Loretta A. Hemberger, 99, Halstad, MN, passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 25, 2017, at Halstad Living Center.

Loretta was born on January 2, 1918 in Ada, MN, to John and Mary Arends of Town of Mary, MN.  She was the youngest of 10 children.  She attended high school at Mount St. Benedict in Crookston, MN.  Loretta was united in marriage to Paul Hemberger on February 11, 1941 in Ada.  They were married for over 65 years.  Paul and Loretta lived on the family farm near Hillsboro, ND, where they raised their family.  They moved into Halstad, MN in 1975 and then to the Heritage House in Halstad in 2001.  Loretta was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church, the Homemakers' Group, and the Granny Club.  She enjoyed baking, gardening, sewing, quilting, fishing, playing cards, traveling, and visiting with family.  Above all, she was a caretaker for everyone.

Loretta is survived by her four sons, Tom (Kim), Hillsboro, ND, David (Barb), Bettendorf, IA, Dale, Underwood, MN, and Ron (Sue), Halstad, MN; two daughters, Jean Clark, Detroit Lakes, MN and Paulette Bruins, El Mirage, AZ; son-in-law, Arlen Thompson, Othello, WA; 27 grandchildren; 51 great-grandchildren; 12 great-great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.  She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Paul; two daughters, Judie Thompson and Carol Ann Hemberger; three brothers, George, John, and Nick Arends; and six sisters, Alice Miller, Eva Delaney, Sr. Digna Arends, Sr. Enrica Arends, Sr. Maryanne Arends, and Rose Arends.

Funeral Mass : 2:00PM Saturday, December 2, 2017 at Holy Family Catholic Church, Halstad, MN.

Visitation: 5:00PM to 7:00PM Friday, December 1, 2017, with a 6:30PM prayer service at the Halstad Living Center, Halstad, MN.

Burial: St. Rose of Lima Catholic Cemetery, Hillsboro, ND.

Memorials are preferred to the Halstad Living Center.