Marvin J. Anderson, age 92 of Lake Mills, died on Tuesday, May 5, 2020 at the Lake Mills Care Center.

A graveside service will be held at 1:30 PM on Monday, May 18, 2020 at the Bethel Lutheran Cemetery, 15722-490th Street, rural Scarville, with Mr. Kermit Singelstad officiating. Military honors will also be conducted at the cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Kris Dankers, Kody Dankers, Shannon Anderson and Asa Anderson. Jeremy Anderson is the honorary pallbearer.

Mittelstadt Funeral Home, 902 East Main Street in Lake Mills is in charge of arrangements.

Marvin Jerome Anderson was born on September 14, 1927 in Winnebago County, Iowa to Olaf and Tena (Christian) Anderson. Marvin was baptized, confirmed and married at Bethel Lutheran Church in Vinje (rural Scarville) where he was a member his entire life. He went to country school and school in Kiester, Minnesota. Due to his mother’s illness, Marvin sacrificed his last years of schooling to help his father and brothers on the farm. He also did his share of the cooking for family and hired help.

Marvin was a WWII Navy Veteran. He served on the USS Alabama. He received an honorable discharge as a Seaman Second Class on July 12, 1946. He returned to Vinje and was dedicated to a lifetime of farming and livestock.

Marvin married Iolet Elaine “Dot” Simon on February 5, 1950. They were married 65 years. The couple was blessed with two children: Terry and Linda. They made their home for 48 years on a farm west of Emmons, Minnesota. In 2008 they retired from farming and moved to Lake Mills.

Marvin loved the mountains and ghost towns. The family enjoyed many out west adventures each summer. Marv had his pilot’s license and flew small aircraft. Marvin and Dot enjoyed many winters in Arizona where they had homes in New River and at Pioneer Village. Marvin also enjoyed tractors, rodeos and good visits.

Marvin’s beloved wife Dot passed in 2016 and thanks to Winnebago County Public Health, he was able to stay in his home for another year. In 2017 Marvin became a resident of the Lake Mills Care Center where he lived at the time of his passing. We want to thank the Lake Mills Care Center for the consistent and loving care that they showed our dad.

Survivors include his two children Terry (Deb) Anderson of New River, AZ and Linda (Stuart) Dankers of Savage, MN; four grandsons, Shannon Anderson of Happy Valley, AZ, Jeremy Anderson of New River, AZ, Kris Dankers of Prior Lake, MN, and Kody Dankers of Apple Valley, MN; four great-grandchildren, Asa Anderson of Ahwatukee, AZ, Ariel Anderson of Tempe, AZ, and Kase and Kamrin Anderson of New River, AZ; a sister-in-law Rosie Simon of Albert Lea, MN; and many nieces, nephews, and extended relatives.

He was preceded in death by his parents; wife I. Elaine “Dot” in 2016; two brothers and their wives Luverne (Wilma) Anderson and Omar (Harriet) Anderson; a brother-in-law Sonny Simon; and a sister- and brother-in-law Lila and Owen Edwin.