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Joseph Pacovsky
Feb 2, 2014
Joseph Pacovsky was born on July 30, 1923, the sixth child of John and Celia (Kral) Pacovsky in Glenville. He attended country school District 100 until 1935 and then he attended elementary school in Glenville. Joe graduated from Albert Lea High School in 1942. He worked for American Gas for 1 year and then entered the US Army in April 25, 1943 at...
Jill Ann Mathiason
Jan 29, 2014
Funeral services for Jill Mathiason, 62, of Alden, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, February 4, 2014 at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Alden. Rev. Greg Ofsdahl will officiate. Interment will be at Alden Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00 â 8:00 p.m. Monday, February 3, 2014 at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home and one hour prior to the service at the church. Jill died...
Martin C. J. Scherb
Jan 27, 2014
Martin Conrad John Scherb was born January 22, 1920 in Nunda Township, Freeborn County, Minnesota to Bernhardt and Maria (Obermeyer) Scherb. He was baptized at Concordia Bear Lake Lutheran Church by Reverend Eckoff. He received three years of instruction and was confirmed at Bear Lake church on September 2, 1934 by Reverend William Neumann. He attended Freeborn County country school district #42 and...
Donna Paulina Siblerud
Jan 20, 2014
Memorial services for Donna Siblerud, age 80, of Hartland will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, January 24, at First Lutheran Church in Albert Lea. Rev. John Holt will officiate. Visitation will be held one hour before the service beginning at 9:30 a.m. at the church. Interment will be at Hillcrest Cemetery at a later date. Donna Paulina Siblerud, of Hartland,...
Alvina Gwen Guanella
Jan 20, 2014
Alvina Gwen Guanella was born on June 29, 1927 to Edward and Hattie (Davis) Owens in Lake Crystal, MN. She had two brothers, Floyd and Ralph, and three sisters, Ethel Weitzel, Alice Tatum, and Dolly Dowd. Alvina attended school in Lake Crystal, graduating in 1946. Her early days were spent helping on the farm, and hunting and trapping with her...
Delores E Foss
Jan 15, 2014
Memorial services for Delores Foss, age 79 Albert lea, will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, January 20, 2014 at Trinity Lutheran Church. Rev. Curtis Zieske will officiate. Interment will be at Deer Creek Lutheran Cemetery at a later date. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Delores died peacefully Wednesday, January 15, 2014 at her home. Delores...
El Doris Larson
Jan 14, 2014
Memorial services for El Doris Larson, age 90, of Albert Lea, will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, March 8, 2014 at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home. Rev. Dwight Netzer will officiate. El Doris died January 14, 2014 at Thorne Crest Retirement Center. El Doris C. Larson was born September 21, 1923 in Wildrose, ND to Gustav and Emma (Anderson) Nylander. She graduated from...
Olga Adeline Jacobsen
Jan 13, 2014
Olga Adeline Jacobsen was born on November 1, 1913 to Anton and Lena (Oustad) Norby in Belmond, IA. The family moved to rural Hartland, MN. Olga graduated from Freeborn High School in 1932 and from the Naeve Hospital School of Nursing, Albert Lea, with an RN degree in 1936. Olga married Elton Jacobsen on January 10, 1937 and they farmed west of Freeborn...
Lorna Kenis
Jan 12, 2014
Lorna Gemetha (Jimmie) Kenis, of Albert Lea, died on January 12, 2014. Jimmie was born on September 30, 1923, in Comanche, Texas, the youngest child of George Franklin and Jessie Mary Ann (King) Black. She graduated from Hasse High School, Hasse, TX in 1941. She worked at Montgomery Ward in Fort Worth, TX until she met the love of her life...
Alvin Charles Gaines
Jan 4, 2014
Visitation for Chuck Gaines, 64, of Albert Lea will be held from 4:00 â 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 8, 2014 at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home. Private family services will be held at a later date. Interment will be at Hillcrest Cemetery. Military honors will be accorded by area servicemenâs organizations, VFW and American Legion. Chuck died Saturday, January 4, 2014 at his home. Alvin...
