Sr. Loretta Jean Hanson, OP, formerly known as Janet Loretta Hanson, died March 10 at the Dominican Life Center in Adrian. She was 85 and in the 61st year of her religious profession in the Adrian Dominican Congregation.

Sr. Hanson was born in Iron Mountain, Mich., to Ragnar and Loretta (Stoikes) Hanson. She graduated from Kingsford High School in Kingsford, Mich., and received a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics from Siena Heights College (University) in Adrian and a Master of Teaching degree in mathematics from the University of Detroit.

Sr. Hanson spent 47 years ministering in education in Chicago, Saint Charles and Rockford, Ill.; Lansing, Detroit and Royal Oak, Mich.; Hayward, Calif.; and Phoenix and Scottsdale, Ariz. She taught for 20 years at Scottsdale Community College in Arizona. Sr. Hanson became a resident of the Dominican Life Center in Adrian in 2008.

Sr. Hanson is survived by five sisters: Jean Hinz of Sun Prairie, Faye Lavarnway of Manitowoc, and Sharon Toth of Green Bay, all in Wisconsin; and Belva Hanson and Colleen Schmitt, both from Iron Mountain.

Sr. Hanson’s funeral liturgy was offered in St. Catherine Chapel on March 14. Burial will be in the Congregation cemetery. Memorials may be made to Adrian Dominican Sisters,1257 East Siena Heights Drive, Adrian 49221.