Loretta Mehr

Loretta C. Mehr, age 84 of Melrose died Thursday, December 23, 2004 at St. Benedict's Center in St. Cloud.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, December 28 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Melrose with Rev. Vincent Lieser officiating. Interment will be in the parish cemetery.

Friends may call Monday from 4 to 8 p.m. and Tuesday from 8 to 10 a.m. at Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Melrose. Christian Mothers, St. Elizabeth's Society and Ladies Auxiliary VFW will pray at 6 p.m. followed by parish prayers at 7 p.m. Monday evening.

Loretta Catherine Mehr was born July 18, 1920 in Melrose, Minnesota to Henry A. and Agnes (Pohlmann) Hinnenkamp. She was united in marriage to Michael H. Mehr, Sr. on November 28, 1945 in Melrose. She was a past member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Melrose, Christian Mothers, St. Elizabeth's Society and Schanhaar-Otte VFW Post 7050 Auxiliary.

Survivors include her children, Ralph Mehr and his wife, Mary Ann of Melrose, Elizabeth Ann Sudyk and her husband, Jack of St. Michael, Mary Hansen and her husband, Ronald of Annandale, Roger Mehr and his wife, Marge of Melrose, Margaret Arneberg and her husband, Robert of Maplewood and Michael Mehr and his wife, Lori of Eagan; 13 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild; sisters, Elsie Hellermann of Melrose and Marie Primus of Melrose.

Loretta was preceded in death by her parents; husband; brothers, Norbert, Boniface and Leo Hinnenkamp.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to St. Mary's Catholic Church and/or St. Benedict's Senior Community/Memory Care Unit in Monticello.