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Barbara Jean (Pierce) Wood
Sep 27, 2022
Heaven gained a beautiful angel, Barbara Jean Wood died on Tuesday, September 27, 2022, surrounded by her family.
A memorial service will be held for Barbara on Monday October 3, 2022, at Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home at 2:30 pm. Pastor John Mitchem will officiate. Burial will take place at Graceland Cemetery immediately following the service. Visitation will be held...
Marie Mae Engen
Sep 25, 2022
Marie Mae (Payne) Engen, 90, of Glenville, MN passed away at her home on September 25, 2022. Funeral services for Marie will be held on Friday, September 30, 2022, at 10:30 am at First Lutheran Church, Glenville, MN. Visitation will be held at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home on Thursday, September 29, 2022, from 5 to 7 pm and 1 hour...
Velma June (Cordes) Drescher
Sep 23, 2022
Velma Drescher, 92, passed away on September 23, 2022, at Oak Park Place in Albert Lea, MN. Funeral services for Velma will be held on Monday, October 3, 2022, at Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home at 10 am. Pastor John Mitchem will officiate. Burial will be a Hillcrest Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service.
Velma...
Thelma Louise Foss
Sep 20, 2022
Thelma (Till) Louise Foss, 89, beloved mother and grandmother, passed away peacefully on September 20, 2022 in her home at Waters Edge Independent Living at St John’s Lutheran Community on Fountain Lake in Albert Lea.
She was born on June 13, 1933, in Freeborn, Minnesota, to Henry and Evelyn (Kvenvold) Jacobson. Thelma graduated from Albert Lea High School in 1951.
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Edwin Allen Hanson
Sep 19, 2022
Edwin Allen Hanson 86, of Albert Lea, MN passed away at his home on September 19, 2022. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, September 29, 2022, at 2pm at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home. Pastor Eileen Woyen will officiate. Burial will follow the service at Graceland Cemetery, Albert Lea, MN. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service...
Kathleen Mielke
Sep 14, 2022
Kathleen M Mielke died on September 14th, 2022. She was comforted by having family surround her in her final days.
Kathy was born October 19th 1945 in Albert Lea, MN to Thomas and Ruth Parry. She graduated Albert Lea High School in 1963. She told many stories of “playing ball” across the street from her home with her 8 siblings...
James Bertram Ring
Sep 13, 2022
James “Jim” Ring passed away Tuesday, September 13, 2022. Memorial service will be held at Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home at 10 AM on Saturday, September 24, 2022 with visitation one hour prior to service. Reverend Michael Lilienthal will be officiating.
James Bertram Ring was born on March 31, 1925, in Faribault, Minnesota to John and Edith (Hover) Ring. He grew...
Patricia "Pat" Ann Thiner
Sep 11, 2022
Patricia (Pat) Ann Thiner, of Albert Lea, Minnesota, formerly of Mansfield, passed away on Sunday, September 11, 2022, at the Good Samaritan Home in Albert Lea.
Pat was born on April 6, 1939 in Windom, Minnesota, the daughter of William Jr. and Mable (Oltsman) Perrance. She attended school in Windom, Minnesota and graduated from Windom High School in 1957. Pat...
Darlene Lorraine (Jensen) Reed
Sep 10, 2022
Darlene Lorraine (Jensen) Reed age 86 passed away Saturday September 10th, at St. Mary’s Campus in Rochester, MN. A funeral service will be held at Bridge Community Church in Albert Lea, MN on Saturday, September 17th at 10am, with a visitation the on Friday, September 16th from 4-6pm at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home as well as an hour prior to the...
Elmo Donald Hedum
Sep 7, 2022
Elmo Donald Hedum, age 96, passed away Wednesday, September 7, 2022, at Thorne Crest Senior Living Community in Albert Lea, MN. Funeral service will be held at First Lutheran Church of Albert Lea, MN on Tuesday, September 27, 2022 at 2pm. The visitation will be held on Monday, September 26, 2022 from 4-6pm at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home along with 1...
