Obituaries

May 18, 2021

Odean Selmar Otterson, 79, of Clarks Grove, MN passed away on Monday, May 18, 2021 at Homestead Hospice House in Owatonna, MN. 

A memorial service will be held at 10 am on Monday, May 24, 2021 at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home with Pastor Matt Griggs presiding.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.  Interment will take place at East...

May 14, 2021

Funeral Service for Paul Foss will be held at 10AM on Wednesday (5/19) at Deer Creek Valley Lutheran Church. Rev. Josh Blair will officiate. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-7PM on Tuesday (5/18) at Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home and also 1 hour prior to the funeral on Wednesday at the church. The service will be...

May 9, 2021

Kenneth Arlin Anderson, 94, of Albert Lea, passed away on Sunday, May 9, 2021 at Good Samaritan Society of Albert Lea.  A Memorial Service will be held at 10AM on Friday, May 14, 2021 at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home with Rev. John Holt presiding.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.  Inurnment will immediately follow the service at East...

May 7, 2021

Dwaine Manville Abbe, age 90, was born November 26, 1930 to Walter and Melita (Jahnke) Abbe in Freeborn County near Alden, Minnesota. He passed away on May 7, 2021, at St. John’s on Fountain Lake of bladder cancer. The family will hold a Celebration of Life at Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home in early June.

 

He was raised on a...

May 5, 2021

Funeral services for Angeline J. Overland will be at 1pm Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home, 1413 Hwy 13N, Albert Lea, MN.  Pastor Randy Baldwin will officiate.  Burial will follow at Lunder Lutheran Cemetery.  Visitation for Angeline will be Monday, May 10, 2021 from 4pm to 6pm at Bayview and one hour prior to the service on Tuesday. 

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May 3, 2021

Memorial Service for Garnet Folie will be held at 1:00 PM on Monday (5/10) at Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home. Rev. Jamie Cameron will officiate. Burial will be in East Freeborn Cemetery. Visitation will 1 hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Masks will be required upon entry.  Online condolences are welcome at www.bayviewfuneral.com. The service will be livestreamed...

Apr 30, 2021

Deborah Brown passed away Friday, April 30, at the age of 77 after a four-year battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, May 8, 2021 at 12 PM at Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home. Visitation will be held on Friday, May 7, from 5 to 7 PM at Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home and for 2 hours prior to...

Apr 28, 2021

Kathleen Mae (Sailor) Babcock age 65, of Albert Lea, MN passed away at her home on April 28, 2021.

Kathy was born December 1, 1955 to Arnold and Evelyn (Nelson) Sailor in Albert Lea, MN.  Kathy attended Alden Conger elementary and High School and later graduated from Albert Lea High School in 1974.  Kathy married Richard Babcock and they had...

Apr 24, 2021

Please join us for the 81st Annual Meeting of Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home celebrating our 82nd year in business.

Saturday, April 24, 2021 

10:30am - 1:00pm

Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home

1415 Hwy 13 North, Albert Lea, MN

There will be a short program where Mgr. Josh Fossum, Pres. George Wichmann, and Board Members will speak. The program will be live-streamed via Bayview/Freeborn Funeral...

Apr 23, 2021

Funeral Services for Mervin E. Schuhmacher will be held on Thursday April 29, 2021 at 2pm at Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home. Rev. Don Malinsky will officiate. Interment will be at Pilgrims Rest Cemetery, Myrtle, MN following the service. Visitation will be held a half hour prior to the service. The service will be livestreamed via Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home’s Website....

Apr 12, 2021

Funeral Services for Warren R. Farr will be held at Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home on Monday, April 19, 2021 at 12pm, with Rev. Arden Haug presiding.  Burial will follow at Geneva Cemetery, Geneva, MN.  Visitation will be 10am to 12pm on Monday at Bayview.  

Warren Robert Farr, Stewartville, Minnesota, passed away on April 12, 2021, at St Mary’s Hospital in...

Apr 12, 2021

Perry Kelly Clifford, 78, of Dayton, Ohio, died on April 12, 2021 after a long illness. 

Perry was born May 9, 1942 in St. James, Minnesota to Vern and Ardus Clifford.  He went to school in Albert Lea and graduated from Albert Lea High School.  After high school, he joined the United States Navy and served his country for four...

Apr 5, 2021

Mary Alice (Paulson) Bartness, 90, of Northwood, IA, passed away peacefully at the Lutheran Retirement Home in Northwood, Iowa on Monday, April 5, 2021.  A Funeral Service for Mary will be held at 2PM Thursday, April 8, 2021 at Emmons Lutheran Church of Emmons, MN with Kermit Singelstad presiding.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the...

Apr 4, 2021

Private Memorial Services for Charles (Chuck) Cunicelli will be held at 10am Saturday, April 10, 2021 at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home.  Fr. Kurt Farrell will officiate.  Private burial will follow at St. Theodore Cemetery, Albert Lea, MN .  The Service will be livestreamed via Bayview’s website from Chuck’s obituary page.  Online condolences may be left at www.bayviewfuneral.com.

Charles (Chuck) Paul Cunicelli,...

Apr 1, 2021

Michael Thomas Warner, 63, of Clarks Grove, MN, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, April 1, 2021 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, MN.  Online condolences may be left at www.bayviewfuneral.com.

Michael was born July 18, 1957 in Chicago, Illinois to Vincent and Marilyn Warner.  The first of four boys.  Michael graduated from high school in 1975.

In 1987, Michael moved to Clarks Grove,...

Apr 1, 2021

Mar 27, 2021

Kathleen Delores (Nelson) Wolff, 92, of Glenville, passed away at Mayo Clinic Health Systems in Austin, MN on Saturday, March 27, 2021.  A Funeral Service for Kathleen will be held at 10:30AM on Wednesday, March 31, 2021 at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home with Rev. Rueben Unseth presiding.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.  Burial...

Mar 25, 2021

Robert W. Johnson, 89, of Albert Lea, MN passed away Thursday, March 25, 2021 at his home.  Memorial services will be held at 11 am on Thursday, April 1, 2021 at West Freeborn Lutheran Church, Hartland, MN.  Pastor Steven Schwarz will officiate. Burial will be at West Freeborn Lutheran Cemetery. The service will be livestreamed through Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home’s Facebook...

Mar 11, 2021

Memorial Service for Jessica Anderson will be held at 6PM on Monday (4/12) at Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home. Rev. Randy Baldwin will officiate. Visitation will be 1 hour prior to the service at the funeral home. The service will be livestreamed via the Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home website. Online condolences are welcome at www.bayviewfuneral.com.

Jessica Anderson, age 44 of Albert...

Mar 10, 2021

PLEASE NOTE: Due to the weather conditions today, Glen Christopherson's Memorial visitation is being postponed until Friday March 19, 2021 from 5 to 7pm at Bayview.

Glen Melvin Christopherson passed away March 10, 2021 at his home in Hartland. A memorial visitation will be held from 5 to 7 pm Monday, March 15, 2021 at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home.  All COVID-19...