" Arial; SimSun; language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"of Clarkston, died February 17, 2013 at 65 years of age. " Arial; "Beloved husband of Marianne; loving father of Dorothy (Don) Johnston and Stephanie (Joe) Dethloff; " Arial; "dearest grandfather of Aaron, Alex, Margaret, Abigail and Phillip. " Arial; "Special friend of David Witt. " Arial; "Also survived by brothers Gary and Chuck, sisters Pam, Patricia and Brenda, and step mother Sally. " Arial; "Preceded in death by his parents William and Dorothy Roberts and sister Bev. " Arial; "Vern was retired from the Pontiac Police Department. " Arial; "He was the owner of Southern Motors in Clarkston and was a champion T1 Waterford Corvette race car driver. " Arial; "He was also a member of the Kensington Church Orion Campus.