Gotha, Marjorie

Birth

Marjorie Gotha was born on Oct. 28, 1914 in Albany to the late William Gotha and Bessie Hallenbeck Gotha.

Marriage & Children

Marjorie Gotha married Russell Zadok Nasholds. Their daughters were:

• Gail Kirchner of Ocala, Fla.
• Linda Reville of Mooresville, N.C.;

Death

Marjorie Minnie Gotha Nasholds who died on March 4, 2012. Mrs. Nasholds died at the Inn at Quail Haven Village, in Pinehurst, N.C.

Obituary

Marjorie Minnie Gotha Nasholds

BERNE — A funeral service will be held on Saturday, April 14, for Marjorie Minnie Gotha Nasholds who died on March 4, 2012. She was a longtime church organist who moved around the country with her family, but never forgot her roots in Albany County.

“She was pleasant, determined, always looked on the bright side of everything, right till the end,” said her daughter, Gail Kirchner, soon after her death.

Mrs. Nasholds died at the Inn at Quail Haven Village, in Pinehurst, N.C. She was 97.

She was born on Oct. 28, 1914 in Albany to the late William Gotha and Bessie Hallenbeck Gotha. She is survived by two daughters: Gail Kirchner of Ocala, Fla. and Linda Reville of Mooresville, N.C.; five grandchildren: Robert, Molly, and Rebecca Reville; and Chad and Amy Goetz; and seven great-grandchildren.

A funeral service, with arrangements by the Fredendall Funeral Home in Altamont, will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday at the Helderberg Lutheran Church in Berne followed by an interment in Woodlawn Cemetery in Berne.

Altamont Enterprise - April 12, 2012

Marjorie Minnie Gotha Nasholds: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice

Daily Star, The (Oneonta, NY) - Saturday, March 10, 2012

Deceased Name: Marjorie Minnie Gotha Nasholds

PINEHURST, N.C. -- Marjorie Minnie Gotha Nasholds, 97, died on Sunday, March 4, 2012, at the Inn at Quail Haven Village.

She was born on Oct. 28, 1914, in Albany, to the late William Gotha and Bessie Hallenbeck Gotha.

She is survived by two daughters, Gail Kirchner of Ocala, Fla., and Linda Reville of Mooresville, N.C.; five grandchildren, Robert, Molly and Rebecca Reville and Chad and Amy Goetz; and seven great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be at a date to be determined by the family at the Helderberg Lutheran Church, Berne, followed by interment in Woodlawn Cemetery, Berne. Visit FredendallFuneralHome.com.

Copyright 2012, The Daily Star / Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc. (CNHI). All Rights Reserved.

Additional Media

William Gotha 50th Anniversary - Altamont Enterprise — November 22, 1963

COMMUNITY NOTE

Mrs. Marjorie Nasholds, a former Berne resident and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Gotha, has received her professional certificate in church management at the American Unversity in Washington, D. C. She is presently a secretary in Wesley-Theological Seminary in Washington, D. C.

Catherine and Kenny Gotha of West Springfield Mass. have returned home after spending a week with their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. William Gotha

Altamont Enterprise - September 1, 1967

To Observe Golden Wedding Next Week

Mr. and Mrs. William Gotha of Berne will observe their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception on Thanksgiving Day from 4 to 7 p. m. at St. John's Lutheran church hall, 160 Central Ave., Albany.

Mr. and Mrs. Gotha were married in the parish house of St. John's on Nov. 26, 1913, by the late Rev. Oscar Krauch. Mrs. Gotha was formerly Bessie P. Hallenbeck of Albany. The Gothas have four children: Marjory Nasholds of Oneonta; William Jr. of West Springfield, Mass.; Millicent Boni of Latham, and Russell of Chicago; also 13 grandchildren.

A family dinner will be given on Thanksgiving Day by their children and grandchildren at the Tom Sawyer Restaurant.

The couple requests: "No gifts."

Altamont Enterprise - November 22, 1963

William Gotha, 73, Springfield vocalist: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice

Union-News (Springfield, MA) - Saturday, September 14, 1991

Deceased Name: William Gotha, 73, Springfield vocalist

William L. Gotha, 73, of 250 Poplar Ave., a well-known area barbershop-chorus and church singer, died Friday at Mercy Hospital in Springfield. He was an accountant for 36 years. He retired in 1983 after working for 21 years at Agway Inc. in Westfield. Before that, he worked for 15 years at International Harvester Corp. of Syracuse, N.Y., and West Springfield. He was a member of the Springfield Chordsmen, and was treasurer of the barbershop chorus for seven years. He was named barbershopper of the year in 1990.

Born in Albany, N.Y., he was an Army veteran of World War II. He was a graduate of Siena College in Loudonville, N.Y., where he received a bachelor's degree. He moved to West Springfield in 1960, and was a member of Mittineague Methodist Church and its choir. He also sang in the choirs of the Springfield Catholic Diocese and St. Thomas the Apostle Church.

He was also a committeeman of Boy Scout Troop 87 at St. Thomas's. He leaves his wife, the former Irene McGowan; two sons, William F. of Bradford and Kenan M. of West Springfield; a daughter, Kathleen M. Gotha of North Waterboro, Maine; a brother, Russell F. of Elk Grove, Ill.; two sisters, Marjorie Nasholds of Cooperstown, N.Y., and Millicent Boni of Margaretville, N.Y., and two granddaughters.

Another daughter, Anne Gotha, died in 1980.

The funeral will be Monday morning at Toomey-O'Brien Funeral Home and St. Thomas's Church, with burial in St. Thomas's Cemetery. Calling hours are Sunday afternoon and evening.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Joslin Diabetes Foundation, 1 Joslin Place, Boston, 02115, or the American Heart Association, 33 Fourth Ave., Needham, 02194.
@WILLIAM L. GOTHA
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Author: STAFF
Edition: AGAWAM/WEST SPRINGFIELD
Page: 6
Copyright, 1991, The Republican Company, Springfield, MA. All Rights Reserved. Used by NewsBank with Permission.

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