Bruce Allen Ream, 78, of Ottumwa, died at 5:20 p.m. August 27, 2026 at Manor House Care Center in Sigourney.
He was born March 22, 1948 in Ottumwa to Paul J. and Lois A. Wymore Ream.
Bruce was a 1966 graduate of Ottumwa High School and graduated from Indian Hills Community College earning a degree in Arts & Science. He attended the University of Northern Iowa working on his Master’s degree.
He was a member of Delta Chi Fraternity.
Bruce was an artist and loved expressing himself in his art. He raised pigeons in his younger years and loved animals, volunteering his time at Heartland Humane Society to work with the dogs.
Bruce was a welder and welded the I beams overhead the Henry Shop.
He was preceded in death by his parents and his sister, Teresa Hopkins.
Private burial will be in Sixteen Cemetery near What Cheer.
Memorials may be made the Heartland Humane Society or Indian Hills Community College Foundation.
Reece Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
