Joan E. Pospisil

Joan Edna (Blatchford) Pospisil, 90, of Wakefield, Nebraska passed away on Sunday, January 8, 2023, at the Wakefield Health Care Center.  The visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Friday, January 13, 2023, at Munderloh-Smith Funeral Home in Wakefield.  The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, January 14, 2023, at the Wakefield Presbyterian Church in Wakefield, with Pastor Charity Potter officiating.  The burial will be in the Wakefield Cemetery.  Memorials are suggested to Wakefield Fire and Rescue.  Arrangements are under the direction of Munderloh-Smith Funeral Home in Wakefield.  

Joan was born on August 30, 1932, to Robert V. and Edna Mae (Curry) Blatchford in Sioux City, Iowa.  She attended and graduated from Wakefield High School in 1950 and furthered her education by receiving an Education Degree from the University of Nebraska Lincoln in 1954.  Joan married Richard John Pospisil on July 4. 1954, at the Wakefield Presbyterian Church in Wakefield.  She taught at elementary schools in Nebraska and Arkansas before her retirement. 

Joan was a member of the P.E.O. Chapter CZ in Wakefield, Order of the Eastern Star, Alpha Xi Delta-Rho Chapter, and the Wakefield Presbyterian Church.  She enjoyed playing bridge, painting, reading, learning how to play musical instruments and rug hooking. 

Joan is survived by her son, Stephen (Marilyn) Pospisil of Sadler, TX; daughter, Kathleen Fernau of Wakefield, NE; sister Jeanne (Merle) Rix of Norfolk, NE; granddaughters, Lisa (Steve) Sievers of Wakefield, Traci (Eric) Riewer of Wakefield, Diana (Derek) Tomes of Utica, NE, Paige (Carlton) Legereit of Hutto, TX; great grandchildren, Ashlyn, Jaden, Oliver, Quinn, Kristalyn, Maggie, Knox, Cora, and Kinzie.

Joan is preceded in death by her husband, Richard in 2021; parents, and infant brother, Robert.