Lester Biesterfeld
Jan 4, 2014
Funeral services for Lester Biesterfeld, age 88, of Albert Lea will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 8, 2014 at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home. Rev. Jeff Laeger-Hagemeister will officiate. Interment will be at Rose Hill Cemetery in Wells. Visitation will be held from 4:00 â 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 7th at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home and one hour prior to the service. Lester died...
Donald "Bud" Brandt
Dec 30, 2013
Donald Arnold Brandt was born on December 6, 1932 to Arnold and Edna (Leschefske) Brandt in Albert Lea. In the early 1950âs Donald served his country in the United States Marine Corps. In 1954 he was united in marriage to Marilyn Hopperstad at Grace Lutheran Church. He worked for Nolanâs and Queens before going to work for Ryanâs Auto Salvage. Bud worked there for...
Barbara J. Bolinger
Dec 29, 2013
Barbara Jean Bolinger was born to Orin and Carmen (Amundson) Quam on September 10, 1929 in Freeman Township in her familyâs log cabin. She grew up in Southern Minnesota and Northern Iowa, graduating from Lake Mills High School in 1947. On April 11, 1951 Barbara was united in marriage to Verne âBudâ Bolinger at Round Prairie Lutheran Church. Barbara and...
Frieda Minnie Sorensen
Dec 25, 2013
Funeral services for Frieda Sorensen, age 101 of Alden, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, December 30, 2013 at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Alden. Rev. Greg Ofsdahl will officiate. Interment will be held at Alden Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3:00 â 6:00 p.m. Sunday, December 29, 2013 at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home and one our prior to the service at the church. ...
Jeanette Marcelyn Hanson
Dec 24, 2013
Memorial services for Jeanette Marcelyn (Jean) Hanson, age 87 of Albert Lea will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 8, 2014 at First Presbyterian Church in Albert Lea. Rev. Dwight Netzer will officiate. Interment will be at Hayward Cemetery in the spring. Visitation will be from 4:00 â 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 7th at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home and one hour prior to...
Michael Harlan Foss
Dec 21, 2013
Michael was born on June 13, 1948 in Albert Lea, MN, the son of Harlan and Ione (Tue) Foss. He was a member of the Deer Creek Valley Lutheran Church, and was baptized at First Lutheran Church in Albert Lea. He attended school in Glenville, MN and graduated from Glenville High School in 1966. He graduated from Luther College in Decorah, IA...
Calvin Duane Dammen
Dec 21, 2013
Calvin Duane Dammen was born on Dec. 31, 1925 in Albert Lea the son of Olaf and Tielda (Quam) Dammen. He attended and graduated from Albert Lea High School. Calvin served his country during WWII in the United States Army. On Feb. 25, 1949 he was united in marriage to Marjorie Grove in Albert Lea. Calvin worked for Briggs Transportation Company as a truck...
Dale V. Shuldes
Dec 13, 2013
Dale Shuldes was born June 10, 1930 in Berwyn, Illinois to Benjamin and Pauline Shuldes. He attended elementary and high school in Chicago and graduated from the University of Illinois in 1952 with a degree in psychology. He then entered the Army and served two years as a radio maintenance instructor in Fort Sill, Oklahoma. While still in the service he married...
Irvin Duane Jensen
Dec 13, 2013
Funeral services for Irvin Duane Jensen Jr., age 81 of Clarks Grove will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 18, 2013 at First Baptist Church in Clarks Grove. Rev. Jamie Cameron will officiate. Interment will be at Clarks Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4:00 â 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 17, 2013 at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home and one hour prior to...
Esther Van Ravenhorst
Dec 9, 2013
Memorial services for Esther Van Ravenhorst, age 93, of Albert Lea, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, December 14, 2013 at the Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home. The Rev. Roger Davies will officiate. Visitation will be from 4-7 Friday, December 13, 2013 at Bayview, and one hour prior to the service on Saturday. Online condolences are welcome at www.bayviewfuneral.com. Esther died Monday,...

