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Arnold "Butch" Erdman
Jun 3, 2025
Arnold "Butch" Erdman, age 82, passed away June 3, 2025. A grave side service will be held at 2 PM on Monday, June 9 at Hillcrest Cemetery in Albert Lea. The Albert Lea American Legion and VFW will perform military honors. Refreshments will be served after the graveside service at 909 Luther Place in the 2nd floor dining area.
Arnold “Butch”...
Samuel John Nelson
Jun 2, 2025
Samuel John Nelson, age 78, of Faribault, MN, formerly of Freeborn, MN, passed away peacefully on June 2, 2025, at District One Hospital in Faribault.
Sam was born February 27, 1947, in Cherokee, Iowa to Garland and Nellie Nelson. He graduated from Fulda High School in 1965 and went on to attend Augustana College in Sioux Falls, SD where he received...
Sharon Gale Hansen
Jun 2, 2025
Sharon Hansen, 86, passed away on Monday, June 2, 2025 due to complications of a fall. A funeral service will be held at 1pm on Friday, June 6, 2025 at the Cross of Glory Church in Hartland, MN. A visitation will be held an hour prior to the service. Pastor Marcia Pederson will be officiating.
Sharon was born on October 18,...
Daniel Jacobs
May 29, 2025
Daniel Jacobs, 73, passed away at his home in rural Alden, MN on Thursday, May 29, 2025 after an 18 month battle of muscle invasive bladder cancer. A celebration of life will be held at 11am on Friday, June 6, 2025 at the Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home in Albert Lea. A visitation will be held from 5-7pm on Thursday, June 5,...
Judith Ann Karsjens
May 22, 2025
Judith Ann Karsjens, age 88, passed away on Thursday, May 22, 2025. A funeral service will be held at 2PM on Thursday, May 29th at the First Baptist Church of Clarks Grove with visitation to be held for an hour prior to the service.
Judith was born on May 16, 1937, in Owatonna, MN to Clayton and Marion (Roby) Jones. She...
Steven Wallerich
May 17, 2025
Steven “Steve” Edward Wallerich, age 70, died on Saturday, May 17, 2025. A memorial service will be held at 11 AM on Friday, July 18, at Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home. Chaplain Don Malinsky will be officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service.
Steve was born in Wabasha, MN on January 19, 1955, to Dick and Dorothy (Sexton) Wallerich....
Lorraine Adeline (Grasdalen) Hanson
May 17, 2025
Lorraine Adeline (Grasdalen) Hanson passed away on Saturday, May 17, 2025. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, May 31, 2025 at the First Lutheran Church of Albert Lea at 11AM with visitation to be held for an hour prior to the service. Burial will be held at Central Freeborn Lutheran Cemetery following the service. Pastor Don Malinsky will be...
Donna Jean Zeigler
May 16, 2025
Donna Zeigler, 86, of Lake Mills passed away on Friday, May 16, 2025 at the Hancock County Health System, Britt, Iowa.
A Celebration of Life service will be held Friday, June 27, 2025 at 1:30 pm at the Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home in Albert Lea, Minnesota, with visitation starting at 1:00 pm on the day of the service. Pastor Steven Johnson will...
Carolyn Jean Boelter
May 11, 2025
Carolyn Jean (Rensmon) Boelter, 94, passed away peacefully on Mother’s Day Sunday, May 11 at dawn at the St. Johns Woodlands Campus in Albert Lea, MN. A memorial service will be held at 2:45pm on Sunday, June 1, 2025 at the Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home in Albert Lea, MN. A visitation will begin at 2pm on the day of the service,...
Susan Kraushaar
May 11, 2025
Susan (Hansen) Kraushaar, 86, passed away on Sunday, May 11, 2025 at the St. Johns Woodlands Campus in Albert Lea, MN. A funeral service will be held at 2pm on Saturday, May 17, 2025 at the Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home in Albert Lea, MN, with a visitation held an hour prior to the service. A luncheon will follow the service, with...
Michael Coxworth
May 10, 2025
Michael "Mike" Coxworth, 66, passed away at his home in Albert Lea, MN on Saturday, May 10, 2025. Burial will be held on Friday, June 13th, at 1PM at Riverside Cemetery in Blue Earth.
Mike was born on October 2, 1958 to Forest and Maxine Coxworth in Albert Lea, MN. He was a member of the First Lutheran Church in Albert...
Larry Clifford Enderson
May 7, 2025
Larry Clifford Enderson, age 79, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, surrounded by the love of his family at Thornecrest Memory Care. A celebration of his life will be held on Thursday, May 22, at 2:00 p.m. at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home in Albert Lea, MN. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service.
Larry was born on...
Gladys Tennis
May 6, 2025
Gladys Tennis, 91, passed away on May 6, 2025.
No services planned at this time.
Gordon James Peterson
May 5, 2025
Gordon James Peterson, 64 passed away on Monday, May 5, 2025 at the Good Samaritan campus in Albert Lea, MN. A memorial service will be held at 11am on Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at the North Blue Earth Lutheran Church in rural Bricelyn, MN. A visitation will be held an hour prior to the service at the church. Pastor Peg...
Jim Roger Malepsy
May 4, 2025
James “Jim” Roger Malepsy, 91 of Albert Lea, MN, passed away peacefully at home on May 4, 2025 surrounded by his family. A funeral Mass will be held on Saturday, May 17, 2025 at St Theodore Catholic Church. Visitation to begin at 10:00 am with Mass at 11:00 am and lunch to follow. A private internment will be at St....
Marcia Moyer
May 3, 2025
Marcia Leatrice Moyer passed away on May 3, 2025, at St. John’s Woodlands. A funeral Service will be held at 11 AM on Friday, May 16,at the United Methodist Church in Albert Lea, MN. Pastor Don Malinsky will be officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service at the church. Burial will be at Hillcrest Cemetery.
Marcia Leatrice (Gaarder)...
Lois Adams
May 3, 2025
Lois Louise Adams was born August 11, 1929, at the family home in Eagle Grove, Iowa, to Scott M. and Ruth N. (Pletcher) Ellsworth, the third of seven children. She passed away on May 3, at the age of 95.
Lois grew up and attended high school in Eagle Grove, IA. She married Milton (Mick) Adams on April 19, 1952, in...
Roger Alan Levine
May 1, 2025
Roger Levine, 88, of Albert Lea, passed away on May 1, 2025, after a brief, but hard-fought battle with cancer. He died peacefully, surrounded by family. Roger was born to Adolph and Jemina Levine. He grew up valuing hard work, spending his early years living the rural farm life and later working at L & M Plastics of Lake Mills,...
Dianne Sorensen
May 1, 2025
Dianne Ruth Sorensen, age 78, of Mankato, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on May 1, 2025, at Birchwood Cottages. She was deeply loved and exceptionally cared for by the staff and residents, who became a second family to her.
Dianne was born on January 23, 1947, in Albert Lea, Minnesota, to Truman and Deloris (Rebbe) Olson. She was the sixth of seven...
William Edward "Bill" Conlan
Apr 29, 2025
William Edward “Bill” Conlan, 93, passed away on April 29, 2025, in Albert Lea, Minnesota. Born on February 29, 1932, in Rochester, Minnesota, Bill lived a vibrant and full life marked by entrepreneurial spirit, boundless energy, and an unmatched gift for storytelling.
Bill graduated from Albert Lea High School in 1950 and later earned his Certified Life Underwriter Certificate from the...
