Rhea Wassman

A memorial service for Rhea Dee Wassman, 46, of Mankato will be held Saturday, June 21, 2025, at 11 a.m. at Mount Olive Lutheran Church, 1123 Marsh St., Mankato. Visitation is one hour prior to service with luncheon following. Rhea passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family and friends on Sunday, May 18, 2025. 
Rhea Dee Wassman was born on Sept. 25, 1978, in Fairmont, the beloved daughter of Janet Wassman and Gary Wassman. Rhea brought warmth and joy to everyone who knew her. She had a special love for puzzles, coloring, crafts, travel, matching games, singing loud and listening to Kenny Rogers and watching “The Golden Girls.”
Rhea was a charger member of Jesus Cares at Mount Olive Lutheran Church, a Christian ministry for adults with special needs, where she enjoyed hymns, devotions and fellowship. She also participated in numerous longevity research studies, helping to advance medical understanding of her rare neurological disorder.
Survivors include her mother, Janet Wassman, and father, Gary (Linda) Wassman; sister, Amy Becher; brother, Kylian (Sarah) Wassman; nieces, Samantha (Jordan) Johnson and their children, Kinsley and Wesley, Makena Wassman, Addison Wassman, Brooke Blaschko; nephew, Nate Blaschko; and many beloved aunts, uncles and cousins.
She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Ervin and Thelma Wassman and Larry and Delores Staats.
In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be directed to: Jesus Cares at Mount Olive Lutheran Church, Mankato; Allina Health Hospice, New Ulm; or Minnesota Epilepsy Group, St. Paul, all of Minnesota.
Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” Matthew 19:14