Vera married Albert Adrian Dick on 31 May 1911, the same day Titanic was launched. The couple boarded Titanic in Southampton returning to Canada after their honeymoon. Vera was rescued in her nightgown and kimono and among the jewellry lost in the disaster was a heart shaped ruby that is claimed to have been the inspiration for the "Heart of the Ocean" in the 1997 film. Mrs. Dick claimed to hear the band play "Nearer My God To Thee" as the ship went down.

Vera would go on to be a well known vocalist in the Calgary area. Albert passed away in 1970 and Vera in 1973. The couple were survivied by their daughter Gilda.