Obituaries

Oct 31, 2021

Our Beloved Matriarch, Merna Vivian Christenson, gained her wings on Sunday October 31, 2021. Merna was born December 22, 1938 in Austin, MN to Francis Thompson and Vivian Palmer. She was 7th in a line of 11 children. When she was young her family moved to Glenville where they were raised.

Merna married Dale R. Christenson in 1955 along with two...

Oct 31, 2021

Jay Ronald (Sipple) Goslin 38, of Albert Lea, MN passed away at 9:27p.m. On October 31, 2021 surrounded by his children at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.

A Memorial Service will be held Friday, November 12, 2021 at 4pm at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home with Lindsay Morris officiating. Visitation will be 1 hour prior to the service. The service will be...

Oct 30, 2021

Harold James Bagley, 92, Albert Lea, MN passed away on Saturday, October 30, 2021 at Good Samaritan Center.

Visitation will be Saturday November 13, 2021 from 12pm to 2pm followed by the Memorial Service at 2pm at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home. Pastor Matt Griggs will officiate.

Harold James Bagley was born March 22, 1929 to Carl and Viola (Lunde) Bagley on the...

Oct 23, 2021

Steven Reese of Austin was taken from us too soon at the age of 65 in an accident on the night of October 23, 2021 in Albert Lea, MN. Steve was born November 18, 1955 in Albert Lea, MN to Clarence and Barbara (Yerhot) Reese. Steve was raised in Albert Lea, MN. Steve graduated from Albert Lea High School and...

Oct 14, 2021

THE FUNERAL HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29th.

Funeral Service for Dorothy Prizler will be held at 1PM on FRIDAY (10/29) at Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 1 hour prior to the service at the funeral home. The service will be livestreamed via Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home’s website. Online condolences are welcome...

Oct 9, 2021

Myron “Mike” Hoffman passed away Saturday, October 9, 2021 at Austin Mayo Clinic Hospital. A memorial visitation will be held from 5 to 7 PM on Thursday, October 14 at Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home.

Myron “Mike” Hoffman was born to Emanuel and Pauline Hoffman on August 8, 1929. He grew up in Watsontown, PA and graduated from Watsontown High School....

Oct 5, 2021

Audrey Ann (Nelson) Paulson was born April 24, 1932, in Cuppy’s Grove, Iowa, to Herman W. and Neva Nelson. She passed to her eternal home on October 5, 2021. .

In 1938 Audrey moved with her family to rural Albert Lea where her family farmed. She graduated from Albert Lea High School in 1949 and worked as a secretary and...

Oct 3, 2021

Glen Edward Hagen, 73, of Albert Lea, died Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021, at his home following many health complications.

Glen was born on Nov. 4, 1947, in Albert Lea, the youngest of 10 children, to Bert and Anna (Shepherd) Hagen. Glen married Louise Nelson at Emmons Lutheran Church on Nov.19, 1966. They have two children, Troy and Tammy. Through the years,...

Oct 1, 2021

Lawrence "Lars" J. Thompson, 80, of Albert Lea passed away Friday, October 1, 2021 at his home in Albert Lea, MN. A private graveside service will be held Monday, October 4, 2021 at Hillcrest Cemetery.

Lawrence Jerome Thompson was born on May 14, 1941 to Carl and Mabel (Halvorson) Thompson in Albert Lea, MN. Lawrence grew up in Albert Lea...

Sep 28, 2021

Kermit K. Delger, 91, passed away on Tuesday, September 28, 2021 at his home.

A memorial service will be held Monday October 4, 2021 at 11 am at Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home. Pastor Preston Smith will officiate. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service on Monday.

Kermit Kort Delger was born on November 30, 1929 in Kanawha,...

Sep 27, 2021

Ross Wayne Moyer, 83, of Albert Lea, MN passed away on Monday, September 27, 2021 at Saint Mary’s Campus in Rochester, MN. Funeral Services will be held at 1pm on Friday October 1, 2021 at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home with Pastor Shane Koepke presiding. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Interment will take place at Hillcrest Cemetery,...

Sep 22, 2021

Edwin "Jim" Gerhardt Louis Zabel, age 91 of Albert Lea, MN, died on Wednesday, September 22,2021. Visitation on Thursday, September 30, from 5pm - 7pm at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home in Albert Lea. A private funeral service for family on Saturday, October 2, 2021. lnterment will be at the Graceland Cemetery in Albert Lea. Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home in Albert Lea is...

Sep 20, 2021

Memorial Service for Robert Allen Springborg will be held on October 15, 2021, at 11:00AM at Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home. Rev. Don Malinsky will officiate. Visitation will be 1 hour prior to the service. Per family request, masks will be required for the service.

Bob passed away on September 20, 2021, at the VA Medical Center in Minneapolis, MN. Bob...

Sep 18, 2021

Funeral services for William (Bill) A. Weber, age 85, of Albert Lea, formerly of rural Myrtle, will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, September 27, 2021, at Bayview Funeral Home, Albert Lea. The Rev. Dale Svendsen, Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Myrtle, will officiate. Burial will be at Pilgrim’s Rest Cemetery, Myrtle. Visitation is from 10-11 a.m. prior to the service...

Sep 13, 2021

Funeral Service for James S. Loverink will be held at 10AM on Saturday (9/18) at Hollandale Reformed Church. Pastor Neil Ooms will officiate. Burial will be in the Hollandale Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-6PM on Friday (9/17) at Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home and also 1 hour prior to the funeral at the church on Saturday. The service will...

Sep 10, 2021

Funeral services for Cecilia “Cela” Winjum will be held at 2 pm on Saturday, September 18, 2021 at Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home, Albert Lea. Fr. Kurt Farrell will officiate.  Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.  Interment will be at Calvary Cemetery, Austin, Minnesota.

Cecilia died September 10, 2021 at...

Sep 10, 2021

Irene Kathryn (Wangen) Johnson, 91, of Clarks Grove and Ellendale, MN, passed away on Friday, September 10, 2021 at Lyngblomsten Care Center in Saint Paul, MN.

Irene was born in Freeborn County on January 30, 1930 to Martin and Betsy Wangen, marrying Norman Johnson Jr. on May 3, 1947 at the Oakland Lutheran Church, residing in Freeborn...

Sep 8, 2021

Alan Lee Savick, 71, of Albert Lea, MN passed away on September 8, 2021 at his home.

A Memorial Service will be held Wednesday, September 15, 2021 at 1pm at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home.  Pastor Don Malinsky will officiate.  Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Interment will be at Freeborn Cemetery, Freeborn, MN.

Sep 3, 2021

Sep 2, 2021

Esther Avis (Anderson) Pagel passed away peacefully on September 2nd, 2021 at Good Samaritan Society of Albert Lea, Minnesota. She was born in Brisbane, North Dakota to William and Nancy Anderson on September 25, 1924. Esther had a large, blended family of six half-brothers and sisters, and six brothers and sisters.

She graduated from Leath High School...