Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home

01/29/2026

Gerhardt Hallman Funeral Service

01/28/2026

Dale Eugene Matson

Dale Matson, 91, passed away on Monday, January 26, 2026. A funeral service will be held at 11am on Monday, February 2, 2026 at the East Freeborn Lutheran Church in Albert Lea, MN. A visitation will be held the day prior from 3-5pm on Sunday, February 1, 2026 at the Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home, along with an hour prior to the service at the church. Pastor Matt Griggs will be officiating. Dale was born to Roy and Lola Matson on June...

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01/28/2026

Arletta Marie Woods

Arletta Marie Woods, age 93, passed away on Tuesday, January 27. 2026. Funeral services are pending. Full obituary to follow.

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01/27/2026

Thomas Peeso Funeral Service

01/26/2026

01/25/2026

Gerhardt Franklin Hallman

Gerhardt Franklin “Gary” Hallman, age 87, was born on March 15, 1938, in Weyauwega, Wisconsin. He passed away on January 24, 2026, at Prairie Senior Cottages in New Richland, Minnesota. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, January 29, 2026 at Zion Lutheran Church in Albert Lea at 2PM with visitation to be held for an hour prior to the service. Reverend Carl Hedberg will be officiating. A funeral service will be held on Monday, February 2, 2026 at...

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01/23/2026

Pauline "Polly" Naomi Nelson

Pauline “Polly” Nelson, 94, passed away at the Thorne Crest Care Center in Albert Lea, MN. A funeral service will be held at 11am on Saturday, January 31, 2026 at Bridge Community Church with visitation to be held for an hour prior to the service. Burial will be held at Graceland Cemetery. Pastor Clayton Balsley will be officiating. Pauline “Polly” Nelson was born to Elmer and Naomi Hansen on October 13, 1931 in Albert Lea. Polly grew up in the...

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01/21/2026

Thomas Ronald Peeso

Tom Peeso passed away on Sunday, January 18, 2026. A funeral service will be held at 11AM at St. Theodore Catholic Church in Albert Lea on Tuesday, January 27, 2026; which would have been his 84th birthday. Visitation will be held for an hour prior to the service. Father Kurt Farrell will be officiating. A meal will be served at Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home. A private family burial will be held at a later date in East Farmington, WI. Tom...

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01/19/2026

Frances Ann Wittrock

Frances Ann Wittrock, age 94, passed away on Saturday, January 17, 2026. Funeral services are pending. Full obituary to follow.

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01/19/2026

Richard Polley

Richard Polley, 94, passed on January 17, 2026 at the Good Samaritan Care Center in Albert Lea, MN into the hands of his Lord and Savior. A memorial service will be held at 11am on Saturday, January 24, 2026 at the Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home in Albert Lea, MN. Steve Piper will be officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Richard was born in Maysville, Kentucky on August 17, 1931 to Wilburn and...

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01/17/2026

Faith Elizabeth Kirsch

Faith Kirsch, beloved by all who knew her, passed peacefully in her home surrounded by family on January 16, 2026. She lived a life marked by love, kindness, and deep devotion to those around her. A funeral service will be held at 11 AM on Saturday, February 7 at St. Theodore Catholic Church. A visitation will be held from 4 to 7 PM on Friday, February 6 and for one hour prior to service in Saturday. Burial will be at...

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