Vera Adeline (Smith) Nissen

Vera Adeline (Smith) Nissen, 94, died on Tuesday May 12, in Kirkland, Washington.

Vera was the last surviving child of twelve children born to Warren and Marie (Siegel) Smith. She graduated from Lind High School in 1937 and subsequently moved to Spokane to continue her education. She went on to become the secretary to the president of the Inland Empire Biscuit Company in Spokane and later moved to Ritzville, where she joined the office staff of the Ritzville schools.

Vera and Robert W. Nissen were married in 1953 and eventually located to the family farm in Lind. The couple had two children, R...