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Justin Jay Kohn
Mar 7, 2021
Justin J Kohn, 40, of Hollandale, Minnesota, passed away peacefully Sunday March 7, 2021 at Methodist Hospital in Rochester after a hard fought battle with stage 4 cancer.
Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, March 13, 2021 at 2pm at Zion Lutheran Church. Pastor Krusemark and Pastor Lehman will officiate. Burial will immediately follow at the Hollandale Cemetery. Visitation...
Richard J. Montanye
Mar 4, 2021
Richard Montanye, 55, passed away Thursday March 4, 2021.
Funeral Services will be held on Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at 1pm at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home. Pastor Matt Lehman will officiate. Burial will follow at Graceland Cemetery. Visitation will be 2 hours prior to the service Tuesday from 11 am to 1pm at Bayview. The service will be livestreamed on Bayview/Freeborn...
Mavis Laverna Chaloner
Mar 1, 2021
A memorial service will be held at 2 pm Monday, March 8 at Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home, with Pastor Don Rose officiating. Interment will be in Fort Snelling, at a later date. Visitation will be held 30 minutes prior to the memorial service. All COVID-19 guidelines and precautions will be followed. Online condolences are welcome at www.bayviewfuneral.com.
Mavis Laverna Chaloner,...
Kathryn Marie Will
Mar 1, 2021
Kathryn Marie Will, 92, of Albert Lea, passed away at Good Samaritan Society of Albert Lea on Monday, March 1, 2021. A Funeral Service will be held at 10AM on Friday, March 5, 2021 at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home with Rev. Rueben Unseth presiding. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Burial will immediately follow the service at Pilgrim’s...
Maureen Ann Stein
Feb 26, 2021
Memorial Service for Maureen Stein will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday (7/24) at Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home. Rev. George Marin will officiate. Burial will be in Lakewood Cemetery. Visitation will be 1 hour prior to the service. The service will be livestreamed via Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home’s website www.bayviewfuneral.com.
Maureen Ann (Kavanagh) Stein, age 72, passed away peacefully...
Robert Lee Reicherts
Feb 26, 2021
Robert (Bob) Reicherts, 69, of Albert Lea, Minnesota passed away on Friday February 26, 2021 at his home.
Bob was born to Robert and Marcella (Trebilcock) Reicherts on May 8, 1951 in Riceville, Iowa. The family lived in Mason City for most of their life where Bob graduated from Mason City High School in 1969. He went on to pursue...
Alice Malinda Dugan
Feb 23, 2021
Alice M. Dugan died Tuesday evening, February 23, 2021 in her home surrounded by her family.
In November, due to failing health, she was accepted into the Mayo Hospice Program and received their compassionate and loving care until her passing.
Funeral services for Alice Malinda Dugan, age 101, of Albert Lea will be held at 11:00 am, Monday, March 1st...
Robert Mereness
Feb 22, 2021
The Celebration of Life for Robert Mereness will start with a visitation at Bayview Funeral Home March 4th from 5:00 - 7:00 pm. Visitation will also occur on March 5th from 12:30-1:30 pm at Albert Lea United Methodist Church. Celebration of life at 1:30 pm at Albert Lea United Methodist church with Pastor John Mitchem officiating the service. Graveside service...
Thomas C. Loverink
Feb 21, 2021
Visitation for Tom is rescheduled for Friday, March 5, 2021, 5-7pm and Saturday March 6, 2021, 12-1pm at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home. Funeral to follow, which will be a private event by invite only. The service will be livestreamed on Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home's Facebook page.
Thomas “Totsie” Loverink was surrounded by his family when he went to his heavenly home...
Lois Mae Baker
Feb 20, 2021
Funeral Services for Lois Mae Baker will be held at 10 AM, Friday, February 26, 2021 at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Albert Lea. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the church. Interment will be at St. Peters Cemetery in New Richland. The service will be live streamed on the Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home page beginning...
