CUBA CITY—Oswin Herman “Ossie” Tranel, age 88, of rural Cuba City, died Sunday, May 5, 2013, at Mercy Medical Center-Dubuque.

Mass of Christian burial was at 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 8 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Sinsinawa, with his grandson, the Rev. Bart Timmerman presiding and Ossie’s son, Deacon Larry Tranel officiating. Rev. Lance Schneider, Rev. Randy Timmerman, Rev. Chad Droessler and other brother priests and deacons assisted. Burial was in the church cemetery. The Casey Funeral Home in Cuba City assisted the family. A memorial fund has been established. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.caseyfuneralhome.net.

For complete obit see the Thursday, May 9, 2013 issue of the Grant County Herald Independent