Steven Mark Christensen
Oct 18, 2026
Steve Christensen, 68, passed away on Sunday, October 18, 2026 at his home in Albert Lea, MN.
A memorial service will be held at 2pm on Monday, October 26, 2026 at the Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home in Albert Lea, MN. A visitation will take place an hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Pastor Mary Fiel will be officiating.
Steve was...
Dale Westland
Oct 13, 2026
Dale Westland, age 88, passed away in the presence of loved ones on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at Prairie Senior Cottages, Albert Lea, MN. Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, October 29, 2026, at 11:00 am at Hayward Lutheran Church in Hayward, MN. Pastor Josh Enderson will officiate. Visitation will be on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, from 4-6pm at...
Phyllis M. Jordahl
Oct 22, 2026
Phyllis M. Jordahl, 90, passed away on Thursday, October 22, 2026 in Austin, MN. A funeral service will be held at 2pm on Friday, October 30, 2026 at the Hartland Lutheran Evangelical Church in Hartland, MN. A visitation will be held an hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will take place following the service at the Hartland...
Dean Edward Sorensen
Oct 18, 2026
Dean Edward Sorensen, a cherished son of Alden, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on October 18, 2026, surrounded by the love of his family and the Woodland staff of St. John’s. A funeral service will be held at 10am on Saturday, October 31, 2026 at the Redeemer Lutheran Church in Alden, MN. A visitation will be held from 4-6pm on Friday,...
Richard Allen Osmundson
Oct 23, 2026
Richard “Dick” Allen Osmundson of Albert Lea, Minnesota, peacefully passed away after a short, courageous battle with lung cancer on Friday, October 23, 2026, at Mayo Clinic Methodist Hospital in Rochester. He was 73 years old.
A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, November 2, 2026, at Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home in Albert Lea, MN, with visitation...
Karen Dee Malakowsky
Oct 25, 2026
Karen D. Malakowsky, 84, passed away at her home in Albert Lea, MN on Sunday, October 25, 2026. A funeral service will be held at 2pm on Monday, November 2, 2026 at the Salem Lutheran Church in Albert Lea, MN. A visitation will be held an hour prior to the service. Burial will take place at Hillcrest Cemetery. Pastor Mark...
Roger Lee
Oct 24, 2026
Roger Lavern Lee of Northwood, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, October 24, 2026, at his home. He was 85 years old.
A Memorial Service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 4, 2026, at Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home in Albert Lea, MN, with visitation one hour prior to the service. Pastor Matt Griggs will be officiating. Burial be held...
Philip Hale Anderson
Oct 22, 2026
Philip Hale Anderson, age 76, passed away on Thursday, October 22, 2026. A private family burial will be held at Central Freeborn Lutheran Cemetery at a later date.
Full obituary to follow.
Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home has been honored to serve the Anderson family.
Jason Lee Ellingson
Oct 18, 2026
Jason Lee Ellingson, 51, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by family in Coon Rapids, MN on Sunday October 18, 2026, after a valiant battle against glioblastoma. A memorial service will be held at 10am on Saturday, October 24, 2026 at the Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home in Albert Lea, MN. Pastor Mary Fiel will be officiating.
Jason was born on June...
Steven Guy Jepson
Oct 15, 2026
Steven Guy Jepson, 67, passed away on Thursday, October 15, 2026. A memorial service will be held at 1 PM on Thursday, October 22, 2026, at Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home with visitation to be held for an hour prior. Burial will be held at Hillcrest Cemetery.
Steven was born on May 27, 1959, to Raynold and Bunny (Jackson) Jepson in Tampa,...
Merle Oren Andresen
Oct 10, 2026
Merle Oren Andresen, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, brother-in-law, and friend, passed away on October 10, 2026, at the age of 86. A memorial service will be held at Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home on Friday, October 23, 2026 at 1 PM with visitation to be held for an hour prior. Father Kurt Farrell will be officiating.Family was everything to...
Kaye Irene Klukow
Oct 10, 2026
Kaye Irene McMasters Klukow, age 86 of Conger Minnesota, passed away wrapped by the love of a lifetime well lived. Born on February 27, 1940 to William and Gladys (Hammer) McMasters, she built a beautiful life centered on faith, family, service, creativity, and love.
A memorial service will be held at 2 PM on Saturday, October 24, 2026 at Bear Lake...
Leroy Herman Folie
Oct 8, 2026
Leroy H. Folie, 92, passed away on Thursday, October 8, 2026 at the Good Samaritan Care Center in Albert Lea, MN. A private family burial was held.
Leroy was born on March 11, 1934 to Tollef and Ida Folie in Albert Lea, MN. He was baptized at East Freeborn Lutheran Church. He attended school in Clarks Grove and graduated from Albert...
Cleo Marie Ress
Oct 5, 2026
Cleo M. Ress, 88 passed away on Monday, October 5, 2026. A graveside service will be held at 10am on Thursday, October 15, 2026 at the Hillcrest Cemetery in Albert Lea, MN. Please bring your own chair if needed.
Cleo was born on June 2, 1938 to Walter and Velma Ress. Cleo loved to spend her time watching the Minnesota Vikings...
Debra J. Reicherts
Oct 2, 2026
Debra J. Reicherts, age 73, of Albert Lea, Minnesota, passed away on Friday, October 2, 2026.
A celebration of life will be held on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, 11:00 AM at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, 2502 South Jefferson Avenue, Mason City, Iowa.
Debra was born in Iowa City, Iowa, on December 2, 1952, to the late Richard and Jane Bridgeford. She grew...
Cliffard Gerling Wood
Sep 30, 2026
Cliffard G. Wood, age 88, died on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, surrounded by his loving family. A visitation will be held from 1-3pm on Thursday, October 8, 2026 at the Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home in Albert Lea, MN. At 3pm, Military Honors for Cliffard will be performed at the funeral home, followed by interment at Graceland Cemetery. Following the burial, there...
Lois Wasmoen
Sep 29, 2026
Lois Ingrid (Evenson) Wasmoen of Albert Lea, Minnesota, passed away on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, at The Waters of Highland Park in St. Paul. She was 94 years old.
A Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 10, 2026, at First Lutheran Church in Albert Lea, with visitation one hour prior to the service. Pastor Ryan Stevenson-Cosgrove...
Gary Wayne Morgan
Sep 29, 2026
Gary Wayne Morgan, age 66, passed away on Tuesday, September 29, 2026.Full obituary to follow.
Florence Christian
Sep 19, 2026
Florence “Flo” Jane (Renchin) Christian, age 92, went home to rest in the arms of her Lord and Savior on Saturday, September 19, 2026 in New Richland, Minnesota. A celebration of life will be held at Hayward Lutheran Church, Hayward, MN on Saturday, September 26th at 11:00 a.m. Visitation will be at Bayview Funeral Home in Albert Lea, MN on...
Everett "JR" Hall
Sep 15, 2026
Everett “JR” Hall, 63, passed away on September 15, 2026, at 5:00 a.m. at Mayo Clinic Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota. A celebration of JR's life will be held at a later date in Albert Lea, Minnesota.
JR was born on September 19, 1962, in Thayer, Missouri, to Everett Riley Hall and Ellen Marie (Morgan) Hall. He grew up in West Plains,...