Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home

11/19/2025

Roxanne Rae VanRyswyk

Roxanne Rae VanRyswyk, 68 passed away Tuesday November 18th, 2025. Arrangements pending with Bayview Funeral Home. Roxanne was born March 10th, 1957 to Ray and Lorraine VanRyswyk. She attended Albert Lea High School and spent her last years at Oak Park Place in Albert Lea, MN. She was preceded in death by her parents Ray and Lorraine VanRyswyk and her brother Bradley VanRyswyk. She is survived by her brothers John VanRyswyk, Greg (Cindy) VanRyswyk, Sister in Law Susan VanRyswyk, Nephew...

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11/17/2025

John Garfield Bauernfeind

John Garfield Bauernfeind, age 80, passed away peacefully with his wife by his side on Sunday, November 16, 2025 in Albert Lea. A memorial service will be held at 11am on Friday, November 21, 2025 at the Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home in Albert Lea. A visitation will be held an hour prior to the service. Pastor Kent Otterman will be officiating. John was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, on September 11, 1945 to Burton and Marjorie Bauernfeind. John was a graduate...

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11/15/2025

Kristine Wakefield

Kristine Wakefield, age 57, passed away on November 11, 2025. A funeral service will be held at 11 AM on Wednesday, November 19, 2025 at Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home. A visitation will be held for one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial will be at Graceland Cemetery.

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11/14/2025

11/03/2025

Jeannie Jo Hanson

Jeannie Jo Hanson, 72, passed away on Saturday, November 1, 2025 after a short, but courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. A potluck will be held on November 15 in Rudd, Iowa with more details to be determined. Also, a memorial service will be held in Albert Lea at a later date as well.She lived a life full of dedication and profound love to her husband Mark Hanson, and to her cherished children and grandchildren. She was the most caring, loving,...

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11/03/2025

Gregory Jerome Vick

Gregory Jerome Vick, 71 passed away on Saturday, November 1, 2025 at the Good Samaritan Society Comfort Care Center in Austin, MN surrounded by his loved ones. A funeral service will be held at noon on Friday, November 7, 2025 at the Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home in Albert Lea, MN. A visitation will be held from 10 to noon prior to the service. Burial will be held at Lakewood Cemetery.Gregory was born on May 4, 1954 in Austin, MN to Nels...

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11/01/2025

Thomas Sawyer Memorial Service

10/31/2025

James Brian Holmberg

James (Jim) Brian Holmberg passed away unexpectedly in his home in Albert Lea, Minnesota, on October 27th, 2025. A memorial service will be held at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints chapel, located at 1721 Bay Oaks Drive, Albert Lea, MN 56007, at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday November 8, followed by a meal.Jim was born in California, the second of four children. He participated in Boy Scouts and sports, including volleyball, basketball, softball, and football. He especially loved...

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10/30/2025

Mark Alan Schow

Mark A. Schow, age 72, died Tuesday, September 30, 2025 at his home in Aiken, S.C. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, November 22, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. in Albert Lea, MN at the Bayview Funeral Home. There will be visitation one hour prior to the service. Burial will be at the Bricelyn Lutheran Cemetery. Mark was born on January 23, 1953 to Harlin and Margaret Schow in Albert Lea, MN. Mark graduated from Plainfield High School in...

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10/28/2025

Bruce Roberts

Bruce Richard Roberts, age 71 of rural Ellendale passed away on Friday, October 24, 2025 at Mayo Health System-Mankato after a 4-month battle with cancer. Bruce was born on December 4, 1953, in Albert Lea, MN the third child of Richard and Mavis (Nelson) Roberts. He attended Ellendale Public Schools and was known to friends as “Boo”. He learned from an early age the importance of hard work. Over the years, Bruce worked in meat processing at Farmstead, Hudson Foods,...

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10/27/2025

Thomas Chester Sawyer

Thomas C. Sawyer, 83, passed away on Saturday, October 25, 2025 at his home in Albert Lea, MN. A memorial service will be held at 11am on Saturday, November 1, 2025 at the St. Theodore Catholic Church in Albert Lea, MN. A visitation will be held from 4-7pm on Friday, October 31, 2025 at the Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home, along with an hour prior to the service at the church. Father Kurt Farrell will be officiating.Tom was born on May 18,...

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