Jerri Kay Fogal
Feb 19, 2021
Fogal, Jerri Kay age 70 passed away unexpectedly at her home in Albert Lea on Friday, February 19, 2021. She was born on December 24, 1950 in Mankato, MN. The daughter of Donald and Nyleen Olson. She graduated from Mapleton High School in 1969. She graduated from Commercial College in 1970.
On August 27, 1971 she married Thomas Fogal. They...
Richard Alan Ferrie
Feb 18, 2021
Richard “Rick” A. Ferrie, 63 of Albert Lea went to be with the Lord on Thursday, February 18, 2021 after a battle with pulmonary fibrosis (Lung Disease). Funeral Services will take place Saturday, May 1, 2021 at St. Theodores Catholic Church at 10:00AM. Father Kurt Farrell will officiate. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. The...
Merrill Dean Bunn
Feb 15, 2021
Celebration of Life for Merrill Bunn will be from 4-7 p.m. on Thursday, April 8, 2021 at Ellendale United Methodist Church. All Covid-19 guidelines and precautions will be followed. Private burial will be in St. Peter’s Cemetery in New Richland. Online condolences are welcome at www.bayviewfuneral.com.
Merrill Dean Bunn, age 92 of Ellendale, passed away on February 15, 2021 at...
Kathleen Carol Vanderploeg
Feb 11, 2021
Kathleen Carol (Rust) Vanderploeg, 82, of Albert Lea, passed away at her son’s home surrounded by family on Thursday, February 11, 2021. A Funeral Service will be held at 10:30am on Monday, February 15, 2021 at Faith Baptist Church in Albert Lea with Rev. Riley Brown presiding. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment...
Erlys Elaine Wittmer
Feb 9, 2021
Funeral services for Erlys Wittmer, age 92, of Albert Lea will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, February 18, 2021 at Trinity Lutheran Church. Rev. Eileen Woyen will officiate. Interment will be at Graceland Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church on Thursday. Online condolences are welcome at www.bayviewfuneral.com.
Erlys Elaine Wittmer died...
Sylvester Kenneth Jensen
Feb 7, 2021
Sylvester Kenneth Jensen (Sy) age 50, of Albert Lea, MN died February 7, 2021 at St Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, MN. A Memorial Service will be held at 2PM on Wednesday, July 7 at Byaview/Freeborn Funeral Home with Rev. Don Malinsky presiding. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.
Sy was born on January 16, 1971 in Albert...
Lewis Joseph Grund
Feb 7, 2021
Lewis Joseph Grund, 96, of Northwood, IA passed away on February 7, 2021 at St. Johns Lutheran Home in Albert Lea, Minnesota. Services for Lewis will be held at a later date.
Lewis was born on September 15, 1924 to Joseph and Fransiska Grund. On April 11, 1953 he married Ann Hangge. Lewis grew up on a farm in the...
Hazel Eileen Trandem
Feb 6, 2021
Private family funeral services for Hazel Trandem, age 79, of Albert Lea will be held on Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home. Reverend John Mitchum will officiate. Interment will be at Hillcrest cemetery. Visitation will be held from 12 to 1 PM Wednesday at the funeral home. Masks are required at the visitation with social distancing guidelines observed....
Rev. Jerald "Jake" Dale Loper
Feb 1, 2021
Memorial Service for Rev. Jake Loper will be held at 1:00pm on Monday (2/8) at Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home. Rev. Henry Doyle will officiate. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery in Glenville at a later date. Visitation will be held from 1-3PM on Sunday (2/7) at Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home and from 12:30-1:00pm on Monday. All Covid-19 guidelines and precautions...
Donald Edward Viktora
Feb 1, 2021
Funeral Services for Donald Viktora will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, February 4, 2021 at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home. Pastor Jesse Krusemark will officiate. Interment will be at Hollandale Cemetery. Visitation will be held Wednesday, February 3, 2021 from 5 to 7pm at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home and 1 hour prior to the service on Thursday at the funeral home. Facemasks...
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