ather and grandfather as his four grandchildren were the joy of his life. He loved living next to Carousel Preschool and Day Care, as he loved all children. Vern is survived by his wife, Tish Scott of Spirit Lake; children, Troy Scott, and his wife, Shelley, and their children, Alexa and Willow of Concord, North Carolina, and Kay Ward, and her husband, Garret, and their children, Colton and Logan of Jackson, Minnesota; brother, Bill Scott of Estherville; sisters, Mary Haugland of Spirit Lake, Shirley Crosby, and her husband, Paul of Spirit Lake, and Kay Schumacher, and her husband, Harlan of Milford; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Clarence and Gertrude.