Funk was born in Las Vegas, New Mexico, in 1939 and grew up in Taos, New Mexico. Her parents owned a
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As a high school student, Funk wanted to take courses such as mechanical drawing and auto mechanics, but because she was a girl, she was permitted to take only courses such as home economics. Frustrated, … See more

At 20 years old, Funk became a professional aviator. Her first job was at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, as a civilian flight instructor of noncommissioned and commissioned officers of the United States Army. Funk was the firs… See more