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Charles Kenis
May 5, 2013
He was born on September 11, 1923, in Artas, (Campbell County) South Dakota. He graduated from North High School, Minneapolis, MN in 1941. Foregoing an appointment to West Point Military Academy, he enlisted in the Army Air Corps after graduation and served in Texas until 1944, whereupon he was honorably discharged. It was while in service he met the love...
Opal L. Jacobson
Apr 29, 2013
Opal was born on November 24, 1914 to Walter and Louise (Dahl) Christianson, in Manly, Iowa. She graduated from Albert Lea High School and Comptometer School in Minneapolis. She married Freeman N. Jacobson in 1947. They had two children. Opal worked in the office of Wilson and Company in Albert Lea for many years, full-time and part-time after her children were born. She...
Milo Leo Belshan
Apr 29, 2013
Milo Belshan was born in Shellrock Township northwest of Myrtle, Minnesota, December 14, 1922, the 8th of 10 children born to Louis A. and Josephine (Benesh) Belshan. He graduated from Albert Lea High School and worked at Wilson’s meatpacking plant until he joined the army. During WWII he spent 2 ½ years in the South Pacific with the 163rd Infantry 41st...
Patricia Lou Nelson
Apr 28, 2013
Patricia L. Nelson was born on June 27, 1935 in Iowa Falls, IA, the daughter of Arthur D. and Helen B. (Wicks) Jean. Pat moved with her family from Iowa to the Hayward area as a young girl in 1949. She graduated from Albert Lea High School in 1953. On October 30, 1954 Pat was united in marriage to Thomas L....
Gerald Jarman
Apr 25, 2013
Graveside services for Gerald “Juice†Jarman will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 7th at Graceland Cemetery. Gerald died Thursday, April 25th at St. John’s Lutheran Home. Gerald "Juice" Jarman was born February 27, 1952 the son of LaVerne and Mildred (Hanson) Jarman in St Louis, MO. Juice and his mother moved to Albert Lea in 1956 to be near...
Martin Joseph Nelson
Apr 19, 2013
Martin Joseph Nelson was born on September 27, 1920 in Ramona, South Dakota the son of Carl and Martha (Olson) Nelson. Martin was raised near Ramona where he attended and graduated from high school. On March 7, 1950 he was united in marriage to Verina Ruth Jensen at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Madison, South Dakota. Martin farmed with his family near...
Bruce Wayne Kermes
Apr 17, 2013
Bruce Wayne Kermes was born on December 28, 1929 in Oakland Township. He grew up in rural Oakland and graduated from Austin High School. On December 24, 1951 Bruce was united in marriage to Bonnie Huemoeller in Hayward, MN. Bruce worked for Wilson and Co., and also farmed. He worked at HyVee in his retirement. Bruce was a member of First Lutheran Church of Glenville,...
Doris Elaine Christensen
Apr 11, 2013
Doris Elaine Christensen was born on March 21, 1921 in rural Hartland the daughter of Stephen and Torina (Stensrud) Pederson. She attended rural school and graduated from New Richland High School in 1939. Doris was united in marriage to Howard Christensen on Oct. 11, 1944 at the Hartland Lutheran Church. She was a homemaker and secretary for Production Credit Association. Doris enjoyed shopping, sewing,...
T. Dean Borland
Apr 9, 2013
A celebration of life for T. Dean Borland, age 88 of Albert Lea will be held from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Friday, April 26, 2013 at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home. Military honors will be accorded by Albert Lea servicemen’s organizations, VFW and American Legion. Dean died April 9, 2013 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester. T. Dean Borland was born on...
Betty Jean Angulo
Apr 8, 2013
Betty Jean Angulo, age 79, of Albert Lea, died Monday, April 8, 2013 at her home. In accordance with her wishes, there will not be a service. Betty was born on February 26, 1934 in Red Wing, MN, the daughter of Harold and Leona (Hall) Lampman. She moved to Albert Lea with her family in the early 1940’s. Betty attended Albert Lea High...
