Mrs. Gilbert (Irene A. Heim) Tranel, 93, of East Dubuque, IL, and formerly of Menominee, IL, went peacefully to her heavenly home at 10:20 A/M, on Monday, July 25, 2016, at Luther Manor, in Dubuque. She was surrounded by her loving family.

The Mass of Chrisitain Burial will be at 10:30 A/M, on Saturday, July 30, 2016, at Nativity BVM Church, in Menominee, IL, with Rev. Steven A. Lundgren and Deacon Larry Tranel officiating. Burial will be in Nativity BVM Cemetery.

Visitation is from 3 P/M to 8 P/M, on Friday, July 29, 2016, and from 8:45 A/M to 9:45 A/M, on Saturday, July 30, 2016, at the Miller Funeral Home, in East Dubuque, where the parish and Nativity BVM Saint Ann Society will recite the rosary at 2:45 P/M, Friday.

Irene was born July 22, 1923, in Hazel Green, WI, the youngest daughter of Joseph and Theresa (Berger) Heim. She was raised along with her five sisters and one brother on the family farm in rural Hazel Green. She graduated from St. Joseph's School, Sinsinawa. She married Gilbert B. Tranel, on April 20, 1948, at St. Joseph's Church, Sinsinawa. He preceded her in death on June 21, 2009. Together they farmed in Menominee, IL, and were blessed with eleven children. They raised their family with great values of loving, family, faith and country. Irene was a homemaker, devoted to the care of her family. She enjoyed baking all varieties of homemade breads, rolls, and cookies, any visitor to her home always left with a "care package". She always had a huge garden from which she canned and preserved everything imaginable for her family, neighbors, and friends, Her family was always blessed with homemade meals. She enjoyed crocheting, making crafts, quilting, and sewing; it is amazing what you can make out of flour sacks, and there were many jeans, overalls, and coats that survived another day due to creative patching. The daily rosary was a ritual at her home and gave her great comfort throughout her life. She always said, "If you fall asleep before you finish, the angels will say it for you". The greatest joy in her life was her family, the time spent together, especially caring for her grandchildren.

Irene was a member of the Nativity BVM Parish, Menominee, and St. Mary's Parish, East Dubuque, the St. Ann Society, the St. Mary Altar & Rosary Society, and the Platteville American Legion Auxiliary.

Surviving are ten (10) children, Delores "Dee" (Terry) Woolf, Myron (Sheila) Tranel, Gilbert H. Tranel, Jr, Mark (Sue) Tranel, and Diane (Matt) Fleege, all of Platteville, WI, Elaine Mullin, of Marion, IA, Kathy (John) Herting, Greg (Sharon) Tranel, and Bernard A. Tranel, all of East Dubuque, IL, and Betty (Chris) Buss, of Galena, IL; twenty (20) grandchildren, Bernard (Amy),Tony Woolf, Julie (David) Stephenson, Robert "Bob" (Alyson) Mullin, Angie (Joseph McDonald), Brian (Jenny) and Josh (Amber) Herting, Luke (Pam) Tranel, Laura (Danny) Holt, Matt (Lisa), Ryan (Leigh) and Bill (Kristi) Tranel, Justin (Amber), Kyle Tranel, Ashley (Grant) Wightman, Adam Fleege, Natasha (Chris) Geyer, Clayton (Amanda), Carson and Caleb Buss; twenty-two (22) great-grandchildren, plus one due in August; a sister-in-law, Rita Heim, of Hazel Green, WI; many nieces, nephews, and great-nieces and great-nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her son, Jerome; grandsons, Benjamin M. Fleege and John E. Mullin; five (5) sisters, Loretta Heim, Clara Ensch, Sister Mary Modesta, OSF, Sally Webster, and Alverna Koos; a brother, Alfred Heim; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law.

Irene's family would like to "sincerely thank" Dr. Roger Ott, Sr, Dr. Honorio J. Caceres, colleagues and staff at Medical Associates, the staff at Luther Manor, Stonehill, Hospice of Dubuque, and all the people who have touched Irene's life throughout the years.

Online condolences may be left for the family at www.millerfhed.com