Vera L. Hardung

Vera L. Hardung died at the age of 93 on Tuesday, Sept. 10, at her home in Mesquite, Nev.

She was born on April 21, 1920, to William and Marie Ehlers in Leigh, Neb.

Raised on a cattle and wheat ranch in Eastern Washington, she learned the value of hard work, a love of land and the outdoors. One of her life goals was to own her own ranch. She worked diligently and was able to buy a ranch near Grand Coulee before she was 30.

Vera used the same dedication to meet another important goal.

In 1943, she graduated from Washington State University as a pharmacist. She worked in a variety of towns in Ea...