Bobby Lee Seha
Apr 5, 2013
Bobby Lee Seha was born July 26, 1976 to Gary Lee Seha and Barbara Kay (Smith) Hoyt in Austin, MN. Bobby was baptized at Crane Chapel Community Church in Austin, MN and graduated from North Hagerstown High School in Hagerstown, Maryland in 1995. Bobby was a caring man and would have given you the shirt off of his back. He always had...
Manly Bakken
Apr 5, 2013
Funeral services for Manly Bakken age 91 of Albert Lea, formerly of rural Alden will be held on Wednesday April 10, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at Redeemer Lutheran Church, Alden. Burial will be at Carlston Cemetery. Military honors will be accorded by local servicemen’s organizations, VFW and American Legion. Visitation will be Tuesday from 4:30 – 7:00 p.m at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home and...
Leonard A. Tews
Mar 30, 2013
Leonard Arthur Albert Tews was born on May 26, 1919 on the family farm near Myrtle, the son of William and Bertha (Weber) Tews. He attended country school through the eighth grade and then started farming with his father and then in partnership with his brother Leon. After Leon’s death, Leonard married Yvonne Davis at Deer Creek Valley Lutheran Church on...
Dennis Dean Anderson
Mar 30, 2013
Dennis Dean Anderson was born on April 16, 1945 in Albert Lea, the son of Johnny Bergland and Maxine Anderson. He grew up and went to school in Albert Lea. On November 18, 1967, he was united in marriage to Joan Helgerson in Mason City, Iowa. Dennis worked as a supervisor at Universal Co-Op Tire Warehouse. He enjoyed travelling in his motor home,...
Delmar Duane Sanderson
Mar 19, 2013
Delmar Duane Sanderson was born on January 23, 1933 to Arnold and Pearl (Kleven) Sanderson in Freeborn County. Delmar grew up in rural Glenville and attended rural school. He served his country in the United States Army where he was stationed in Fort Gordon, GA. On October 27, 1957 Delmar was united in marriage to Willa Raye Bork at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in...
William Howard Aanerud
Mar 18, 2013
William Howard Aanerud was born on the family farm in central North Dakota on June 4, 1921, one of seven children to Carl and Anna (Finstad) Aanerud. Bill always enjoyed living with his parents and siblings during the early years of his life on the three family farms, in ND, Canada, and Minnesota. There were always chores to do and schools...
DeLores Martha Wegner
Mar 17, 2013
DeLores Martha Wegner also known as “Dee or Grandma Dee†passed away on Sunday, March 17th, 2013 at St. John’s Lutheran Home. DeLores was born at home on the farm south of Lakefield Mn on December 18.1929 to George and Dora (Droll) Rients. Her brother Verland was born in 1936. She was baptized and confirmed at St Paul’s Lutheran Church, Rost...
Adelle Mae Loken
Mar 17, 2013
Adelle died on Sunday, March 17, 2013 at St. John’s Lutheran Home. Adelle Mae Loken was born on February 25, 1914 in Worth County Iowa. She grew up in rural Northwood and graduated from high school. She taught school for several years. In the 1930’s Adelle was united in marriage to Raymond Loken at Silver Lake Lutheran Church. The couple farmed...
Jeanne Sandra Holstad
Mar 17, 2013
Memorial services for Jeanne Holstad, age 69 will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, March 23, 2013 at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home. Rev. Tom Biatek will officiate. Interment will be at Graceland Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4:00-7:00 p.m. Friday, March 22, 2013 at the funeral home and one hour prior to the service at Bayview. Jeanne died Sunday, March 17, 2013 at...
Leighton Will
Mar 16, 2013
Memorial services for Leighton E. Will, age 97, of Albert Lea will be held at 10:30 am, Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at the Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Kent Otterman will officiate. Interment will be in Hillcrest Cemetery at a later date. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service on Wednesday. Leighton died on Saturday, March 16, 2013 at the...
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