Obituaries

Oct 14, 2020

Funeral Service for Marjorie Schoeppler will be held on Wednesday (10/21) at 1:30 p.m. at West Freeborn Lutheran Church. Rev. Steven Schwartz will officiate. Burial will be in West Freeborn Cemetery. Visitation will start at 1:00 p.m. Online condolences are welcome at www.bayviewfuneral.com

Marjorie Clarissa (Thofson) Schoeppler was born to Hamilton and Esther Thofson in Hartland, MN on April 12,...

Oct 13, 2020

Funeral services for John Henry Nyenhuis, age 63, of Albert Lea, will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday October 16, 2020 at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home.  Fr. Kurt Farrell will officiate. Interment will be at the Bohemian National Cemetery, Myrtle, MN.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home on Friday.

John died Tuesday October...

Oct 6, 2020

Russell Ernest Thostenson of Hartland, MN born July 5, 1949 to Willie & Elsie Thostenson, passed away at Methodist Hospital in Rochester, MN October 6, 2020 at the age of 71.

Russell was born and raised in Bath Township.  He was baptized and confirmed at Cross of Glory Church in Hartland, MN.  He attended school in Ellendale, MN and graduated...

Oct 5, 2020

Funeral Services for Lorraine Reim will be held at 10 AM at Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home on Thursday, October 8, 2020.  Visitation will be held one hour prior to service at the funeral home. Interment will be held at Alden City Cemetery. Social distancing guidelines will be followed and masks are required in the funeral home at all times.

Lorraine...

Oct 2, 2020

Marvyl Hazel Callahan, age 93, passed away suddenly October 2, 2020. She was born March 14, 1927 in Albert Lea, MN to Henry and Ora Schewe (Emery).  Marvyl graduated from Emmons High School in Emmons MN. She married Thomas D Callahan October 23, 1947. She was a life-long resident of Freeborn County and a member of St James Catholic Church...

Oct 1, 2020

Charles Paul Hanson, 71, of Geneva, MN passed away Thursday, October 1, 2020 at St Mary’s Hospital, Rochester, MN.

Charles was born March 10, 1949 in Owatonna, MN to Harry and Helen (Otteson) Hanson.  He attended school in Ellendale.  In his teenage years Charles began what became his career in carpentry.  Over the years he built hundred of homes fair...

Sep 22, 2020

John Douglas “Jack” Potts, age 71, died on Tuesday, September 22, 2020 at his home in Albert Lea, MN.

Jack was born in Louisville, KY to parents Raymond and Katherine Potts. He was the eighth child in a family of 11 children. He graduated from high school in Louisville. He worked a couple different jobs before moving to Minnesota, including...

Sep 21, 2020

Sep 19, 2020

Nancy Joy (Black) Skaar, 83, of Hayward, MN passed away on September 19, 2020 at Good Samaritan Retirement Center.  A private family memorial service will be held Saturday September 26th at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home.  Reverend Josh Enderson will officiate.  Burial will follow at Hayward Cemetery on a later date.

Nancy was born at home in Glenville, MN to Harry and...

Sep 10, 2020

Roger Galen Deyle, 80, of Alden, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 10 at St. John’s Meadows in Albert Lea.  A Funeral Service will be held at 2PM on Thursday, September 17 at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home with Rev. Kristi Micthell presiding.  Visitation will be from 5-7PM on Wednesday, September 16 and one hour prior to the service.  Interment will take...

Sep 9, 2020

Dawn Baas, 60, of Albert Lea, MN passed away Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at her home surrounded by her family, after a courageous battle with cancer.

Dawn was born on November 14, 1959 to Wilbur and Dorothy (Hanson) Schneider.

Dawn graduated from Albert Lea High School.  She worked many years as an administrative assistant with Fourteen Foods and Bauer Built...

Sep 9, 2020

Job Obed Sanchez,16, of Albert Lea, MN passed away Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN surrounded by his family.

Job was born June 17, 2004 in Albert Lea, MN to Silvia Lorena Martinez Diaz and Refugio Sanchez Santibanez.

Job grew up in Albert Lea attending Hawthorne Elementary, Southwest Middle School and currently Albert Lea High School. He...

Sep 5, 2020

Marcia Marie Larson (Trost), 81, of Albert Lea, passed away on Saturday, September 5, 2020 at Good Samaritan Society of Albert Lea.  A Funeral Service will be held at 11AM on Thursday, September 10 at Round Prairie Lutheran Church of Glenville, MN with Reverend Kent Otterman presiding.  Visitation will be from 5-7PM on Wednesday, September 9 at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home...

Sep 4, 2020

Brenda Kay Sorenson, age 64 died Friday September 4, 2020 at The Emeralds in Faribault, MN. A private service will be held at a later date.

Brenda was born April 20, 1956 to Stanley Sorenson and Patricia Rice. She grew up in Hayward and Albert Lea. She graduated from Albert Lea Senior High School in 1974. Brenda then went to...

Sep 3, 2020

Funeral Service for Bonnie Berndt will be held at 2PM on Friday (9/11) at Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home. Rev. Matt Lehman will officiate. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 1 hour prior to the service on Friday. Online condolences are welcome at www.bayviewfuneral.com.

Bonnie Lou Berndt (nee Monson), age 85 of Glenville, passed away on September 3,...

Sep 1, 2020

Jacquelyn “Jackie”Joan Jenson, 97, passed away on September 1, 2020 at Good Samaritan Retirement Center, Albert Lea.   A funeral service will be held on Friday, September 4, 2020 at 10 am at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home.  Interment will be at Hillcrest Cemetery in Albert Lea following the service.

Jackie was born on August 28, 1923 in Albert Lea to Carl Irving...

Aug 27, 2020

Bruce Weller, 54, of Roselle, IA, formerly of Albert Lea, passed away on Thursday, August 27, 2020.  A Memorial Service will be held at 2PM on Saturday, September 5, 2020 at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home with Rev. Don Malinsky presiding.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.  

Bruce was born at Naeve Hospital in Albert Lea on January 28,...