Death Notices

Published 8:57 am Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Laurence Stansbarger

Laurence Stansbarger, 80, of Albert Lea, died Tuesday, March 8, 2011, at Good Samaritan Society, Albert Lea. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at United Lutheran Church in Walters. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Bruss-Heitner Funeral Home in Wells and one hour prior to the service at the church.

Sandra Berkland

Sandra Lee Berkland, 68, of Easton, died Tuesday, March 8, 2011, at North Memorial Hospital in Robbinsdale. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Easton. Visitation is from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Bruss-Heitner Funeral Home in Wells and one hour prior to the service at the church.

Delphin Freund

Delphin J. Freund, 77, of Austin, died Tuesday, March 8, 2011, at the Adams Healthcare Center. Services are pending and arrangements will be announced later by Mayer Funeral Home.

Helen Swank

Helen M. Swank, 101, of Austin, died Tuesday, March 8, 2011, at Sacred Heart Care Center. Service: A Funeral Mass will be celebrated 2 p.m. on Friday, March 11, 2011 at St. Augustine Catholic Church with Father Joe Fogal and Father Don Zenk officiating. Visitation: Friends may call one hour before the service at the church on Friday. Interment: Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery. Funeral Home: Mayer Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

Joyce Roberts

Joyce E. (Lightly) Roberts passed away Monday, March 7, 2011, at her home following a courageous two year battle with brain cancer. Service: A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 12 at Grace Baptist Church with Pastor Gordon Larson officiating. Visitation: Visitation will be held on Friday, March 11 from 4 to 7 p.m. at Clasen-Jordan Mortuary and at the church on Saturday for one hour before the service. Interment: Interment will be in Oakwood Cemetery. Funeral Home: Clasen-Jordan Mortuary is handling the arrangements. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Grace Baptist Church or the Brainstogetherforacure.org Foundation.