Mary Katharyn (Brekke) Chrs
Nov 12, 2021
Mary Katharyn (Brekke) Chrs, 78, of Glenville and Albert Lea, MN, passed away on Friday, November 12, 2021 at St. Marks Assisted Living in Austin, MN. A Funeral Service will be held at 11AM on Wednesday, November 17, 2021 at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home with Rev. Don Malinsky presiding. Visitation will be from 4-7PM on Tuesday, November 16, 2021 at Bayview/Freeborn...
Ruthann K. Mickelsen
Nov 11, 2021
Ruthann K. (Dulitz) Mickelsen, 71, of Albert Lea, passed away on November 11, 2021 at Prairie Senior Cottages. A Celebration of Life will be held at 2PM on Saturday, January 22, 2022 at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home with Rev. Don Malinsky presiding. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home. Online condolences may be left at...
Shirley Lorraine Nelson
Nov 10, 2021
Shirley Lorraine Christian Nelson, age 94, died Wednesday, November 10, 2021, at Good Samaritan Society in Albert Lea, MN. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, November 19, 2021, at Clarks Grove Baptist Cemetery, Clarks Grove, MN. Pastor Kent Otterman will officiate. This will be an outdoor graveside service. The service will be live-streamed through Bayview Funeral...
Janice Janelle Dempewolf
Nov 7, 2021
Mass of Christian Burial for Janice Dempewolf will be held at 10AM on Friday (11/12) at St. Theodore Catholic Church. Fr. Kurt Farrell will officiate. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery in Glenville. Visitation will be 4-6 PM on Thursday (11/11) at Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home and 1 hour prior to the service at the church on Friday. The service...
Ruth D. (Tews) Schilling
Nov 7, 2021
Funeral services for Ruth D. Schilling, age 95, of Albert Lea, will be held at 11 AM on Friday, November 12, 2021 at Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home. Reverend Dale Svendsen will officiate. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service at the funeral home. Interment will be at Pilgrim’s Rest Cemetery. Ruth passed away on November 7, 2021 in...
Barry A. Tolbers
Nov 6, 2021
Barry A. Tolbers 66, of St Peter, MN formerly of Albert Lea passed away on Saturday, November 6, 2021. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, November 11, 2021 at 11am at Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home. Pastor Don Malinsky will officiate. Burial will be at Graceland Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday, November 10, 2021 from 5pm to 7pm at Bayview...
Harold "Babe" Grove
Nov 5, 2021
Harold (Babe) Donald Grove passed away peacefully on Friday, November 5, 2021 at his son’s home with his son by his side.
Babe was born on January 26, 1943 to Ira and Charlotte Grove in Albert Lea, MN. Babe worked for a local contractor in Albert Lea followed by a career with Hershey Roofing. His last job before retirement was...
James Ronald Peterson, Sr.
Nov 1, 2021
James “Jim” Ronald Peterson, Sr., 73, of New Richland, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Monday, November 1, 2021 at his home. A Funeral Service will be held at 11AM on Friday, November 5, 2021 at St. Peter Lutheran Church of New Richland with Rev. Scott Williams presiding. Visitation will be from 4-7PM on Thursday, November 4, 2021...
Ferne Libbie Virchow
Oct 31, 2021
Ferne Libbie (Myers) Virchow, 93, of Glenville, MN, passed away on Sunday, October 31, 2021. A Celebration of life will be held at 11AM on Thursday, November 4, 2021 at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home with Rev. Kent Otterman presiding. Visitation will be one hour prior to the services. Interment will take place at Greenwood Cemetery in Glenville, MN.
Ferne was...
Merna Vivian Christenson
Oct 31, 2021
Our Beloved Matriarch, Merna Vivian Christenson, gained her wings on Sunday October 31, 2021. Merna was born December 22, 1938 in Austin, MN to Francis Thompson and Vivian Palmer. She was 7th in a line of 11 children. When she was young her family moved to Glenville where they were raised.
