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Raymond Frederic Beck
Dec 15, 2012
Raymond Fredric Beck was born on May 26, 1921 in Pickerel Lake Township, the son of Fredric and Anna (Huber) Beck. He grew up in Conger and the Albert Lea area, graduating from Albert Lea High School. On December 12, 1944 Ray was united in marriage to Shirley Schiager at Grace Lutheran Church. Ray served in the U.S. Army in Alaska...
Lewis Herman Weseman
Dec 14, 2012
Lewis Herman Weseman was born on May 1, 1922 in Orth, MN, the son of Fred and Carrie (Knoll) Weseman. He grew up in Hollandale and attended elementary school there. He graduated from Albert Lea High School in 1942. On November 21, 1944 Lewis was united in marriage to Marian Dorothy Caron at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Newry Township. During WWII,...
Harold Vernon Westrum
Dec 12, 2012
Harold Vernon Westrum was born on January 11, 1927 in Hayward Township, the son of Victor and Olive (Johnson) Westrum. He grew up in rural Glenville, attended District 35 Country School and graduated from Albert Lea High School. During WWII Harold served his country in the U.S. Navy from January 1945 until his discharge in July 1946. On November 2, 1946 Harold...
Dean Clifford Johnson
Dec 11, 2012
Dean Clifford Johnson was born on Dec. 24, 1939 in Hartland the son of Carl and Ida (Greenwood) Johnson. He was baptized and confirmed at the Hartland Evangelical Lutheran Church. Dean attended District 62 and then New Richland High School. On Aug. 13, 1966 he was united in marriage to Ruth Alice Butenhoff in Iowa. Dean farmed in the Hartland area most of...
Mabel A. Perleberg
Dec 7, 2012
Mabel Ann Perleberg was born on November 10, 1920 in Freeborn County, the daughter of Bernard and Eliza (Wolff) Broitzman. She was baptized and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church in Northwood, IA. Mabel attended rural school district #104 of Gordonsville. On November 13, 1938 Mabel was united in marriage to Harlan Perleberg at Zion Lutheran in Northwood. Mabel later joined Bethlehem...
Vivian Thelma Olson
Dec 6, 2012
Vivian was born June 5, 1929 in Bricelyn, Minnesota the daughter of Torstein (Ted) and Josephine (Josie) (Skogen) Helgeland. Vivian was baptized and confirmed at Bethany Lutheran Church, rural Frost, MN. She graduated from Bricelyn High School, attended Waldorf College, Forest City, Iowa and graduated from Lutheran Deaconess School of Nursing, Minneapolis, MN. On August 16, 1952 she married Cyrus...
Harriet Louise Butenhoff
Dec 6, 2012
Harriet Louise Caroline Butenhoff was born September 2, 1915 to Henry George and Emma Elisa (Schmidt) Schmidt in Mansfield Township. Harriet grew up in Mansfield Township on a farm and attended District 74 School. On August 18, 1934 Harriet was united in marriage to Elmer George Butenhoff at the Mansfield Lutheran Parsonage. She worked for Stampers and Land o Lakes. Harriet was a member...
Percy DeBoer
Dec 2, 2012
Memorial services for Percy DeBoer will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, December 8, 2012 at Calvary Baptist Church. Rev Clayton Balsley and Rev. Bart DeBoer will officiate. Interment will be at Graceland Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Percy DeBoer, (December 14, 1926 – December 2, 2012), was born in Platte, South Dakota to Dutch...
Donald R Stoneking
Dec 2, 2012
Funeral services for Donald R. Stoneking, age 92, of Albert Lea will be held at 2:30 p.m., Saturday, December 8, 2012 at Faith Baptist Church. Pastors Dennis Seiler will officiate. Interment will be in Graceland Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Donald died on Sunday, December 2, 2012 at Thorne Crest. Donald R. Stoneking was born...
Janet Ravenhorst
Nov 23, 2012
Janet Ravenhorst was born December 26, 1917 in Milaca County to John and Jennie (Timmer) Nyenhuis. She graduated from Pease Christian School. On April 10, 1940 Janet was united in marriage to John Ravenhorst Jr. in Pease, MN. Janet and John then moved to Hollandale where they farmed and Janet enjoyed being a homemaker. She was a member of the Hollandale Reformed Church. Janet enjoyed...
