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Mary Jane Peterson
Aug 9, 2013
Memorial services of Mary Jane Peterson, age 71 will be held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, August 14, 2013 at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Mary Jane died Friday, August 9, 2013 at Good Samaritan Center. Mary Jane Peterson was born on October 11, 1941, the daughter of Daniel Andrew and...
Michael John Jaquette
Aug 8, 2013
Funeral services for Michael “Mick†Jaquette, age 68, will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 13, 2013 at St. Theodore’s Catholic Church. Father Timothy Reker and Deacon Mike Ellis will officiate. Burial will be at a later date in Guttenberg, Iowa. Visitation will be held from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Monday, August 12, 2013 at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home and one hour prior...
Opal J Bang
Aug 6, 2013
Memorial services for Opal J. Bang, age 95, of Stillwater and formerly of Albert Lea will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, August 10, 2013 at First Lutheran Church. The Rev. Allan Stoa will officiate. Interment will be in Salem Lutheran Cemetery, Lake Mills at a later date. Friends may greet the family one hour prior to the service at the church on...
Philip S. Tennis
Aug 3, 2013
Philip Tennis was born on Aug. 25, 1928, in Hayward, Minn., the second of five children born to Albert and Christine (Skaar) Tennis. His early years were spent on a family farm in Hayward. In 1938, the family moved to the farm north of Hayward where Philip spent the remainder of his life. He was baptized and confirmed at Hayward...
Dennis Louis Nechanicky
Aug 3, 2013
Dennis Nechanicky was born on April 23, 1946 in Albert Lea, the son of Louis and Edna (Halvorson) Nechanicky. He graduated from Albert Lea High School in 1966. Dennis served in the U.S. Navy, on the USS Kitty Hawk, a carrier operating off the North coast of Vietnam, for four years, from 1967-1971. On October 23, 1971 Dennis was united...
Gladys Weyrum
Aug 2, 2013
Gladys Weyrum was born on November 8, 1909 in Raymond, Minnesota to Henry and Martha (Schmidt) Boettcher. She was united in marriage to Arndt Weyrum on November 23, 1928 in Alden. They lived in Racine, Wisconsin and Scarville, Iowa before returning to Alden, Minnesota. From 1949 to 1966 Gladys and Arndt operated a filling service station in Alden. Through the years Gladys kept herself...
Lloyd Adrian Bottelson
Jul 29, 2013
Lloyd Adrian Bottelson was born on January 5, 1920 in Manchester, MN, the son of Christ and Matilda (Hanson) Bottelson. He grew up in Manchester and attended school there. He later attended the Dunwoody Institute in Minneapolis. Lloyd served in the Army Air Corps during WWII, from 1942-1946. He served here in the U.S. and also in India and Burma....
Clifford Darl Frantum
Jul 29, 2013
Clifford Darl Frantum was born on July 5, 1924 in Waseca County, Minnesota, the son of G. Raymond and Amanda (Powers) Frantum. Cliff grew up in the Alden area and graduated from Alden High School in 1942. On March 9, 1945 Cliff was married to Gloris Lillian Olson in Alden. He worked on his family farm, for the Jack Spratt...
Duane Arthur Frondal
Jul 28, 2013
Duane A. Frondal was born on August 16, 1931 in Oakland Township, the son of Henry and Esther (Christiansen) Frondal. He grew up on the family farm and attended country school and then Albert Lea High School. On July 28, 1987 Duane was married to Donna Riemann in California. Duane worked for several businesses including Duane’s Felco Station in Kiester,...
Gregory Gullick Johnson
Jul 28, 2013
Gregory Gullick Johnson was born in Albert Lea on December 28, 1956, the son of Donald and Ardis (Behrends) Johnson. He graduated from Albert Lea High School in 1974. He then went to the Albert Lea VoTech and earned a certificate in diesel mechanics and welding. Following school Greg worked at the Speltz Elevator in Myrtle, and then became a truck...
