Edith Lucille Tennis
Sep 5, 2013
Edith Tennis was born on February 18th, 1930, in Primghar, Iowa, the youngest of six children born to Daniel and Amanda (Srock) Reimann. The family moved to southern Minnesota when Edith was a child. She was baptised and confirmed in the Lutheran church, and graduated from Albert Lea High School in 1948. She was united in marriage to Philip Tennis...
Viola Schweertman
Aug 28, 2013
Viola Schweertman was born December 18, 1922 to Harm and Dena (DeRaad) Nienoord in Bradford, IA. She was two years old when the family moved to Hollandale, MN in 1924. She attended grade school in Hollandale. On January 29, 1953, she was united in marriage to Henry Schweertman in Hollandale. She worked for over thirty years at the Hollandale Marketing Association. She was a...
Ruth Ann Lillibridge
Aug 24, 2013
Ruth Ann Lillibridge was born on April 11, 1942 in Albert Lea, the daughter of Raymond and Harriet (Anderson) Hinkley. She grew up in Alden and graduated from Alden High School in 1960. On January 23, 1960 Ruth was united in marriage to Larry R. Lillibridge at the Redeemer Lutheran Church in Alden. The couple farmed together southwest of Alden. Ruth worked as a...
Alice Fay Johnson
Aug 16, 2013
Alice was born on Jan. 30, 1923 in Lone Rock, Iowa, the daughter of James and Lillie (Brayton) Jenkins and grew up in Lake Crystal, Minnesota. She married August Johnson on October 27, 1943. In 1955 they moved to Albert Lea where they were members of Calvary Baptist Church. Alice became well-known in the community for her handmade dolls, especially her Raggedy Anns...
Elmer Lindeman
Aug 11, 2013
Funeral services for Elmer Lindeman, age 96, formerly of Conger will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, August 14, 2013 at Bear Lake Concordia Lutheran Church. Rev. Daphne Hamborg will officiate. Interment will be at Bear Lake Cemetery. Military honors will be accorded by local servicemen’s organizations, VFW and American Legion. Visitation will be from 4:30 – 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 13, 2013 at...
John N Sydnes
Aug 10, 2013
Memorial services for John Sydnes, age 91, of Albert Lea will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, August 17, 2013 at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home. Rev. Jeff Laeger-Hagemeister will officiate. Burial will be at Graceland Cemetery. Military honors will be accorded by local servicemen’s organization, VFW and American Legion. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. John died Saturday,...
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...
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...
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...
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...