Bryan Scott Tranmer

Bryan Scott Tranmer, 54, of Jackson, Nebraska died Tuesday, August 12, 2014 at Port Neal Landing in Sergeant Bluff, Iowa. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Friday August 15, with a prayer service at 7 p.m. and the funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday August 16 both at  Glad Tidings Church in South Sioux City.  Becker – Hunt Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Bryan was born November 30, 1959 to Floyd and Darlene (Rich) Tranmer in Sioux City, Iowa and was the seventh of nine  children. He grew up on the north end of South Sioux City, Nebraska where many of his long lasting friendships started. On July 28, 1979 he married his childhood sweetheart, Chris Gibson, in South Sioux City, Nebraska. To this union they raised three children, Jessica, Jacob and Adam. He was called “Papa” by three amazing grandchildren, was called “Uncle Bryan” by most others and would have celebrated the birth of his fourth grandbaby in November, 2014 He began his career for Hirshbach Motor lines in Sioux City, Iowa where he was a mechanic for 20 plus years. Bryan was a hard-working man’s man, completing his career at Crane Sales and Service for the past 1`4 years. He was a union brother of the local operator’s 234. There wasn’t a job that Bryan wouldn’t take on. If he didn’t know how to do the work himself he would get someone on the phone to get it figured out until the job was done. He was selfless to a fault and wouldn’t have changed it for the world. Bryan was known as the glue that held the Tranmer family together and he never knew a stranger. He befriended many and helped anyone in need. He is remembere4d as an avid Husker and Nascar fan, loved going for a boat ride on the river and stopping by the garage for a beer. To honor Bryan drink a beer, help a neighbor, yell “Go Big Red” and pick your grandkids up and take them for a ride just will carry on for generations. Please make Bryan proud and wear you HUSKER ATTIRE to both the prayer and funeral service. Survivors include his wife, Christine Tranmer, daughter, Jessica (Troy) Pojar of Jackson, Nebraska, and sons Jacob Tranmer of Jackson, Nebraska and Adam Tranmer of South Sioux City, Nebraska. Three grandchildren, Gracie Mae, Aubrey Leann and Camden Scott. Three brothers, Gary (Pam) Tranmer and Dennis (Paula) Tranmer all of  South Sioux City, Nebraska, and Duane ((Lori) Tranmer of Olympia, Washington. Four sisters, Donna (Doug) Engel of South Sioux City, Nebraska, Debbie (Jeff) Webster of Omaha, Nebraska, Brenda (Jens) Bossow of Dakota City, Nebraska and Vicky O’Neill of South Sioux City, Nebraska. Mother-in-law, Ila  Raynor of Jackson, Nebraska, Sister-in-law Sue (Dave) Gibson-Wilson of Overland Park Kansas, Brother’s in-law, John and Tony Gibson of Caldwell, Indiana and many tremendously loved nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Floyd and Darlene Tr5anmer, a brother Ronald Tranmer and a niece Kimberly Tranmer. Pallbearers will be his nephews, Jason Tranmer, Danny Ray Tranmer, Brandon Tranmer, Troy Webster, Josh Bossow , Jense  Bossow, Michael Gibson and three great friends Kevin Schoepf, Floyd Curl and Travis Logan.  Honorary pallbearers include all of his nephews that he loved and teased from the time they were in diapers.