Mrs. Rea was born in St. Mary’s, Pennsylvania and moved to Ft. Pierce in 1971 coming from Ft. Lauderdale, FL.She was a homemaker and a member of St. Mark’s Catholic Church.
Survivors include her daughters, Linda Beyer of Westbend, WI, Virginia Schuster of Ft. Lauderdale, FL, and Sue Von Schledorn of Cedarburg, WI; sons, Rick McIlwain and Jack Rea both of Ft. Pierce, FL; sisters, Virginia Flynn of Baltimore, MD, and Nancy Coyle of Ft. Pierce, FL; 9 grandchildren; and 2 great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of the Treasure Coast, 805 Virginia Ave. Ste. 1, Ft. Pierce, FL 34982.