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Phyllis Mae Benesch
Mar 25, 2026
Phyllis Benesch, 95, passed away on Wednesday, March 25, 2026 after a brief stay at the St. John’s Campus in Albert Lea, MN. A funeral service will be held at 2:00pm on Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home in Albert Lea. Visitation will be held for an hour prior to the service. Pastor Don Malinsky will be officiating.
Phyllis...
Todd Edward Streckert
Mar 22, 2026
Todd Edward Streckert, age 64, received his ultimate healing from Glioblastoma brain cancer, on Sunday, March 22, 2026, at Good Samaritan Society in Albert Lea, MN. While our hearts are devastated, we have peace from the precious promises of God's Word.
A memorial service will be held at 11AM on Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at the Connect Point United Pentecostal Church,...
Mary A. Renchin
Mar 22, 2026
Mary A. Renchin, 86, passed away on Sunday, March 22, 2026 at the Thorne Crest Care Center in Albert Lea, MN. A funeral service will be held at 11am on Friday, March 27, 2026 at the St. Theodore Catholic Church in Albert Lea. A visitation will be held from 5-7 pm on Thursday, March 26 2026 at the Bayview/Freeborn Home,...
Bryan D. Skogheim
Mar 19, 2026
Bryan D. Skogheim, 46, of Albert Lea passed away peacefully on March 19, 2026, surrounded by his family after a courageous 18-month battle with cancer.
A Memorial Service will be held at 11am on Saturday March 28, 2026, at Crossroads Evangelical Free Church in Albert Lea. A visitation will be held from 4-7pm on Friday, March 27,2026, at the church, along...
Susan "Suzie" Hensel
Mar 18, 2026
Susan “Suzie” Kristine Hensel, passed away on March 18th, 2026, surrounded by her family at the Allina Hospital in Owatonna. Suzie will be cremated and her ashes will be spread next to her parents and in some of her favorite places. She requested that there be no funeral or celebration of life.
Suzie was born on February 2, 1951, in Fergus...
Marlis Kay Thompson
Mar 18, 2026
Marlis Kay Thompson passed away on March 18, 2026. She was born on March 7, 1951, Austin, Minnesota to Janice (Maxfield) Hoy.
She grew up in the Austin area and attended school there as well. She married Ronnie Thompson on December 23, 1980. Together, they prioritized love and acceptance, and passed those qualities on to their family.
Marlis worked odd jobs throughout...
Charles T. Montanye
Mar 17, 2026
Charles T. Montanye, 78, passed away on Tuesday, March 17, 2026 at the Good Samaritan Campus in Albert Lea, MN. A funeral service will be held at 11am on Saturday, March 28, 2026 at the Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home in Albert Lea. A visitation will be held an hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Pastor Kent Otterman will...
Donna May Frondal
Mar 11, 2026
Donna May Frondal, age 68, passed away on Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at the St. Mary's Campus at Mayo Clinic in Rochester. Per her wishes, no funeral services will be held.
Donna was born on July 22, 1957 in Austin, MN to Alfred and Clarice (Gleghorn) Johnson. She grew up in the Austin area but attended the New Richland High School....
Donald George Richtsmeier
Mar 9, 2026
Donald G. Richtsmeier, 88, passed away on Monday, March 9, 2026 at the Thorne Crest assisted living campus in Albert Lea, MN. A funeral service will be held at 11am on Saturday, March 21, 2026 at the Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home in Albert Lea. A visitation will be held an hour prior to the service. Pastors Tim Diehl and Gerald Molkenthin...
Lois Ann Ziebell
Mar 4, 2026
Lois Ann Ziebell, age 91, of Glenville, MN passed away on March 4, 2026. Funeral services will be held at 11AM on Saturday, March 14, 2026 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in rural Myrtle with interment at Pilgrim’s Rest Cemetery. Visitation will be held for an hour prior to the service. Pastor Karen Peterson will be officiating.
Lois was born on February...
Norman "Bud" Ferdinand Olson
Mar 1, 2026
Norman "Bud" Ferdinand Olson, 90, passed away on March 1, 2026. Per Dad’s wishes we are having a private family graveside service.