Merna married Dale R. Christenson in 1955 along with two...
Jay R. Goslin
Oct 31, 2021
Jay Ronald (Sipple) Goslin 38, of Albert Lea, MN passed away at 9:27p.m. On October 31, 2021 surrounded by his children at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
A Memorial Service will be held Friday, November 12, 2021 at 4pm at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home with Lindsay Morris officiating. Visitation will be 1 hour prior to the service. The service will be...
Harold J. Bagley
Oct 30, 2021
Harold James Bagley, 92, Albert Lea, MN passed away on Saturday, October 30, 2021 at Good Samaritan Center.
Visitation will be Saturday November 13, 2021 from 12pm to 2pm followed by the Memorial Service at 2pm at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home. Pastor Matt Griggs will officiate.
Harold James Bagley was born March 22, 1929 to Carl and Viola (Lunde) Bagley on the...
Steven A. Reese
Oct 23, 2021
Steven Reese of Austin was taken from us too soon at the age of 65 in an accident on the night of October 23, 2021 in Albert Lea, MN. Steve was born November 18, 1955 in Albert Lea, MN to Clarence and Barbara (Yerhot) Reese. Steve was raised in Albert Lea, MN. Steve graduated from Albert Lea High School and...
Dorothy Ann Prizler
Oct 14, 2021
THE FUNERAL HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29th.
Funeral Service for Dorothy Prizler will be held at 1PM on FRIDAY (10/29) at Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 1 hour prior to the service at the funeral home. The service will be livestreamed via Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home’s website. Online condolences are welcome...
Myron R. Hoffman
Oct 9, 2021
Myron “Mike” Hoffman passed away Saturday, October 9, 2021 at Austin Mayo Clinic Hospital. A memorial visitation will be held from 5 to 7 PM on Thursday, October 14 at Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home.
Myron “Mike” Hoffman was born to Emanuel and Pauline Hoffman on August 8, 1929. He grew up in Watsontown, PA and graduated from Watsontown High School....
Audrey Ann Paulson
Oct 5, 2021
Audrey Ann (Nelson) Paulson was born April 24, 1932, in Cuppy’s Grove, Iowa, to Herman W. and Neva Nelson. She passed to her eternal home on October 5, 2021. .
In 1938 Audrey moved with her family to rural Albert Lea where her family farmed. She graduated from Albert Lea High School in 1949 and worked as a secretary and...
Glen Edward Hagen
Oct 3, 2021
Glen Edward Hagen, 73, of Albert Lea, died Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021, at his home following many health complications.
Glen was born on Nov. 4, 1947, in Albert Lea, the youngest of 10 children, to Bert and Anna (Shepherd) Hagen. Glen married Louise Nelson at Emmons Lutheran Church on Nov.19, 1966. They have two children, Troy and Tammy. Through the years,...
Lawrence J. Thompson
Oct 1, 2021
Lawrence "Lars" J. Thompson, 80, of Albert Lea passed away Friday, October 1, 2021 at his home in Albert Lea, MN. A private graveside service will be held Monday, October 4, 2021 at Hillcrest Cemetery.
Lawrence Jerome Thompson was born on May 14, 1941 to Carl and Mabel (Halvorson) Thompson in Albert Lea, MN. Lawrence grew up in Albert Lea...
Kermit Kort Delger
Sep 28, 2021
Kermit K. Delger, 91, passed away on Tuesday, September 28, 2021 at his home.
A memorial service will be held Monday October 4, 2021 at 11 am at Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home. Pastor Preston Smith will officiate. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service on Monday.
Kermit Kort Delger was born on November 30, 1929 in Kanawha,...
Ross Wayne Moyer
Sep 27, 2021
Ross Wayne Moyer, 83, of Albert Lea, MN passed away on Monday, September 27, 2021 at Saint Mary’s Campus in Rochester, MN. Funeral Services will be held at 1pm on Friday October 1, 2021 at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home with Pastor Shane Koepke presiding. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Interment will take place at Hillcrest Cemetery,...