Jane Deckard
Sep 6, 2022
Jane Darlene Deckard (age 85) was born on May 23, 1937, in Albert Lea, Mn., to Cornelius and Minnie (Berg) Guldbrandson, and was raised on the family farm in Clarks Grove, MN. Jane attended a one-room schoolhouse during her early years and graduated from Albert Lea High School in 1955.
Jane met Ronnie Gale Deckard during their high school years. On June...
David Eugene Thompson
Sep 4, 2022
David Eugene Thompson age 88 passed away Sunday, September 4th, 2022 after a brief stay at the Meadows Assisted Living at St. John’s Lutheran Community on Fountain Lake. David died from complications from Parkinson’s disease and Lewy Body Dementia.
David was born at Naeve Hospital in Albert Lea, Minnesota on June 7th, 1934. His parents were Herbert and Ida (Hoverson)...
Wendy Lynn (Carlsen) Nelson
Sep 2, 2022
Wendy Lynn (Carlsen) Nelson, beloved mother, grandmother passed away peacefully with her children by her side September 2, 2022, at the age of 68 after a courageous battle with ALS (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)
Wendy was born at Naeve Hospital in Albert Lea, Minnesota on September 25, 1953. Her parents were Donald “Dick” and Elaine Carlsen, and she was the oldest...
Dorothy Demmer Gulbrandson
Sep 2, 2022
Dorothy Elizabeth Swanson Demmer Gulbrandson entered her heavenly home on September 2, 2022 at the Good Samaritan Home in Windom, MN. She was born July 25, 1919 to Gifford & Ruth (Olson) Swanson on her grandparents home near Hartland. She was baptized and confirmed in the Hartland Lutheran Church. She attended school in Hartland through 8th grade and then graduated...
Fred Edward Moller
Sep 2, 2022
Frederick (Fred) Edward Moller, age 81, passed away on September 2, 2022 at Prairie Manor Care Center in Blooming Prairie, MN with family at his side.
Fred was born on June 30, 1941 in Albert Lea, MN to Fridtjof and Cleone (Roupe) Moller. The family soon moved to Utah and lived there for several years. It was then that he...
Iris J Giles
Aug 29, 2022
Iris J Giles, age 64, passed away at her home in Albert Lea, MN on August 29th, 2022.
Born to Ben and Ardis Anderson on December 8, 1957, Iris grew up in Albert Lea, MN. She was baptized and confirmed at Our Saviors Lutheran Church, and graduated high school from Albert Lea High School.
Iris married Robert Giles on August...
Betty Jane Morstad
Aug 25, 2022
Betty Jane Morstad, age 95, passed away on August 25th at Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Albert Lea, MN. She was a loving mother, wife, daughter, sister, aunt, and friend to many.
Born to Clara (Higge) and William Olson on July 14th, 1927 at Iron Mountain, Michigan, Betty grew up at the family’s Steele County country home. She attended school...
Jean Marie Uldrych
Aug 25, 2022
Jean Marie (Ditlevson) Uldrych passed away at Harbors Senior Living in Fridley, MN on Thursday, August 25, 2022. Burial will be at Clarks Grove Cemetery in Clarks Grove, MN on Monday, August 29, 2022 at 2pm.
Stefan Paul Oftedahl
Aug 23, 2022
Stefan “Stef” Oftedahl, age 68, passed away on August 23rd in his hometown of Albert Lea, MN. He was a loving husband, father, brother, uncle, and friend to many.
Born to LaVonne (Hovland) and Paul Oftedahl on June 9th, 1954, Stef was always in motion. He loved playing basketball and golf, teaching swimming and lifeguarding at the beach, and listening...
Karin J Nelson
Aug 21, 2022
It is with profound sadness that the family of Karin JoAnne Nelson, age 77, of Albert Lea, announces her sudden, unexpected passing at her home on August 21, 2022.
Karin was born March 15, 1945, in Northwood, IA, to Leona and Verle Herman. She was the oldest of four siblings. Karin grew up in Glenville, MN and graduated from Glenville...
