Marvin "Marv" Bottin was born on April 2, 1930, in Mt. Lake, Minnesota to the late Edward and Pearl (Kramer) Bottin. At a very young age, Marv's dad, Edward passed away. Shortly after his death, Pearl was united in marriage to Art Bottin and helped Pearl raise Marv and his brothers. Marv was baptized and confirmed at the Kimball Lutheran Church in Kimball Township, Jackson County, Minnesota. He received his education in the Mt. Lake Public Schools and then attended Concordia College in the Twin Cities for a year. On August 26, 1950, Marv was united in marriage to Bonnie Amsden at the Jeffers Baptist Church in rural Jeffers, Minnesota. This marriage was blessed with three children, Mike, Brenda and Doug. After marriage, Marv and Bonnie lived in rural Mt. Lake and then moved to the rural Comfrey area where they farmed for many years. They then moved to rural Windom where Marv continued farming, was a weigh master at local sale barns in the area and was a bull/livestock hauler along with being a "horse trader" until moving into Windom in 2010. This past week, Marv became ill and was taken to the Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota where he passed away on Monday morning, January 27, 2014, at the age of 83 years. Marv was a longtime member of the American Lutheran Church in Windom where he sang in the Men's' Chorus for many years. He also was a longtime member of the Lion's Club in Windom where he was a charter member. Marv had many enjoyments in life which included farm sales, camping, fishing, hunting, visiting and coffee, playing cards and cribbage, and most of all, spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren. Marv is survived by his beloved wife of sixty-three, years Bonnie Bottin of Windom; three children, Mike (Sally) Bottin of Madelia; Brenda (Tom) Meyer of Butterfield; Doug (Staci) Bottin of Madelia; foster son Rick Ulven of Mankato; five grandchildren, Rob (Dana) Bottin, Brian (Melissa) Bottin, Emily (Dan) O'Connor, Daniel (Susan) Bottin, Amanda (Adam) Britton; two step-grandchildren, Monty and Haley; 10 great-grandchildren; three sister-in-laws, Loretta Bottin and Arlene Carter, and Loretta Amsden; and many nieces and nephews. Marv is preceded in death by his parents; and two brothers, Edward and Ervin. Blessed be the memory of Marv Bottin.