Marvin Pater, age 98, of Lansing Minnesota, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 5, 2023, at Field Crest Care Center in Hayfield. Marvin was born on June 13, 1925, in Ashton, Iowa, to Gerrit and Gertrude (Vlaustuin) Pater. He was united in marriage to Kathleen “Katie” Higgins on August 31, 1946, at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa. They were married for 77 years.