Dianne Jensen

Dianne Jensen

Nov 29, 2024

Dianne Jensen passed away on Friday, November 29, 2024 at the Thorne Crest Care Center after spending the past 7 and a half years there living with MS. Her family was at her side as she passed peacefully. A Memorial Service will be held at 11am on Monday, December 9, 2024 at the Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home in Albert Lea, MN....

Dean Claire Thompson

Dean Claire Thompson

Nov 28, 2024

Dean Claire Thompson, 84, passed away on Thursday, November 28, 2024. A funeral service will be held at 2PM on Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home with visitation to be held for an hour prior to the service. Burial will be held at Hillcrest Cemetery. Chaplain Don Malinsky will be officiating.

Dean was born on September 2, 1940...

Seth Schwartz

Seth Schwartz

Nov 27, 2024

Seth J Schwartz born August 18, 1981 died the morning of November 27, 2024 at the young age of 43. A lifelong battle with addiction to alcohol and drugs, caused his organs to fail and ultimately led to his early death. His battles are finally over and he is at peace. A memorial service will be held at 2 PM...

Florence Delores Wyant

Florence Delores Wyant

Nov 24, 2024

Florence Delores Wyant passed away Sunday, November 24, 2024. A funeral service will be held on Monday, December 2, at 1:30 PM at Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home. Father Kurt Farrell will be officiating. Visitation will begin at noon. Burial will be at St. Theodore Catholic Cemetery.

Florence was born in Albert Lea on April 2, 1929, to Frank and Nora (Jellum)...

Clarence Henry Schwierjohann

Clarence Henry Schwierjohann

Nov 22, 2024

Clarence Henry Schwierjohann, 87, passed away on Friday, November 22, 2024. A funeral service will be held at 11AM on Wednesday, November 27, 2024 at Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home with visitation to be held for an hour prior. Interment shall be held at Hillside cemetery in Sheffield, Iowa. Joyce Shaman will be officiating.

His work in this world is done, Clarence...

Julie Ann Severtson

Julie Ann Severtson

Nov 1, 2024

Julie Ann Severtson, 76, of Glenville, MN. died peacefully on November 1, 2024, at Thorne Crest of Albert Lea with family by her side, following a 6 year battle with a rare form of Parkinson’s.

A memorial service will be held at 11 AM on Saturday, November 16, 2024 at Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home with a visitation to be held an...

Marty Johnson

Marty Johnson

Oct 30, 2024

Marty Allen Johnson, 65, passed away on October 30, 2024, at his home in Wells, MN surrounded by his family.

Marty was born on March 29, 1959, in Albert Lea, MN to Duane and Virginia (Svendsen) Johnson. He graduated from Alden High School. Marty married Peggy Jo Lillibridge on November 5, 1977, at the Methodist Church in Alden. They made their...

William "Bill" Walter Wachlin

William "Bill" Walter Wachlin

Oct 30, 2024

William "Bill" Wachlin, 72, of Lake Mills, IA, passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday October 30, 2024. A memorial service will be held at 2pm on Thursday, November 7, 2024 at the Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home in Albert Lea, MN. A visitation will be held 1 hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Pastor Don Rose will...

Gwen Ann Adams

Gwen Ann Adams

Oct 25, 2024

Gwen Ann Adams, age 70, passed away on Friday, October 25, 2024. A memorial service will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church at 11AM on Saturday, November 9, 2024 with visitation to be held an hour prior to the service. Interment will be held at Graceland cemetery. Pastor Eileen Woyen will be officiating.

Gwen was born on October 17, 1954 in...

Kenneth LeRoy Larsen

Kenneth LeRoy Larsen

Oct 20, 2024

Kenneth LeRoy Larsen, born October 4, 1929, in Faribault, MN, passed away at his home on October 20, 2024 at the age of 95.

He was the son of James and Ellen Larsen. He attended Albert Lea High School and joined the US  Army, serving from 1951 to 1953. After an honorable discharge, he went to work for Page & Hill...

