Loretta Posekany, 87, of Cedar Rapids, formerly of Belle Plaine, died Tuesday, April 9, 2019 at Northbrook Manor.  Celebration of Life gathering will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, April 14, 2019 at Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling Street SW.  Private family inurnment will be in Oak Hill Cemetery in Belle Plaine.

Loretta was born March 15, 1932 in Lime Springs, Iowa, the daughter of Edward and Margaret (Carstensen) Shields.  She attended one room schoolhouse, graduating from Assumption High School in Cresco. Later she attended Clarke University in Dubuque to study elementary education and teaching.  She finished her Degree in Library Science at the University of Northern Iowa in 1975.  Loretta worked for many years at Belle Plaine Community Schools, until her retirement. She also worked for many years at the Belle Plaine Public Library, in charge of the children's summer reading program.  She enjoyed reading, traveling, cross word and jigsaw puzzles, watching Dancing with the Stars, gardening, and spending time with her family.

Loretta is survived by her children, Jeanne (Robert) Stratton of Cocoa, Florida; Theresa Foster of Cedar Rapids, Linda (Austin) Hewitt of Westminster, Maryland and Kevin (Melinda) Posekany of Robins; her grandchildren Blaine, Lucas, Alyssa, Greg, Kyle, Nate, Nick, Emily and Ben; great-grandchildren Cassie and Lauren; siblings Karen Volesky and Barb Lentner; as well as her nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her brothers Don Shields and Ed Shields, and brothers-in-law Bill Volesky and Jerry Lentner.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to the family.