Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home

01/10/2026

01/09/2026

Dennis Duane Galagan

Dennis Galagan, age 87, passed away Thursday, January 8. A memorial service will be held at 2 PM on Wednesday, January 21 at Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. A private family burial will be held at a later date. FULL OBITUARY TO FOLLOW

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01/07/2026

Dale B Peterson

Dale B Peterson, 92, passed away on Sunday, January 4, 2026 in Rochester, MN. A memorial service will be held at 2pm on Thursday, January 15, 2026 at the Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home in Albert Lea, MN. A visitation will be held an hour prior to the service. Rev. Joshua Skogen will be officiating. Dale was born October 20, 1933 to Mark and Gena Peterson in Clarks Grove-Ellendale, MN. Dale met Joyce Moehnke while working in LeRoy. They married on...

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01/03/2026

Paulette Sue Calderon

Paulette Sue Calderon, age 74, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, at First Lutheran Church of Albert Lea with visitation to be held for one hour prior to the service at 10:00 a.m. Burial will be held at Graceland Cemetery following the service. Paulette was born on May 23, 1951, in Albert Lea, Minnesota to Donald and Linda (Runge) Wangsness. She grew up in Albert...

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01/02/2026

Norman Hoyne

Norman Hoyne, 81, passed away on Tuesday, December 30, 2025 at his home in Kilkenny, MN. A memorial service will be held at 10am on Saturday, January 10, 2025 at the St. John’s Chapel in Albert Lea, MN. A visitation will be held an hour prior to the service. Pastor Kent Otterman will be officiating. Norman was born on October 21, 1944 to Alert and Lillian Hoyne in Albert Lea, MN. Norman made the Twin Lakes area his home for...

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12/26/2025

Craig James Lestrud

Craig Lestrud, age 63, passed away on Wednesday, December 24, 2025. A Celebration of Life will be held at 4 PM on Saturday, January 17, 2026 at the Albert Lea Eagles Club FOE 2258. Craig James Lestrud was born on February 13, 1962, in Albert Lea, MN to Joyce Henderson. He grew up in south central Minnesota. On November 25, 1980, he joined the United States Army, where he served in the 10th Armored Division and was among the first...

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12/26/2025

Michael John Boone

Michael John Boone, age 70, passed away peacefully at his home in Albert Lea, Minnesota, on December 23, 2025, with his daughters by his side. Visitation will be held Friday, January 2, from 5:00–7:00 p.m. at Bayview Funeral Home. Funeral services will take place Saturday, January 3, at 11:00 a.m. at St. Theodore’s Catholic Church, with visitation one hour prior to the service. Mike was born on February 3, 1955, in Rochester, Minnesota, to George and Mary Boone. He was...

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12/26/2025

Lon Douglas Hall

Lon Douglas Hall, age 72, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, December 23. A memorial service will be held at 2 PM on Friday, January 2, at The Vineyard Church in Albert Lea. A visitation will be held one hour prior to service at the church. Lon was born July 16, 1953, to Aurthur Jr. and Mary (Martin) Hall in Herkimer, New York. He grew up and attended school in Ilion, New York. After graduating from high school, he...

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12/23/2025

Dona Mae Lechner

Dona Mae Lechner, 92, passed away on Sunday, December 21, 2025 at the St. John’s Campus on Fountain Lake in Albert Lea, MN. A memorial service will be held at 2pm, on Friday January 16, 2026 at the Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home in Albert Lea, MN with visitation to be held for an hour prior. Pastor Randy Cirksena will be officiating. Dona was born on May 23, 1933 to Nanko and Jennie DeRaad in Albert Lea, MN. Growing up, she helped...

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12/22/2025

Lucy Joann Paulson

Lucy Joann Paulson, 72, passed away at her home in Albert Lea, MN, surrounded by family on Friday, December 19, 2025 after a courageous battle with cancer. Service details are pending. Lucy was born on May 12, 1953 to Joseph Diaz and Maxine Reyerson. She graduated from Albert Lea High school. She married Jeff Paulson on January 19, 1991 at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Albert Lea. Lucy was a direct care specialist with Crest Services and later Elm Homes,...

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