Julie A. Rhea, 63, of rural Oelwein, formerly of the Cedar Rapids and Marion area, died at her home on Thursday, December 8, 2016.

A memorial gathering of family and friends will be held from 2 to 6 P.M. Thursday, December 29, at Papich-Kuba Funeral Home East, 1228 2nd Street S.E., Cedar Rapids.

Julie is survived by her husband, James; son, James H. Rhea; daughter, Jamie Halvorsen; adopted son, Randy Burgess; grandchildren, Emily Rhea, Isaac Rhea, Diego Rhea, Nathanyael Rhea, Kirsten and Jordan Young; great-granddaughter, Nevaeh Tielebein. She is also survived by her father, Charles F. Smith and stepmother, Kathy Smith; brothers, Charles Smith, Thomas Smith and Donald Smith and their wives; many nieces and nephews and stepbrothers, Jason, William and Steven Evans.

She was preceded in death by her mother, Pauline Smith and grandmother, Verle Daywitt.