LeRoy C. Tostenson
Jul 23, 2013
LeRoy Tostenson was born on November 6, 1922 to Elvin and Beatrice (Prosser) Tostenson in Glenville, MN and was a lifelong resident of the Albert Lea area. On September 7, 1943 he was united in marriage to Audrey Lucile Anderson in Owatonna, MN. To this union was born three sons. Audrey passed away on October 7, 1976. LeRoy then married Marlys Clark Greer on...
Elizabeth "Betty" T. Thimmesch
Jul 23, 2013
Elizabeth Thimmesch was born on December 6, 1923 in Wells, the daughter of Richard and Victoria (Pilacznyski) Schmidt. She grew up and went to school in Wells. On May 8, 1945 Betty was married to Mathias Thimmesch in Owatonna. The couple farmed in the Hollandale area for a few years before buying farmland near Geneva where for 48 years they lived...
LaVonne Mae Espeland
Jul 21, 2013
LaVonne Mae Espeland was born on August 6, 1942 in Albert Lea, the daughter of Harley V. and Doris L. (Sandess) Norby. She grew up in Freeborn and graduated from high school there. On August 19, 1973, LaVonne was united in marriage to Marlyn Espeland. She enjoyed knitting, crocheting, sewing, crafting, and doing puzzles. Blessed be her memory. Survivors include her...
Jennifer Rae Helgerson
Jul 18, 2013
Funeral services for Jennifer Rae Helgerson, age 31, of Albert Lea will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 23rd at Ascension Lutheran Church. Rev. Mark Boorsma will officiate. Interment will be at Graceland Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Monday, July 22nd at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home and one hour prior to the service at the church. Jennifer Rae...
Owen Irving Kvenvold
Jul 17, 2013
Funeral services for Owen Kvenvold, age 91, of Albert Lea will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, July 20, 2013 at Grace Lutheran Church. The Rev. Todd Walsh will officiate. Interment will be in Hillcrest cemetery with military honors accorded by the members of the American Legion and the VFW. Visitation will be from 4-7:00 p.m. Friday, July 19, 2013 at the...
Darlene Kay Tomlinson
Jul 14, 2013
Darlene passed away July 14, 2013 at her home after a courageous 14-month battle with pancreatic cancer, stage 4. She donated her body to Mayo Clinic for research. Inurnment will be in Hillcrest Cemetery at a later date. Darlene was born May 29, 1950 to Waldomor (Wally) Anderson and Beverly Severtson Anderson in Albert Lea. She graduated from Lake Mills, IA...
Amy Jo Williamson
Jul 12, 2013
Amy Jo Williamson Memorial services for Amy Jo Williamson, age 40, of Princeton WI, will be held from 4 -7:00 p.m. Friday, July 19, 2013 at the Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home. Amy was born in Albert Lea on August 21, 1972, the daughter of Tom and Joette (Weitzel) Williamson. She attended school in Albert Lea. She then attended Riverland in Austin for Cosmetology...
Alma Helen Halvorsen
Jul 10, 2013
Alma Helen Halvorsen was born on September 22, 1920 on the family farm in rural Emmons, the daughter of Ansten and Anna (Opdahl) Laugen. She grew up near Emmons and attended District #84 through 8th grade, graduated from Alden-Conger High School and later attended Mankato Commercial College. On April 5, 1942 Alma was united in marriage to Leo “Bud†Russell Halvorsen Jr. at...
Duane Donald Zimmer
Jul 8, 2013
Duane Donald Zimmer passed away peacefully on July 8, 2013 at 9:58 p.m. Duane was born May 23, 1937 in the village of Vesta, Minnesota. He was baptized on June 13, 1937 and confirmed May 6, 1951 at St. John’s Lutheran Church of Vesta, Minnesota. On September 11, 1955 Duane was united in marriage to Mona Lea Kuester in Seaforth, Minnesota. Together...
Kevin Edward Benesch
Jul 3, 2013
Kevin Edward Benesch was born on March 15, 1956 in Albert Lea, the son of Gordon and Phyllis (Smith) Benesch. He grew up in Albert Lea, was confirmed at the United Methodist Church, and graduated from ALHS in 1975. After high school Kevin attended the Albert Lea VoTec where he studied diesel mechanics. He worked as a diesel mechanic many years...
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