Duane Arthur Frondal
Jul 28, 2013
Duane A. Frondal was born on August 16, 1931 in Oakland Township, the son of Henry and Esther (Christiansen) Frondal. He grew up on the family farm and attended country school and then Albert Lea High School. On July 28, 1987 Duane was married to Donna Riemann in California. Duane worked for several businesses including Duane’s Felco Station in Kiester,...
Gregory Gullick Johnson
Jul 28, 2013
Gregory Gullick Johnson was born in Albert Lea on December 28, 1956, the son of Donald and Ardis (Behrends) Johnson. He graduated from Albert Lea High School in 1974. He then went to the Albert Lea VoTech and earned a certificate in diesel mechanics and welding. Following school Greg worked at the Speltz Elevator in Myrtle, and then became a truck...
LeRoy C. Tostenson
Jul 23, 2013
LeRoy Tostenson was born on November 6, 1922 to Elvin and Beatrice (Prosser) Tostenson in Glenville, MN and was a lifelong resident of the Albert Lea area. On September 7, 1943 he was united in marriage to Audrey Lucile Anderson in Owatonna, MN. To this union was born three sons. Audrey passed away on October 7, 1976. LeRoy then married Marlys Clark Greer on...
Elizabeth "Betty" T. Thimmesch
Jul 23, 2013
Elizabeth Thimmesch was born on December 6, 1923 in Wells, the daughter of Richard and Victoria (Pilacznyski) Schmidt. She grew up and went to school in Wells. On May 8, 1945 Betty was married to Mathias Thimmesch in Owatonna. The couple farmed in the Hollandale area for a few years before buying farmland near Geneva where for 48 years they lived...
LaVonne Mae Espeland
Jul 21, 2013
LaVonne Mae Espeland was born on August 6, 1942 in Albert Lea, the daughter of Harley V. and Doris L. (Sandess) Norby. She grew up in Freeborn and graduated from high school there. On August 19, 1973, LaVonne was united in marriage to Marlyn Espeland. She enjoyed knitting, crocheting, sewing, crafting, and doing puzzles. Blessed be her memory. Survivors include her...
Jennifer Rae Helgerson
Jul 18, 2013
Funeral services for Jennifer Rae Helgerson, age 31, of Albert Lea will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 23rd at Ascension Lutheran Church. Rev. Mark Boorsma will officiate. Interment will be at Graceland Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Monday, July 22nd at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home and one hour prior to the service at the church. Jennifer Rae...
Owen Irving Kvenvold
Jul 17, 2013
Funeral services for Owen Kvenvold, age 91, of Albert Lea will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, July 20, 2013 at Grace Lutheran Church. The Rev. Todd Walsh will officiate. Interment will be in Hillcrest cemetery with military honors accorded by the members of the American Legion and the VFW. Visitation will be from 4-7:00 p.m. Friday, July 19, 2013 at the...
Darlene Kay Tomlinson
Jul 14, 2013
Darlene passed away July 14, 2013 at her home after a courageous 14-month battle with pancreatic cancer, stage 4. She donated her body to Mayo Clinic for research. Inurnment will be in Hillcrest Cemetery at a later date. Darlene was born May 29, 1950 to Waldomor (Wally) Anderson and Beverly Severtson Anderson in Albert Lea. She graduated from Lake Mills, IA...
Amy Jo Williamson
Jul 12, 2013
Amy Jo Williamson Memorial services for Amy Jo Williamson, age 40, of Princeton WI, will be held from 4 -7:00 p.m. Friday, July 19, 2013 at the Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home. Amy was born in Albert Lea on August 21, 1972, the daughter of Tom and Joette (Weitzel) Williamson. She attended school in Albert Lea. She then attended Riverland in Austin for Cosmetology...
Alma Helen Halvorsen
Jul 10, 2013
Alma Helen Halvorsen was born on September 22, 1920 on the family farm in rural Emmons, the daughter of Ansten and Anna (Opdahl) Laugen. She grew up near Emmons and attended District #84 through 8th grade, graduated from Alden-Conger High School and later attended Mankato Commercial College. On April 5, 1942 Alma was united in marriage to Leo “Bud†Russell Halvorsen Jr. at...
