Ruth E. Kisling Karpf, 92, died Dec. 20, 2011, at her home.
She was born in Castana, Iowa and lived in Vero Beach for 31 years, coming from Houston.
She was an Army veteran (WAAC) serving during World War II.
She was a 1950 graduate of Rutgers University in Newark, N.J.
Before retirement, she served as the secretary to the Chief of the Space Environmental Division at NASA in Houston, where she worked for 20 years.
She volunteered for many years with the United Way in Vero Beach.
She was of the Jewish faith and a member of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Vero Beach.
Survivors include numerous nieces and nephews.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (make checks out to UUFVB Endowment), 372 W. Temple Ct. S.W., Vero Beach FL 32968.
Visitation will be from 2 to 3 p.m. Jan. 6 at Aycock Funeral Home, Fort Pierce, followed by a celebration of life service at 3 p.m. officiated by Rev. Scott Alexander.
Interment will follow in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.
A guestbook is available at www.aycock-hillcrest.com.