Ursula Marie Ma, 79, died Feb. 8, 2011, at VNA Hospice House in Vero Beach.
She was born in Goslar, Germany, and lived in Vero Beach since the 1970s.
She came to the United States in 1957 and was naturalized in 1963.
Before retirement, she was a registered nurse at hospitals in New Jersey.
She was a Red Cross volunteer in Vero Beach and a member of the VNA and Hospice Foundation Nightingale Society and First Church of God.
She graduated with distinction in theory and practice of medical and surgical nursing from Hillingdon Uxbridge Hospital in London in 1955.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. John Y. Ma; and one brother.
Memorial contributions may be made to First Church of God, 1105 58th Ave., Vero Beach, FL 32966.
A memorial service will be at a later date.