Duane Donald Zimmer
Jul 8, 2013
Duane Donald Zimmer passed away peacefully on July 8, 2013 at 9:58 p.m. Duane was born May 23, 1937 in the village of Vesta, Minnesota. He was baptized on June 13, 1937 and confirmed May 6, 1951 at St. John’s Lutheran Church of Vesta, Minnesota. On September 11, 1955 Duane was united in marriage to Mona Lea Kuester in Seaforth, Minnesota. Together...
Kevin Edward Benesch
Jul 3, 2013
Kevin Edward Benesch was born on March 15, 1956 in Albert Lea, the son of Gordon and Phyllis (Smith) Benesch. He grew up in Albert Lea, was confirmed at the United Methodist Church, and graduated from ALHS in 1975. After high school Kevin attended the Albert Lea VoTec where he studied diesel mechanics. He worked as a diesel mechanic many years...
Margaret Lorraine Munsch
Jul 2, 2013
Margaret Lorraine Munsch was born on June 5, 1929 in Waseca, MN, the daughter of Thomas and Iva McDonough. She attended and graduated from Janesville High School. On Nov. 25, 1952 Lorraine was united in marriage to Marvin Munsch at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Waseca, MN. The couple resided in Freeborn where Marvin managed the Huntting Elevator for many years, during this...
Ronnie Gale Deckard
Jul 1, 2013
Ronnie Gale Deckard was born on April 4, 1936 in Glenville, MN., the son of Frank and Eleanor (Christenson) Deckard. Ronnie attended and graduated from Albert Lea High School in 1955 and then served his country in the US Marines from 1955 until 1959. On June 15, 1957 he was united in marriage to Jane Gulbrandson at the Hartland Evangelical Lutheran Church. The...
Parnell Marvin Brackey
Jun 30, 2013
Funeral services for Parnell M. Brackey, age 82, will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, July 3, 2013 at the Emmons Lutheran Church. The Rev. Christopher Martin will officiate. Interment will be in the Lunder Lutheran Cemetery, with military honors accorded by the Emmons American Legion. Visitation will be from 4 – 7:00 p.m., Tuesday at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home and one hour...
Ruth Frances Beener
Jun 29, 2013
Ruth Frances Beener, age 92, died at St.John’s Lutheran Home in Albert Lea, MN on Saturday June 29th, 2013. No services are planned; however a visitation, where the family will greet friends, will be held at Bayview Funeral Home on Tuesday July 2nd, 2013 from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Private disposition of the cremated remains will occur at a later...
Georgia Henrietta Nyenhuis
Jun 13, 2013
Georgia Henrietta Nyenhuis was born on November 8, 1929 in Albert Lea, the daughter of Harry and Henrietta (Renchin) Kermes. She attended school in Hayward and graduated from Albert Lea High School in 1947. On October 9, 1954 Georgia was united in marriage to Henry Nyenhuis at St. Theodore Catholic Church. She was a homemaker and worked beside her husband on the farm...
Harriet Adeline Fisk
Jun 12, 2013
Harriet Adeline (Steene) Fisk was born in Moscow, MN on April 16, 1915 to Christian and Josephine (Vanek) Steene. She was baptized in the home of her parents on the 20th day of August, 1916 by Rev. G.O. Forde. She was confirmed by Rev. A.C. Korsrud at the First Lutheran Church of Glenville, on the tenth day of June, 1928. She attended Glenville schools...
Perry Wayne Mills
Jun 6, 2013
Family and friends of Perry W. Mills, age 58 of Albert Lea, will gather Monday, June 10, 2013 at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home from 4 – 7:00 p.m. to share memories. No further services will be held. Perry died on Thursday June 6, 2013 at St. Mary’s Hospital, Rochester. Perry Wayne Mills was born on June 25, 1954 in Albert Lea the...
Stanley John Hankins
May 28, 2013
Stanley J. Hankins, 77, of Albert Lea, MN, died peacefully at home of metastatic melanoma on May 28, 2013. A Memorial Service will be held at Our Father’s House, 18358 Hwy 69 South, Albert Lea, MN at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 9. Visitation will be held from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, June 8 at Bayview Funeral...