Vera Kruckenberg, 92, passed away peacefully in her home on April 8, 2021, in Great Bend, Kan. Vera was born to Harold and Mabel (Gibson) Easley on July 22, 1928, in rural Greenwood County, Kan., and spent most of her years growing up in Lyons, Kan. After graduating from high school, she moved to Great Bend to work at Wadell Electric Company.