Vesta Vae Kern

Vesta Vae Kern, 95, of Tipton, Iowa, passed away Friday, December 26, 2014 in Cedar Manor Nursing Home, Tipton. Memorial services will be held on Friday, January 2, 2015 at 1:00 pm, Fry Funeral Home, Tipton. Interment will follow in Red Oak Cemetery with her grandchildren as her pallbearers. Visitation will be held from noon until the time of the service at Fry's. A memorial fund has been established for the Tipton Senior Dining Center and the Cedar County Historical Society. Vesta, daughter of Gerald Draper and Ruth Erma Little Crispin, was born on January 18, 1919 in the Red Oak Township, Cedar County, Iowa. Vesta was a 1937 graduate of the Tipton High School and attended Iowa State University and the Business College in Waterloo. On November 2, 1940 Vesta was united in marriage Clarence "Hank" W. Kern in the Red Oak Presbyterian Church. She was a member of the Tipton United Methodist Church, Tipton Senior Dining Center, Cedar County Historical Society, Open Prairie Chapter DAR, Ida Mansfield Kings daughters, Tipton Study Club, Tipton Women's Club, Tipton Senior Center, Rebekah Lodge, American Legion Auxiliary, Priscilla Circle of UMW, VFW Auxiliary, OES, National Notary Association, National Secretaries, Staff Council of U of I and it's executive board, Senior Center Board, Nutrition Council, Cedar County Task Force, Volunteered at VA Hospital, Cedar Manor and Senior Center. She enjoyed playing cards, belong to several bridge clubs, good jokes, reading and most of all, her family and friends. Vesta retired from the University of Iowa as an Administrative Assistant with the College of Nursing. Vesta is survived by her children; Craig W. Kern (Sandi) of Estes Park, Colorado, Gerri Scherer of Guttenberg, Iowa, Bruce Kern (Myrl Ann) of Mechanicsville, Iowa; grandchildren, Scott (Charlotte) Scherer, Sara (Dave) Wendt, Michael (Alisa) Kern, Daniel Kern, Zachary (Amanda) Kern, Darcie (Rob) Bahr, thirteen great grandchildren, sister-in-law, Pat Crispin and several nieces and nephews. Vesta was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence (Hank) Kern, three brothers, Carl Crispin, Max Crispin and Clyde Crispin, sister, Rosemyrta Heick.