Cho V. "Michael" Tran, 57, of Cleves, died at Hospice of Cincinnati at Mercy Hospital Western Hills on September 16, 2011.

He was a native of Saigon, South Vietnam, where, after being orphaned, he served in the Marine Corps. At the end of the war he was brought to the US by the American government. He worked as a restaurant chef.

He was the companion of Dorothy Dietz & the devoted father of Ashley N. Breeding.

Visitation Tues., Sept. 20, 7-9 PM at the Dennis George Funeral Home, 44 S. Miami, Cleves, OH 45002, where the service will be held Wed., Sept. 21 at 11 AM. Interment in Maple Grove Cemetery, Cleves.

Memorials, if so desired, to the family, c/o the funeral home.