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Beverly Ruth Rasmussen
Nov 13, 2023
A memorial service for Beverly (Schiager) Rasmussen, 97, will be held on Saturday, November 18, 2023, at 2pm at Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home. Reverend Matt Griggs will officiate. Visitation will be held 1 hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
Beverly passed away on November 13, 2023, at the Northwood Retirement Center in Northwood, IA where she had...
Louise Mary Yost
Nov 7, 2023
Louise Mary Yost, 92, of Albert lea, MN passed away November 7, 2023, at Thorne Crest Senior Living Community, where she resided the past two years.
Louise was born on January 21, 1931, in Adams, MN to Joseph and Gertrude Adams. She grew up as an only child in Adams, MN. After graduating as valedictorian from Adams Highschool, she attended...
Marlene Carol McDonald
Nov 6, 2023
Marlene Carol McDonald, 85, passed away Monday, November 6, 2023. A memorial service will be held Monday, November 13 at 10am at St. Theodores Catholic Church. Visitation will be held from 4-6pm at Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home on Sunday, November 12, and for an hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be held at St. Mary’s Cemetery...
Donald Eugene Dowd
Nov 4, 2023
Funeral Services for Donald Dowd, will be held at 2pm on Friday, November 17th, at Central Freeborn Lutheran Church and Cemetery. Reverend Matt Griggs will officiate. Interment will be at Freeborn Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be 1 hour prior to service at the church. Military Honors will be accorded by Albert Lea Veteran’s Organization.
Donald Eugene Dowd, 88, Father, Grand...
Donald Brotherton
Oct 30, 2023
Donald Brotherton, age 64, passed away October 30, 2023. A celebration of life will be held at the Albert Lea Eagles Club FOE 2258 from 2 PM to 4 PM on Saturday, January 20, 2024.
Donald was born on May 4, 1959 in Waukegan, Illinois to Frank and Emma Jeanne (Zimmerman) Brotherton. He grew up in Antioch, Illinois and...
George Robert Ziebell
Oct 30, 2023
George Ziebell, 91, passed Monday, October 30, 2023. A funeral service will be held Tuesday, November 7 at 11AM at Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home. Visitation will be held for two hours prior to the service. Reuben Unseth will be officiating.
George was born August 30, 1932 on the family farm in London Township to Otto and Bernice Ziebell. He grew...
Donald Brotherton
Oct 30, 2023
Donald Raymond Brotherton, age 64, passed away on Monday, October 30, 2023. A celebration of life will be held at a later date.
Joel Westcott
Oct 27, 2023
Joel Robin Westcott, age 84 passed away on October 27, 2023. A memorial visitation will be held from 5 to 7 PM on Friday, November 3rd at Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home.
Joel Westcott was born August 1, 1939, in Albert Lea to Leonard and Lulu (Ecker) Westcott. He grew up and received his schooling in Albert Lea, graduating from...
Stephen Kaasa
Oct 26, 2023
Stephen Kaasa. age 77, passed away Thursday, October 26. A memorial service will be held at 5 pm on Tuesday, November 14th at Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home with visitation 2 hours prior to service. Military Honors will be performed by the Albert Lea American Legion and VFW Honor Guard at 3 PM.
Steve was born in Hampton, Iowa on May...
Scott E. Heavner
Oct 26, 2023
Scott Eugene Heavner passed away peacefully in his sleep Thursday, October 26, 2023 at the age of 64 years. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 4th at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home in Albert Lea. A visitation will be held an hour before the service. Pastor John Mitchem will be officiating.
Scott was born January 5,...
Roger D. Lonning
Oct 25, 2023
Roger Dean Lonning, age 96, passed away on October 25, 2023, at Thorne Crest Senior Living Center Community.
Roger was born in Iowa City, Iowa (oldest of seven boys) in 1927. He attended rural schools in Lansing and Waukon, Iowa, where he graduated from high school in 1945. After high school, he spent eight years in the United States Navy,...
Philip Koppelman
Oct 25, 2023
Philip Lee Koppelman, passed away peacefully on October 25, 2023, surrounded by family at his home currently in Pine Island, MN. His long courageous battle with cancer allowed more time to cherish milestones and daily life together as family and friends. Phil was a beloved son, husband, father, grandfather, uncle, brother, and friend. A memorial service will be held at...
Eunice Beener
Oct 23, 2023
Eunice Beener, age 81, passed away October 23, 2023. A memorial visitation will be held on November 2nd from 5 to 7 PM at Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home.
Eunice Jean (Jackson) Beener was born in Goshen, Indiana on April 25, 1942, to Andrew and Florence (Pepper) Jackson. At an early age, she moved to Des...
Robert A. Baley
Oct 19, 2023
Robert A. Baley, Jr passed away on Thursday, October 19, 2023, at the St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, MN. A funeral service for Bob will be held at 11am on Monday, October 23, 2023, at Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home with a visitation being held one hour prior to the service. The burial will be at the Bohemian National Cemetery in...
Barbara J Block
Oct 19, 2023
Barbara (Moore) Block, age 85, entered the presence of her Lord and Savior on October 19, 2023 in Valrico, Florida where she resided since September 2015. Earthly pain and discouragement have been replaced with perfect love, perfect peace, and extraordinary joy. St. Augustine said, “Thou hast made us for thyself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it rests...
Mark Steven Ringoen
Oct 17, 2023
Mark Steven Ringoen of Glenville, MN passed away unexpectedly at his home on October 17, 2023 at the age of 71. A memorial service will be held at 1pm Tuesday October 24, 2023 at the Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home in Albert Lea, MN. Pastor Kent Otterman will be officiating.
He was born on December 9, 1951 in Albert Lea to Kermit...
Sandra L Behrens
Oct 14, 2023
Sandra LeAnn Behrens peacefully concluded her remarkable journey on October 14, 2023, at the age of 75.Sandra was born on June 9, 1948, to Gordon and Adoris (Meyer) Lillefloren in Albert Lea, MN. She was an alumna of Albert Lea High School, graduating in 1966, and subsequently pursued her education at the Minnesota School of Business in Minneapolis, MN. For...
David Mace Gray
Oct 8, 2023
David M. Gray passed away on Sunday October 8, 2023 at the St. Johns Campus in Albert Lea, MN. A Celebration of Life for David will be held at 11am Monday, October 16, 2023 at the United Methodist Church in Albert Lea, with a visitation held an hour before the service. Pastor John Mitchem will be officiating.
David was born...
Jamey Wayne Anderson
Oct 3, 2023
Jamey Wayne Anderson passed away Tuesday, October 3rd, 2023. A celebration of life will be held for family at 1:30PM and open to the public at 2:00PM Saturday, October 14th at the Edgewater Cottage in Albert Lea, MN. Pastor Eileen Woyen will say a few words in remembrance.
Jamey was born August 3, 1973 in Albert Lea, MN to Dennis...
Kenneth J Anderson
Sep 30, 2023
Kenneth J. Anderson, 90 passed away Saturday Sept 30, 2023, at the Mayo Hospital in Albert Lea, MN. A Funeral Service will be held at 2pm on Saturday October 7, 2023, at the Round Prairie Church outside of Glenville, MN with a visitation starting at 12:30. Pastor Kent Otterman will be officiating.
Kenny was born on June 28, 1933, to...
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