Russell Edwin Scott, formerly of Clear Lake and Centuria Wisconsin, died on April 27th at the Willow Ridge Nursing Home at the age of 95.

The Black Brook native was born on June 16, 1914 to William Joseph and Anna Hall Scott. He was preceded in death by his parents and siblings: Howard Scott, Merton Scott, Mildred Scott Felland, Evalyn Scott Kerr, Robert Scott, Ronald Scott, and Joseph Scott. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Apolonia Dudzcak Scott (Pauline) and his six children: Joan Huseth and her husband John of Alexandria, MN; Bill and his wife Susan of Bowling Green, KY; Orea Assisi (formerly Anne Scott) of Taylors Falls, MN; John and his wife Connie of Chippewa Falls, WI; Paul and his wife Jessica of Rabun Gap, GA; and Mary Kurth and her husband Michael of Ketchikan, AK. He is also survived by grandchildren: Nathan Russell Scott of Winston-Salem, NC, Ryan Charles Scott of Fort Lawn, SC; Whitney Babb and her husband Kent of Kansas City, KS. Justin Lantz and his wife Barbara; Christian Lantz and wife Mary both of Eau Claire, Wisconsin; Dana Garland and her husband Michael of Franklin, TN and David Kurth of Fort Worth, Texas.

He grew up on a farm five miles southwest of Clear Lake in the township of Black Brook. He attended Liberty school and then remained home on the farm until he was 26 years old. In 1941 he went to Chicago to work at a structural steel shop as a welder. Then in 1942 he was drafted into the Armed Service and placed in the Infantry. He was stationed in Texas with the 90th Infantry Division, shipped to Wales, England and on June 6, 1944 was part of the Normandy Invasion. He was a double Purple Heart recipient and was honorably discharged on November 29, 1945.

On his return from the Service, he married Apolonia Dudczak (Pauline) and began his first of three careers. He purchased an 80 acre farm across the road from his father's farm. As a dairy farmer, he ranked 4th and 5th in herd production of milk in the Dairy Herd Improvement Association of Polk County. In 1956 he sold his herd and purchased a Pyrofax gas distributorship from the Clearol Oil Company in Clear Lake. He built up this client base and added furnace and air-conditioning installation to his workload. In 1966 he began his third career, this time as a poultry farmer. He and Pauline retired in 1979 and moved to Centuria, Wisconsin.

In Centuria, he began a 20 year retirement hobby of woodworking. He was well-known for making original artistic works of furniture which included: grandfather clocks, canes, chairs, tables, music cabinets, music stands, cedar chests, wine racks, toys, cradles, baby furniture and spinning wheels. Most of his art works are owned and cherished by his six children.

At the age of 90, he spearheaded the project of placing concrete headstones in Hazel Hill Cemetery, where his Grandfather Willis Scott was buried. He was most proud of the six children that he and his wife were able to raise.

He was baptized a Catholic and attended St. John's Catholic Church in Clear Lake, St. Patrick's Church in Centuria, and St. Joseph Catholic Church in Amery, Wisconsin. A mass of Christian Burial will take place at 11:00 a.m. on Monday May 3, 2010 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Amery, Wisconsin. There will be visitation for one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be at the Northern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Spooner, Wisconsin with military honors being rendered.