Darcy Nielsen
Jul 12, 2025
Darcy Nielson, 54, passed away on Saturday, July 12, 2025 at the St. Mary's Campus in Rochester, MN. A Memorial Service will be held on at 11am on Saturday, July 26, 2025 at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Albert Lea, MN. A visitation will be held from 4-8 on Friday, July 25, 2025 at the Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home, along with...
Norma LeMay Demmer
Jul 12, 2025
Norma Demmer, age 97, passed away on Saturday, July 12, 2025. A memorial service will be held at 11AM on Saturday, July 19, 2025 at Grace Lutheran Church in Albert Lea with visitation to be held for an hour prior to the service. Pastor Henry Burt will be officiating.
The polka music was playing when Norma LeMay Demmer danced her way...
Daniel Joseph Mines
Jul 11, 2025
Daniel Joseph Mines, 51 passed away at the St. Mary’s Campus in Rochester, MN on Friday, July 11, 2025. A Celebration of Life will be held at noon on Monday, July 21, 2025 at the Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home in Albert Lea, with a visitation held an hour before the service. Father Kurt Farrell will be officiating.
Daniel Joseph Mines was born...
Babe Enderson
Jul 9, 2025
Babe Enderson, age 77, passed away Wednesday, July 9. A memorial service will be held at 2 PM on Tuesday, July 29 at Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home. Visitation will be one hour prior to service.
Gloria W. Purdie
Jul 7, 2025
Gloria Purdie, 88, of Glenville, MN, passed away on, July 7, 2025. A memorial service will be held at 2:00pm on Saturday, July 19th, 2025 at Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home with Rev. Don Malinksy presiding. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.
Gloria was born September 6th, 1936 on the family farm to Hillard and Freeda Abbas. She was...
Jeff Vande Kamp
Jul 5, 2025
Jeff Vande Kamp, 71, passed away at his home in rural Hollandale on Saturday, July 5, 2025. A Celebration of Life will be held on August 9, 2025 from 1-5PM at the Albert Lea Armory.
Jeffrey Scott Vande Kamp was born on September 15, 1953 to Jim and Charlotte Vande Kamp in Albert Lea, MN. Jeff graduated from Albert Lea High...
William Craig Williams
Jul 3, 2025
William (Bill) Craig Williams age 73 passed away Thursday, July 3 at Mayo Clinic Hospital in Austin, MN. A funeral service will be held at Bridge Community Church in Albert Lea, MN on Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 2pm with a visitation at 1pm. Pastor Mark Miller will be officiating. Bill was born at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids,...
Susan Kay Heilman
Jul 2, 2025
Susan Kay Heilman, 79, passed away at her home in Albert Lea, MN on Wednesday, July 2, 2025. She was born to her loving parents Carl and Olive Swanson on June 4, 1946 and was the youngest of 4 daughters. Sue was a lifetime resident of Albert Lea, and a graduate of the Albert Lea High School Class of 1964.
Sue...
Ruth Marie Hernes
Jul 1, 2025
Ruth Marie Hernes, age 57, died peacefully at her home in Albert Lea, MN on July 1, 2025, surrounded by her family.
Ruth was born on September 26, 1967 in Brookings, South Dakota. She attended Glenville Elementary School and graduated from Albert Lea High School in 1989. She enjoyed many years of working at Cedar Valley Services.
Ruth made friends everywhere she...
Willard "Bill" Olson
Jun 25, 2025
Willard “Bill” Gordon Olson, 67, passed away suddenly but peacefully at home on June 25th, 2025.
Bill was born on May 22, 1958, in Minneapolis, MN. He and his family moved to Albert Lea, MN, in 1965 when his father purchased Bill Olson Chevrolet. After graduating from Albert Lea High School, Bill attended the University of Minnesota before moving on to...
Kenneth Grahn
Jun 16, 2025
Kenneth Grahn, age 76, passed away on Monday, June 16, 2025. A memorial service will be held at 11 AM on Saturday, June 28 at Oakland Lutheran Church. Visitation will be held for one hour prior to service at church. Burial will be at Oakland Cemetery.
Kenneth was born on December 28, 1948, in Pelican Rapids, Minnesota to Albin and Clarice...
Arturo Lopez
Jun 14, 2025
Arturo Lopez, age 65 passed away on June 14, 2025 at 4:54 am at the St Johns Campus in Albert Lea, MN. Services will be held on July 13, 2025 at the Hope Church in Albert Lea, MN. Visitation with the family will start at 2pm, with his Celebration of Life starting at 3pm. In recognition of Arturo's military service,...
Tara "T.T." Seadlund
Jun 12, 2025
Tara Jean, our Princess T.T. Seadlund, gained her wings and flew high on Thursday, June 12, 2025 while at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester MN following a powerful fight for 34 years.
She was born on March 11, 1991 at Albert Lea Medical Center Hospital to Chris and Kim Seadlund; joining her big sister Dana. At one week of age, she...
Wanda Viola Shuldes
Jun 11, 2025
Wanda Viola Shuldes, age 93, passed away on Wednesday, June 11, 2025. A memorial service will be held at Bridge Community Church on Friday, July 11, 2025 at 2PM with visitation to be held for an hour prior to the service. Burial will be held at Graceland Cemetery following the service. Reverend Clayton Balsley will be officiating.
Wanda Viola Shuldes went...
Cheryl Ann Howell
Jun 9, 2025
Cheryl Ann Howell, age 75, passed away peacefully in her home on June 9, 2025 surrounded by her family. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and friend that will be deeply missed by all who had the privilege of knowing her. A funeral service will be held at the Ellendale Methodist Church in Ellendale, MN on Saturday, June 14, at...
Frieda Mae Elliott
Jun 9, 2025
Frieda Mae Elliott, age 86, passed away on Monday, June 9, 2025. A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home at 11AM with visitation to be held for an hour prior to the service.
Frieda Mae (Ensz) Elliott was born on August 27, 1938 in Northwest Township in Kidder County, North Dakota. She...
Nellie Cathryn McElmurray
Jun 6, 2025
Nellie Cathryn McElmurray, passed away Friday, June 6, 2025 peacefully in her sleep at home with her family, at 72 years of age. She was born October 19, 1952 in Buford Georgia, to Lucy and Sylvester Stone. Nellie was adventurous and had a zest for life. She was full of spunk and lived life on her own terms. She touched...
Dennis Hunnicutt
Jun 6, 2025
Dennis Hunnicutt, age 80, passed away on June 6, 2025. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, June 21 at Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home, Albert Lea. Visitation will be one hour prior to service. A private family burial will follow at Alden cemetery.
Dennis was born in Albert Lea, Minnesota, March 8, 1945 to James and Cleone...
Allan Laugen Halvorsen
Jun 6, 2025
Allan Laugen Halvorsen, age 72, of Emmons, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on June 6, 2025, at St. John’s Woodlands in Albert Lea.
Born on July 25, 1952, in Albert Lea, Minnesota, Allan was the youngest of six children of parents Alma (Laugen) and Leo “Bud” Halvorsen, Jr. He was baptized and confirmed at Lime Creek Lutheran Church, rural Emmons, a place...
Bonnie Lou Olson
Jun 4, 2025
Bonnie Lou Olson, age 69, passed away on Wednesday, June 4, 2025. A memorial service will be held at Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home on Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at 2PM with visitation to be held for an hour prior to the service. Burial will be held at Hillcrest Cemetery following the service. Pastor Wendy Brown will be officiating.
Bonnie was born...