Berdena Larsen
Feb 25, 2024
Berdena (Dena) Larsen, 92, beloved mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away on February 25, 2024, at St. Johns on Fountain Lake in Albert Lea, MN. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 9, at 2 p.m. at Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home in Albert Lea, with visitation one hour prior from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Interment will be...
Paula Gray
Feb 21, 2024
Paula Jo (Bauldry) Gray of Albert Lea passed away February 21, 2024, at age 74. A celebration of life will be held Tuesday, May 14, 2024, from 11 AM to 1 PM at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home in Albert Lea.
Paula was born October 6, 1949, in Iowa Falls, Iowa to Cleo and Lenore Bauldry, later moving as a child with her...
Mark Allen Will
Feb 20, 2024
Mark Allen Will passed away on Tuesday, February 20, 2024 at his residence in Albert Lea, MN.
Mark was born on December 14, 1956 to Dennis and Kathryn (Peterson) Will of Myrtle, MN. He was baptized and confirmed at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church of Myrtle.
Mark went to school and graduated from Glenville High School. He had made his career as...
Marilee Petra Majerus
Feb 18, 2024
Marilee Petra (Brostad) Majerus, 66 passed away on Sunday, February 18, 2024 at the Mayo Hospital in Rochester, MN, with her loving husband by her side. A memorial service will be held at 2pm, Tuesday, February 27, 2024 at the Albert Lea Vineyard Church. A visitation will be held from 5-7pm on Monday, February 26 at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home along...
Douglas Walter Wichmann
Feb 18, 2024
Douglas Walter Wichmann, a devoted farmer and cherished family man, peacefully passed away on Sunday, February 18, 2024, at the age of 71, at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, MN, following a heart attack after surgery.
Born on August 14, 1952, in Albert Lea, MN, Doug was the beloved son of Walter and Muriel (Klukow) Wichmann. Raised in a close-knit family...
Patrick Harbacheck
Feb 17, 2024
Patrick Allen Harbacheck, age 62, passed away February 17, 2024. A celebration of life will be held from 10:00 AM until noon on Saturday, February 24 at Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home.
Patrick Harbacheck was born on October 2, 1961, in Mason City, Iowa to Leo and Frances (Van Horn) Harbacheck. He grew up in Mason City as the youngest of 5...
Jack Allison
Feb 15, 2024
Jack Allison, 86, died Thursday, Feb. 15, in Mayo Hospital. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 19, at Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home in Albert Lea, Minn. Visitation will continue from 10-10:30 a.m., followed by a funeral at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 20, at Round Prairie Lutheran Church in Glenville. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to the...
Bruce Jacobson
Feb 14, 2024
Bruce Alan Jacobson, age 67, passed away February 14, 2024 after a long battle with Parkinson’s. A funeral service will be held at 2 PM on Saturday, March 30 at the Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home in Albert Lea. Visitation will be held for one hour prior to service. Interment will be at Hillcrest Cemetery.
Bruce was born on April 29, 1956,...
Nancy Kaye Toot
Feb 13, 2024
Nancy Olson Toot passed away at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, on Tuesday, February 13, 2024, surrounded by her family. At 70 years old, following an extended illness with continuing complications, Nancy went home to the Lord, having fought the good fight, finishing the race, and having kept the faith.
Funeral service will be held on Saturday, February 17, 2024, at 2:00...
Susan Eileen Olson
Feb 10, 2024
Susan Olson, 80, of Albert Lea, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on February 10, 2024. She was born on June 15, 1943 to Bill and Nellie (Boe) Peterson in Albert Lea. Susan was baptized and confirmed at First Lutheran Church, where she also attended throughout her childhood. After graduating from Albert Lea High School in 1961, she went on to attend...
Donna Lee Roisen
Feb 6, 2024
Donna Roisen, 66, passed away on February 6, 2024 at Jones Harrison Senior Living after a recent diagnosis of a rare disease, amyloidosis. Visitation will be at Bayview funeral home in Albert Lea at 1:00 p.m. on Friday February 16 with funeral services to follow at 2:00 p.m. A light lunch will be served following the service. Graveside burial for...
Mary Ellen Evans
Jan 30, 2024
Mary Ellen (Nelson) Evans, 97, died in the presence of family on January 30th, 2024. She was born on May 12, 1926, in Albert Lea, MN, to Thursten “Turk” and Jeanette (Ness) Nelson. She graduated from Albert Lea High School in 1944. Soon after graduation, she went to Washington, D.C., to work as a “Government Girl” for the Internal Revenue...
Gerald Prantner
Jan 30, 2024
GLENVILLE – Gerald W Prantner, 78, died peacefully on January 30, 2024, at Methodist Hospital in Rochester, MN. He was born July 2, 1945, in Albert Lea Hospital, the son of Milo F and Evelen (Mudra) Prantner.
Gerald graduated from Glenville High School in 1963. While in high school he participated in football, band, Trojaneer, Letterman’s Club, the chorus, an FFA....
Grace Haukoos
Jan 30, 2024
Grace Haukoos passed away on Tuesday, January 30, 2024, at the Thorne Crest Senior living Community in Albert Lea, MN.
Grace Louise McNeil was born May 1st, 1938, to Reverend Harold and Mrs. Rebecca McNeil of Rockville Centre, New York. Grace moved to Albert Lea in 1952 when her father became the minister of 1st Baptist Church. She attended local schools...
Marialena DeGennaro
Jan 27, 2024
Marialena “Marie” DeGennaro died peacefully at home on Saturday morning, January 27, after a short battle with cancer with her husband and a good friend by her side.
Marie was born on July 31, 1956 in Brooklyn, New York to Antoinette and Joseph, joining siblings Anthony, Caroline, and Joseph. Marie attended elementary school at St. Rita's Roman Catholic School and after...
Dawn Jacobson
Jan 25, 2024
Dawn Marie Jacobson, age 75, passed away January 25, 2024. A funeral service will be held at 1 PM on Tuesday, January 30 at the Saint John's Lutheran Community – Woodlands on Fountain Lake Chapel. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 PM on Monday, January 29, at Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home and for one hour prior to service...
Evelyn Mildred Williamson
Jan 24, 2024
Evelyn Mildred (Tostenson) Williamson, 98, passed away at her home in Glenville, MN on Wednesday, January 24, 2024. A funeral service will be held at the United Methodist Church in Glenville, MN on Wednesday January 31, 2024, at noon. A visitation will be held on Tuesday, January 30 from 5-7pm at the Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home in Albert Lea and one...
Lorraine Ann Lenze
Jan 18, 2024
Lorraine Ann Lenze, 79, passed away on Thursday, January 18, 2024, at the Oak Park Place Assisted Living Facility in Albert Lea, MN. A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, January 23, 2024, at 1pm at the Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home in Albert Lea. Pastor Don Malinsky will be officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service...
Mavis Abbe
Jan 15, 2024
Mavis Constance Abbe, age 90, was born April 17, 1933 to Hilmer and Annettie (Brudvig) Wermedal at Scarville, IA. She passed away on Monday, January 15, 2024 at St. John’s on Fountain Lake. Memorial Services will be held at Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home in Albert Lea, MN on Saturday, January 20. Visitation will be held at 1pm, and service at...
Irma Jean Wallin
Jan 9, 2024
Irma died Tuesday morning, January 9, 2024, at her home, rural Northwood, Iowa. A funeral service will be held Monday, February 19, 2024 at 2PM at the First Lutheran Church in Glenville with visitation to be held an hour prior.The story of Irma Jean (Myers) Wallin is a testament to the power of perseverance, hard work, and unwavering faith. She...