Obituaries

Jul 21, 2021

Jonathan Bosma passed away July 21, 2021. Funeral Service will be held at 11 AM, Monday, August 2, 2021 at First Presbyterian Church in Albert Lea. Visitation will be held from 4:30 to 7 PM on Sunday, August 1 at Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home and for one hour prior to service on Monday.  Interment will be at Oaklawn Cemetery in...

Jul 18, 2021

Gregory Earl Haukoos was born to Richard and Judith (Gordon) Haukoos on November 8, 1960 in Freeborn County, Mn. Gregory was the father of one boy, two girls and divorced from his wives. He had been married to Mary to which his son Benjamin, daughter Sarah & daughter Samantha were born.  He and his wife Lori didn’t have children. Gregory loved...

Jul 11, 2021

Funeral Services for Daniel Bettin will be held on Tuesday July 20, 2021 at 10:30 am at Trinity Lutheran Church of Albert Lea, Minnesota. Pastor Eileen Woyen will officiate.  Visitation will be held Monday July 19, 2021 at Bayview from 5 to 7pm and on hour prior to the service on Tuesday.

Daniel Joseph Bettin was born on April 17,...

Jul 10, 2021

It is with a heavy heart that I announce the loss of the heart of our family. Cheryl Nagel, my love, my life, and my soul has left this life behind. Cheryl was a brilliant person that made everyone feel welcome and glad to be around her exciting, warm and gracious personality. She taught everyone she met how to live,...

Jul 5, 2021

Funeral service for Helene Westrum will be at 2:00 PM on Friday (7/9) at First Lutheran Church in Albert Lea. Rev. Roger Fears will officiate. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-7 PM on Thursday (7/8) at Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home and also 1 hour prior to the service at the church on Friday . Online...

Jul 2, 2021

Jul 1, 2021

John Attig, 52, passed away July 1, 2021 at his home.  Visitation will be 3 to 7pm Monday July 5th at Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home, Albert Lea and one hour prior to the funeral service.  Funeral service will be held at 10:30 AM, Tuesday, July 6 at Deer Creek Lutheran Church in Carpenter, Iowa. Interment will be at Greenwood Cemetery...

Jun 30, 2021

Funeral Service for Lorin McColley Jr. will be at 11AM on Friday July 9, 2021 at Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home. Rev. Russ Jacobsen will officiate. Burial will be in Alden Cemetery at a later date. Visitation will be 1 hour prior to the service. Online condolences are welcome at www.bayviewfuneral.com

Lorin Clarence McColley Jr, age 77 of Albert Lea, passed...

Jun 20, 2021

Rosemary (Rosie) Ann Behrends, died on Sunday, June 20, 2021 at the I.O.O.F. Home in Mason City, IA, after a long hard battle with cancer.  She was 61 years of age.

Rosemary was born September 29, 1959 in Albert Lea, MN, the daughter of Russell and Marsha (Christopherson) Behrends.  She was a graduate of Albert Lea High School.  Rosemary was...

Jun 18, 2021

Douglas Forrest Neste, 78, of Albert Lea, passed away on Friday, June 18, 2021 at Shady Oaks Apartments in Albert Lea.  A Memorial Service will be held at 11AM on Friday, June 25, 2021 at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home with Rev. Kent Otterman presiding. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.  

Douglas is survived by his three children, Mason...

Jun 15, 2021

A memorial service for Karen Gimberline will be held at 10 AM, Saturday June 26, 2021 at Open Doors United Methodist Church in Wells (595 1st Avenue SW, Wells, MN). Visitation will be held Friday, June 25 from 5 to 7 PM at Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home 1415 Hwy13 N., Albert Lea) and for one hour prior to service at...

Jun 9, 2021

Funeral Service for Joan Syse will be at 10AM on Saturday (6/26) at Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home. Fr. Kurt Farrell will officiate. Burial will be in St. James Cemetery in Twin Lakes. Visitation will be 1 hour prior to the service on Saturday. Online condolences are welcome at www.bayviewfuneral.com

Joan passed away on 9 June 2021 at the Lutheran Retirement...

Jun 8, 2021

Dovain Vern Otterson 81, passed away peacefully on June 8,2021 while in hospice care, at Maplewood Care Center, Maplewood, MN.

Dovain was born on June 10, 1939 to Omar and Sophie (Jacobson) Otterson. He attended Lerdal School and worked as a farm hand for local farmers. At the age of 17 he enlisted in the United States Air Force and...

Jun 7, 2021

Dolores Hemingway, 90, passed away Monday, June 7, 2021 at her home in Geneva, MN.  Memorial Services for Dolores will be held on June 25, 2021 at 10 AM at United Methodist Church Ellendale, MN.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church.  Funeral Service will be livestreamed on Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home’s Facebook page.

Dolores...

Jun 5, 2021

Margie Ileen (Wolff) Davis, 98, of Glenville, MN, passed away at the Lutheran Retirement Home in Northwood, IA on Saturday, June 5, 2021.  A Funeral Service will be held at 10AM on Wednesday, June 9, 2021 at Faith Lutheran Church of London, MN with Rev. Rueben Unseth presiding.  Visitation will be from 4-7PM on Tuesday, June 8, 2021 at Bayview/Freeborn...

Jun 3, 2021

Memorial Gathering for Harry Larkin will be held on Sunday (6/6) from 4-6 PM at Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery in Mason City on Monday (6/7). Online condolences are welcome at www.bayviewfuneral.com.

Harry Everett Larkin, age 88, passed away on June 3, 2021, at Mayo Hospital in Rochester. He was the husband of Dorothy...

Jun 3, 2021

Inez Jeanette (James) Cottrell, 95, of Glenville, MN, passed away at St. John’s Woodlands of Albert Lea on Tuesday, June 3, 2021.  A Private Graveside service will be held at Greenwood Cemetery. 

Inez was born to George and Ovidia James on April 21,1926 in Freeborn County. She graduated from high school in Austin, MN in 1944. On May 27, 1951,...

May 31, 2021

Dale Manford Brekke, 79, received his wings due to cancer on May 31, 2021, at Mayo Clinic St. Mary’s Campus, Rochester, MN.

Funeral service for Dale M. Brekke will be Friday, June 4, 2021 at 2pm at Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home.  Rev. Randy Cirksena will officiate.  Visitation will be two hours prior to the service on Friday beginning at noon. ...

May 24, 2021

Laurinda Rae Rowan-Lee was born April 2, 1973 and died May 24, 2021. She was 48 years old. She attended Lakeville Senior High School and graduated in 1991.

She is survived by her four children; Philip James Lee of Albert Lea, Jesse Ray Lee of Lakeville, Serena La Fay Lee of Northwood Iowa and Tramaine Antonio Stanford of North Minneapolis;...

May 18, 2021

Odean Selmar Otterson, 79, of Clarks Grove, MN passed away on Monday, May 18, 2021 at Homestead Hospice House in Owatonna, MN. 

A memorial service will be held at 10 am on Monday, May 24, 2021 at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home with Pastor Matt Griggs presiding.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.  Interment will take place at East...