James Michael Rea Obituary

Name: Funeral Mass
Start: 2025-05-03T19:30:00
End: 2025-05-03T19:30:00
Location: Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church

The passing of James Michael Rea in Lincoln, Nebraska leaves a void in the hearts of many, as we bid farewell to a loving soul who departed on April 27, 2025 at the age of 77. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of James Michael Rea to show support.

He was predeceased by: his parents, Robert Emmett Rea Sr. and Margaret E. Rea (Friel); his siblings, Dorothy Dietz (Robert), Virginia Filler (Robert) and Joseph Dean Rea; and his sister-in-law Judith Rea.

He is survived by: his wife Arlene Waskowiak of Lincoln; his brother Robert E. Rea, Jr. of Boulder, CO; his son Aaron Grant Rea (Nichole); his granddaughters, Audrey and Margot of Highlands Ranch, CO; his son Kevin John Rea (Jessica Laskowski); and his grandchildren, Eva and Ezra of New Windsor, NY..

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Butherus Maser & Love Funeral Home

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Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church
1704 Lake St, Lincoln, NE 68502

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