Alberta Guerra
Dec 22, 2012
Funeral services for Alberta Guerra will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday, December 28, 2012 at St. Theodore’s Catholic Church. Father Gene Stenzel and Deacon Mike Ellis will officiate. Interment will be at St. Theodore’s Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5-8:00 p.m. Thursday, December 27th at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home and one hour prior to the service at the church. Alberta died...
Dick Cornelius Slegh
Dec 21, 2012
Dick Slegh was born on October 3, 1922 in Oskaloosa Iowa, the son of Peter and Cora (Fredricks) Slegh. He moved to Hollandale as a young child. On June 25, 1950 Dick was married to Adeline Behle. They were married 38 years and blessed with three children: Dean, Kent, and Polly. Adeline died of cancer in 1989. Dick was remarried to Helen Wiersma...
Elvin George Reim
Dec 20, 2012
Memorial services for Elvin G. Reim age 88 of Yakima, Washington formerly of Albert Lea will be held on Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. from Mansfield Lutheran Church. Pastor Don Rose will officiate. Burial will be at the Mansfield Cemetery with military honors accorded by the Freeborn County Servicemen’s organization. Friends may greet the family one hour prior to the...
Eleanora Dorothy Peters
Dec 20, 2012
Funeral services for Eleanora Dorothy (Kuchera) Peters will be held at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, December 27, 2012 at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home. Rev. Andrea Myers will officiate. Interment will be at Greenwood Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 26, 2012 at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home. Eleanora passed away peacefully at her home with her family by her side on...
Elaine Minnie Esse
Dec 17, 2012
Memorial services for Elaine Esse will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, December 21, 2012 at First Lutheran Church in Glenville. Rev. Jim Rushton will officiate. Interment will be at First Lutheran Cemetery at a later date. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Elaine died Monday, December 17, 2012 in her home. Elaine Esse was born October...
Beth "Betty" Bottelson
Dec 16, 2012
Beth Jeanette Bottelson was born on September 24, 1921 in Moscow Township, the daughter of Henry and Helen (Olson) Nelson. She grew up on Big Island and later moved to Hartland. On June 21, 1943 Betty was united in marriage to Lloyd A. Bottelson at the West Freeborn Lutheran Church. During WWII Betty worked at Wilson’s. She later worked at various jobs...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...