “Denny” Grannemann, age 86 of Higginsville, passed away on June 12, 2026, at Centerpoint Medical Center after a battle with a long illness.

Denny was born to Hubert and Erna (Brockhoff) Grannemann on March 17, 1940. He graduated in 1958 from Alma High School.

In 1961, he married Joanne Elizabeth Keller at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Alma.

Denny graduated from Missouri State University with a Bachelor of Science in 1965 and in 1968 completed his Master’s Degree in Industrial Arts.

In 1966, he taught industrial arts in Holden. From 1968-1981, he taught industrial arts and driver’s education for the Lafayette Co. C-1 school district. In 1981, he resigned from C-1 to become a self-employed contractor.

Denny was preceded in death by his parents; an older brother, Olan Grannemann; two infant daughters, Christine and Susan; and his wife, Joanne.

He is survived by three nieces and a nephew, Donna (Richard) Webb, Lynn (Melvin) Lewis of Bates City, Maxen Mason of White Hall, Ark., and Linda (Allen) Bush of Odessa; many extended family.

A graveside service officiated by his nephew-in-law, Melvin Lewis, will be held on Saturday, June 20, 2026 at 11 a.m. in the Mission Ridge Cemetery in Urbana, Mo. Memorials may be made to Mission Ridge Cemetery.