Reta Mae Bream

BREAM, SLADE, SEDIVEC, HUNZINGER, BUCKLEY, POCH, CASTEEL, DIETRICH, AUBRECHT

Posted By: Sarah Fletcher (email)
Date: 8/9/2016 at 10:19:01

Reta Mae Bream, 82, of Oxford, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 2, 2016 at Windmill Manor in Coralville. Funeral Services will be held at 11 am on Saturday, August 6 at the Oxford United Methodist Church, 202 Main Street, Oxford, IA. Visitation will be at the church from 9:30 am until service time. Burial will follow at the Oxford Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be directed to the Oxford First Responders.

Reta was born on April 22, 1934 in Iowa City, the daughter of DeWaine Knox Slade and Geneva Donna (Oakes) Slade. She grew up in Tiffin and graduated from Tiffin High School. On April 20, 1952, Reta married C.E. Bill Bream in Iowa City. Reta and Bill lived in Tiffin until 1986, at which time they bought the farm next to the Oxford Cemetery. In addition to farming, Bill and Reta owned Bream Bins and Buildings. After selling the business in the mid 1980’s, Reta worked in Food Service for over 30 years, including working for West High, Clear Creek, Chatham Oaks and HyVee. In her free time, Reta enjoyed crocheting, cooking, baking, bird watching, picking up sticks in the timber and making bonfires, and most importantly – spending time with her family. She will be dearly missed.

Survivors include her three children: Wanda (Larry) Sedivec, Don (Becky) Bream, and Michael (Connie) Bream, all of Oxford; seven grandchildren: Scott (Sydney) Sedivec, Sarah (Jason) Hunzinger, Jason (Alicia Buckley) Bream, Matthew (Elise) Bream, Kelly (Nick Poch) Bream, Sara (Ross) Casteel, and Bradly Bream; a great-grandson Jacob Hunzinger, a sister Donna Jean (Darren) Dietrich of Cedar Rapids, and a sister-in-law Vickie Slade of Tiffin. Reta was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, a brother Vernon Slade and a sister Ethel LaVerne Aubrecht.

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