June 23, 1951 – October 18, 2023

Charlotte “Char” De Groot, age 72, of Luverne, Minn., died Wednesday, October 18, 2023, at the Mary Jane Brown Good Samaritan Home in Luverne. 

A funeral service was held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, October 28, 2023, at the American Reformed Church, in Luverne, officiated by Pastor Mike Altena. Burial will be in the Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne.

She was born June 23, 1951, in Slayton, to John and Nelvina (Lolkus) Vis. Char grew up on a farm northwest of Chandler where she attended school and church. She graduated from Southwest Christian High School and later attended Worthington Community College for accounting.

Char married Larry De Groot on June 1, 1991, in Luverne. The couple lived in Luverne. Char worked various jobs in accounting and customer service including IBP, in Luverne, for over twenty four years.

She enjoyed baking, canning, gardening, flowers, reading, music crocheting and traveling. She especially enjoyed attending her grandchildren’s activities.

Char is survived by her three children, Mike (Kristee) Hart, Luverne; Scott Hart, Adrian; and Andrea (Justin Volden) Hart, Beaver Creek, Minn.; nine grandchildren; two great-granddaughters; and a sister, Marilyn (Lloyd) DeBoer, Beaver Creek.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Larry on February 17, 2008; an infant sister, Darlene Vis; and a sister, Carolyn DeBoer.