Pauline Lundberg
Nov 20, 2012
Pauline Lundberg was born on April 18, 1919 in Lind, WA, the daughter of Johann and Rosina (Pflugrath) Dammel. She grew up in Washington and graduated from Monroe Union High School in Monroe, WA in 1937. On December 27, 1942 Pauline was united in marriage to Clark H. C. Lundberg in Orting, WA. Pauline was employed as an EKG Technician and...
Edna Faye Jirsa
Nov 19, 2012
Funeral services for Edna Faye Jirsa, age 91 of Glenville will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, November 24, 2012 at the United Methodist Church in Glenville. Rev. Deb Miller will officiate. Interment will be at Greenwood Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Friday, November 23rd at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home and one hour prior to the service at the...
Tracy Rochelle Hemenway
Nov 19, 2012
Tracy Rochelle Hemenway was born on October 23, 1969 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, the daughter of Harlan and Carol (Steinhauer) Nienoord. She moved to Albert Lea as a young girl and graduated from Albert Lea High School in 1987. Tracy worked at various jobs. She was a nursing assistant at Good Samaritan and Thorne Crest, she worked with disabled people at Cedar...
Alfred Carl Skatter
Nov 19, 2012
Alfred Carl Skatter was born on April 9, 1921 in Joice, Iowa, the son of Otto and Gunhild (Norsrud) Skatter. As a young man Alfred served in the US Army during WWII. On October 12, 1949 he was united in marriage to Bernice Hanson at Trinity Lutheran Church. He began farming after his discharge from the service. In 1955 the couple moved into Albert...
Chester Harold Dahl
Nov 19, 2012
Memorial services for Chester Harold Dahl will be held at 1:00 p.m. Friday, November 23, 2012 at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home. Rev. Kent Otterman will officiate. Burial will be at Greenwood Cemetery. Military honors will be accorded by local servicemen’s organizations. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Chester died Monday, November 19, 2012 at Mayo Clinic Health Systems...
Michael LaVerne Reese
Nov 6, 2012
Michael LaVerne Reese was born on September 21, 1959 in Albert Lea the son of LaVerne and Gail (Wallace) Reese. He attended school in Albert Lea and attended Vocational School in the Boiler maintence program. Mike knew many people and had many friends. He loved his family deeply, especially his daughter, son and grandchildren. Mike enjoyed working on cars, having built his first hot rod...
Alvin Everett Nelson
Nov 2, 2012
On January 15, 1918, Alvin Everett Nelson was born on a farm near Alta, Iowa, the son of Nels and Agnes (Petersen) Nelson. He attended Highview Consolidated School north of Alta. Alvin accepted Jesus Christ as his personal savior and was baptized at the Elk Baptist Church where he later became president of the youth group. He also served as...
Dorothy Hoyne Lee Holmquist
Nov 2, 2012
Dorothy Adeline Holmquist was born on August 31, 1916 in Freeman Township, Freeborn County. She was a lifelong resident of Freeborn County, attending district 66 school, the Waldorf Academy, and graduating from Albert Lea High School in 1933. In 1934, Dorothy was united in marriage to Raymond Lee at the Lunder Lutheran Church. In 1971, she was married to Raymond Holmquist at First...
Doloris Ruth Wire
Nov 2, 2012
Dolores Ruth Wire was born on December 2, 1918 in Athens, WI, the daughter of Eugene and Mert (Buley) Westfall. She moved to the Gordonsville area as a child and attended school in Glenville. Dee graduated from Albert Lea High School in 1936. During, WWII, Dee worked in Des Moines for an ordinance factory helping the war effort. On September 24, 1950 she...
Jon Mark Stoneback
Oct 30, 2012
Jon Mark Stoneback was born March 13, 1948 to Vance and Marian (Quam) Stoneback in Albert Lea. Jon graduated from Alden High School in 1966. After graduation he served his country in the United States Air Force for three years. He then graduated from Computer Technology School in Minneapolis, MN. Jon worked for Inforex Inc. in Milwaukee and Chicago, Digital Inc, Compaq and Hewlitt...
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