Pendra Ann Nelsen

Pendra Ann Nelsen

Oct 19, 2024

A memorial service will be held at 10:30 AM Saturday, November 2nd, at Grace Lutheran Church in Albert Lea, MN for Pendra Ann "Penny" Nelsen, age 86. Penny passed away at the Good Samaritan Center in Albert Lea on October 19, 2024. Reverend Shane Koepke will be officiating. A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at...

Sharon Lynch

Sharon Lynch

Oct 17, 2024

Sharon Lynch (age 82) gratefully began her journey to join her handsome and beloved husband, Lowell Lynch, on October 17, 2024. Embraced by the Creator’s love, Sharon (known as Sherry by family and friends) was born on February 4, 1942 in Winnebago, Nebraska. She is a proud member of the Ho-Chunk Nation. Her Indian name is Wăh chō ge nē...

Muriel Virginia Weyrum

Muriel Virginia Weyrum

Oct 17, 2024

Muriel Virginia Weyrum passed away at St John's Lutheran Home on October 17, 2024 at the age of 98. Muriel was born April 23, 1926 in Albert Lea to Cleon and Gladys Holway. She grew up in Alden, Minnesota and graduated from Alden High School. Muriel married Gordon Weyrum from Alden, Minnesota and together they lived in Conger, Minnesota.Muriel enjoyed...

Gregory Kaushagen

Gregory Kaushagen

Oct 14, 2024

Gregory Kaushagen, 66, passed away on Monday, October 14, 2024 at the St. Johns Woodlands Campus in Albert Lea, MN.  A private family service will be held at a later date.

Charles Ira Fairchild

Charles Ira Fairchild

Oct 12, 2024

Charles Ira Fairchild, 58, passed away on Saturday, October 12, 2024. A visitation will be held from 5-7PM on Friday, October 18, 2024 at Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home.

Charles was born in Des Plaines, Illinois on January 19, 1966 to Harold and Nancy (Towell) Fairchild. Before graduating from High School, he enrolled in the Army and served for 7 ½ years...

Susan Marie Haubenschild

Susan Marie Haubenschild

Oct 9, 2024

Susan Marie Haubenschild, 58, passed away peacefully at Benedictine Living Community in Owatonna, MN on Wednesday, October 9, 2024 after a 36 year battle with Multiple Sclerosis. A memorial service will be held on Friday, October 18, 2024 at 1:30 PM at Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home. Visitation will be held on Thursday, October 17, 2024 from 4-7 PM at Bayview...

Dorothy Bauers

Dorothy Bauers

Oct 8, 2024

Dorothy Bauers, 87, passed away on Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at the Good Samaritan Campus in Albert Lea, MN. A private memorial service will be held at a later date.

Dorothy Bauers was born on August 17, 1937 in Albert Lea, MN to Adolph and Elizabeth Srsen. She graduated from Owatonna High School in 1955. On June 14, 1969, she married...

Brandon Richard Grunwald

Brandon Richard Grunwald

Oct 7, 2024

Brandon Richard Grunwald was born on November 14, 1984 in Albert Lea, MN and he received his angel wings on October 7, 2024 at his home in Otsego, MN. 

Brandon is the son of Lisa Cromwell & Richard Grunwald. He attended school at NRHEG and then went to attend college at The University of MN in Duluth where he earned his...

Alice Mary Johnson

Alice Mary Johnson

Oct 3, 2024

Alice Mary Johnson, 76, passed away on Thursday, October, 3, 2024 in New Richland, MN. A funeral service will be held at 11am on Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at the Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home in Albert Lea, MN, with a visitation held an hour prior to the service. Following the service, there will be a time for fellowship and a meal,...

Judith Peterson

Judith Peterson

Oct 1, 2024

Judy (Judith) Ann Peterson passed away on Tuesday, October 1, 2024 at her home in rural Clarks Grove, MN at the age of 83. 

Judy was born on April 23, 1941 to Alvers and Dorothy Olson, Owatonna MN. She graduated from Kasson-Mantorville High School in 1959. In 1960, she married Michael Kubiatowicz and were parents of Mike, Mark, Mitch, Michele and...