Slayton

Vonda Kaye Nibbelink was born on December 31, 1968, to Wendale and Lavonne (Peters) Vander Broek in Slayton, Minnesota, and was raised in Chandler, Minnesota. As an infant, she was baptized at Chandler Christian Reformed Church where she later professed her faith. Growing up, Vonda excelled in softball, basketball, volleyball and track. She also enjoyed family camping at Lake Shetek and…

Julie Ann Klein was born on Nov. 12, 1949, to Agatha and Edmund Bohlke in Slayton, Minnesota. She graduated from high school in 1967 from Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic School in Wilmont, Minnesota. On Feb. 1, 1969, Julie married Dennis Klein. The couple made their home in Westbrook, Minnesota, for three years and moved to Iona in 1972. Julie was a busy mom and farmwife, helping Dennis with…

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