A private family service and natural burial was held at the Steelesville Cemetery in Dassel on Nov. 20, 2021, for Louise Anna Marie Granath Lantto. Rev. Janine L. Olson of Gethsemane Lutheran Church officiated. Louise, age 93, passed away in her rural Dassel home kitchen, with family nearby, on Friday, Nov. 19. Louise was born on Nov. 11, 1928, in Dassel to Gottfried O. Granath and Mabel J. Larson. After graduation from Dassel High School, Louise continued her education at Gustavus Adolphus College, The Minneapolis Institute of Art, Olivet College and at Syracuse University where she completed her B.A. degree. Years later, Louise also was given an honorary B.A. degree from The Minneapolis Institute of Art. On Sept. 13, 1953, Louise married Ernest S. Lantto at GLC in Dassel. They lived in Fairborn, Ohio; St. Louis Park, Minnesota; Leidschendam, The Netherlands; and Bad Godesberg, Germany before buying Louise’s childhood home in 1988. Louise was an accomplished seamstress; a lifetime artist with a specialty in watercolor painting; an avid book lover that spanned from mysteries to history, religion, and archeology. She loved to research topics and had a special interest in biblical archeology, attending many national biblical archeology conferences. Louise loved to converse on many topics. She loved animals, enjoyed traveling, cooking and trying new things. Louise is survived by her husband, Ernest Lantto, and her children: Orville of Chaska, Julia Hansen of New Hope, Eric of Manassas, Virginia, and Samuel of Eden Prairie. She has 11 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her daughter, Karen Willcox; her parents, Gottfried and Mabel Granath (who passed away when Louise was 3 years old); and her brothers, John W., Severin O., and Marvin O. Granath. Serving the family is Swanson-Peterson Funeral Home of Cokato, swansonpeterson.com, 320-286-2534