Born July 3, 1935 in Albert Lea, MN to Norvald and Alvina (Hedensten) Olson. Bud grew up in Glenville, MN on the family farm. He attended grade school in Country School District 35 and graduated from Albert Lea High...
Joan Bernadette Malec
Feb 28, 2026
Joan Bernadette Malec, age 80, passed away on Saturday, February 28, 2026. A memorial service will be held at 10AM on Friday, March 6, 2026 at Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home with visitation to be held for an hour prior to the service. Father Kurt Farrell will be officiating.
Joan was born on July 18, 1945 in Bridgeport, CT to parents Joseph...
Henrietta M. Weeks
Feb 26, 2026
Henrietta (Terri) M. (Boverhuis) Weeks, age 84 years, passed away peacefully after a long battle with cancer on Thurs, Feb. 26, 2026 at St. John's Lutheran Home in Albert Lea, MN.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00pm on Thursday, March 5, 2026 at the Hollandale Christian Reformed Church with Pastor Wendell Davelaar officiating. Burial will follow at the Hollandale Cemetery....
Norris Brian Trae
Feb 25, 2026
Norris Brian Trae, age 76, passed away at his home in Owatonna Wednesday, February 25, 2026. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, March 4, 2026 at Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home at 2PM with visitation to be held for an hour prior to the service. Burial will be held at Round Prairie Cemetery. Pastor Josh Skogen will be officiating.
Norris...
Bruce E. Erickson
Feb 25, 2026
Bruce Elton Erickson of Albert Lea, Minnesota, passed away peacefully following a prolonged diagnosis of Alzheimer's on February 25, 2026. He celebrated his 85th birthday on February 9, 2026, with German Chocolate Cake, his favorite. Most of his adult life was spent living in Rochester, MN.
After graduating from Rochester High School and studying for a year at Rochester Junior College,...
Max Raymond Hacker
Feb 23, 2026
Max Raymond Hacker, age 94, passed away on Monday, February 23, 2026. A funeral service will be held on Monday, March 9, 2026 at Emmons Lutheran Church at 11 a.m. with visitation to be held for an hour prior to the service. Burial will be held at Concordia Pickerel Lake Lutheran Cemetery. Nathan Sletten will be officiating.
Max, better known as...
Sandra Kay Rahn
Feb 22, 2026
Sandra Kay Rahn, 78, passed away peacefully at her home in Albert Lea, Minnesota, on Sunday, February 22, 2026.
Sandra was born on October 12, 1947, in St. Paul, Minnesota, to Carl and Ada Johnson. She grew up on the east side of St. Paul and graduated from Harding High School. Throughout her career, she worked as a payroll specialist until...
Dorothy Ann Larson
Feb 22, 2026
Dorothy Ann Larson , 92, passed away at the Benedictine Care Community in Owatonna, MN on Sunday, February 22, 2026. A funeral service will be held at 11am on Tuesday March 3, 2026 at the First Lutheran Church in Albert Lea, MN. A visitation will be held an hour prior to the service at the church. Pastor Ryan Stevenson-Gosgrove will...
Donald Gimberline
Feb 19, 2026
Donald Gimberline, born February 26, 1948, passed away unexpectedly on February 19, 2026, just days before his 78th birthday. A proud graduate of Freeborn High School’s Class of 1966, Don carried the spirit of his Minnesota roots with him throughout his life. There will be multiple receptions, one happening in Florida on March 13th 1-3 PM at the Compass Rose...
Daniel Lee Anderson
Feb 19, 2026
Daniel Lee Anderson passed away on February 19, 2026, at his home in Albert Lea.
Daniel was preceded in death by his parents, Virgil and Marjorie Anderson; and his sisters, Charlotte Gulbrandson and Carolyn Brenegan.
Daniel is survived by his wife, Bonnie; sons, Clint and Derek; sister, Vickie Lampman; and his grandchildren and great grandchildren.
To my other family, friends, pool players, Texas...
