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Rosella Margery Simon
Jan 30, 2026
Rosella Margery (Roberts) Simon, formerly of Albert Lea, entered heaven on January 30, 2026 in Waseca, MN. She was born on December 8, 1930 to Axel and Florence (Hanson) Roberts on the family farm in rural Clarks Grove, MN. She was the third-born of seven children. Rosie started school in a one-room country schoolhouse; the teacher asked if she could...
Victor Manuel Perez
Jan 30, 2026
Victor Perez passed away on 1/30/26 at approximately 9:30am. Victor was 58 years old. A funeral service will be held on at 11am on Sunday, February 8, 2026 at the St. Theodore Catholic Church in Albert Lea, MN. A visitation will be held the night prior from 5-7pm on Saturday, February 7, 2026 at the Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home, along with...
Steven Edwin Sorensen
Jan 30, 2026
Steven E. Sorensen 76, passed away at his home in Alden, MN on January 30, 2026. A memorial service will be held at 2pm on Friday, February 6, 2026 at the Redeemer Lutheran Church in Alden, MN. A visitation will be held from 5-7pm on Thursday, February 5, 2026 at the Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home, along with an hour prior to...
Arletta Marie Woods
Jan 27, 2026
Arletta Marie (Olson) Woods, age 93, of Glenville, Minnesota, lived a long and beautiful life and passed away peacefully on January 27, 2026, surrounded by family at Rochester Health Services in Rochester, Minnesota.
A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, February 21, 2026, at the First Lutheran Church in Glenville, MN. A visitation will be held for...
Dale Eugene Matson
Jan 26, 2026
Dale Matson, 91, passed away on Monday, January 26, 2026. A funeral service will be held at 11am on Monday, February 2, 2026 at the East Freeborn Lutheran Church in Albert Lea, MN. A visitation will be held the day prior from 3-5pm on Sunday, February 1, 2026 at the Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home, along with an hour prior to the...
Gerhardt Franklin Hallman
Jan 24, 2026
Gerhardt Franklin “Gary” Hallman, age 87, was born on March 15, 1938, in Weyauwega, Wisconsin. He passed away on January 24, 2026, at Prairie Senior Cottages in New Richland, Minnesota.
A funeral service will be held on Thursday, January 29, 2026 at Zion Lutheran Church in Albert Lea at 2PM with visitation to be held for an hour prior to the...
Pauline "Polly" Naomi Nelson
Jan 20, 2026
Pauline “Polly” Nelson, 94, passed away at the Thorne Crest Care Center in Albert Lea, MN. A funeral service will be held at 11am on Saturday, January 31, 2026 at Bridge Community Church with visitation to be held for an hour prior to the service. Burial will be held at Graceland Cemetery. Pastor Clayton Balsley will be officiating.
Pauline “Polly” Nelson...
Thomas Ronald Peeso
Jan 18, 2026
Tom Peeso passed away on Sunday, January 18, 2026. A funeral service will be held at 11AM at St. Theodore Catholic Church in Albert Lea on Tuesday, January 27, 2026; which would have been his 84th birthday. Visitation will be held for an hour prior to the service. Father Kurt Farrell will be officiating. A meal will be served at...
Frances Ann Wittrock
Jan 17, 2026
Frances passed away on January 17, 2026 at her apartment in Wells, MN. Frances was 94 years old.
A celebration of life for Frances will be held on April 11, 2026 from 1-4pm at the Nasinec Event Center, located at 789 Business Park Drive in Wells, MN.
Frances was born on June 10, 1931 at her home on a farm near Woodstock,...
Richard Polley
Jan 17, 2026
Richard Polley, 94, passed on January 17, 2026 at the Good Samaritan Care Center in Albert Lea, MN into the hands of his Lord and Savior. A memorial service will be held at 11am on Saturday, January 24, 2026 at the Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home in Albert Lea, MN. Steve Piper will be officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior...
Faith Elizabeth Kirsch
Jan 16, 2026
Faith Kirsch, beloved by all who knew her, passed peacefully in her home surrounded by family on January 16, 2026. She lived a life marked by love, kindness, and deep devotion to those around her. A funeral service will be held at 11 AM on Saturday, February 7 at St. Theodore Catholic Church. A visitation will be held from 4...
John Edward Szymanski
Jan 16, 2026
John Szymanski, age 74, passed away Friday, January 16, 2026. A funeral service will be held at 11 AM on Monday, January 26 at St. Theodore Catholic Church. A visitation will be held from 2 PM to 6 PM on Sunday, January 25 at Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home and for one hour prior to service on Monday at the church....
Audrey LaVonne (Wadding) Mehus
Jan 13, 2026
Audrey LaVonne (Wadding) Mehus, 86, passed away on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, at the New Richland Care Center. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m on Saturday, January 17, 2026, at the 1st Lutheran Church in Glenville, MN. A visitation will be held an hour prior to the service at the church. Pastor Eileen Woyen will be officiating.
Audrey...
Duane Leroy Thompson
Jan 12, 2026
Duane L. Thompson passed away on Monday, January 12, 2026, at New Richland Care Center at the age of 79. There will be a visitation held from 10-11:30AM at Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home on April 17, 2026. A prayer service will be held at 11:30AM with Reverend Kent Otterman, followed by a sharing of memories.
Duane was born on December 14,...
Lavon Rosalie Babb
Jan 12, 2026
Lavon Rosalie Babb (Wynia), 90, passed away peacefully in Austin, January 12, 2026. A graveside service will be held at Hillcrest Cemetery in Albert Lea on Wednesday, January 14, 2026 at 2PM.
Lavon was born April 4, 1935 at the Albert Lea Naeve Hospital to Fredrick and Rosella (Harpel) Wynia. She grew up in rural Hollandale and graduated from Albert Lea...
Marilyn Louise Giles
Jan 8, 2026
Marilyn died on Thursday, January 8, 2026 in Wells, Minnesota. Visitation for Marilyn L. Giles, age 83 of Wells, Minnesota, will be from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 17, 2026, at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home with a short service at 11:00 a.m. Pastor Don Malinsky will be officiating.
Marilyn Louise (Schumacher) Giles was born January 8, 1943, to Albert and...
Dennis Duane Galagan
Jan 8, 2026
Dennis Galagan, age 87, passed away Thursday, January 8, 2026. A memorial service will be held at 2 PM on Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. A private family burial will be held at a later date.
Dennis Duane Galagan was born March 6, 1938, to Kenneth and...
Dale B Peterson
Jan 4, 2026
Dale B Peterson, 92, passed away on Sunday, January 4, 2026 in Rochester, MN. A memorial service will be held at 2pm on Thursday, January 15, 2026 at the Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home in Albert Lea, MN. A visitation will be held an hour prior to the service. Rev. Joshua Skogen will be officiating.Dale was born October 20, 1933 to...
Paulette Sue Calderon
Jan 1, 2026
Paulette Sue Calderon, age 74, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, at First Lutheran Church of Albert Lea with visitation to be held for one hour prior to the service at 10:00 a.m. Burial will be held at Graceland Cemetery following the service.
Paulette was born...
Norman Hoyne
Dec 30, 2025
Norman Hoyne, 81, passed away on Tuesday, December 30, 2025 at his home in Kilkenny, MN. A memorial service will be held at 10am on Saturday, January 10, 2025 at the St. John’s Chapel in Albert Lea, MN. A visitation will be held an hour prior to the service. Pastor Kent Otterman will be officiating.
Norman was born on October 21,...
