Christine M. "Tina" Gottschall

Christine M. "Tina" Gottschall obituary, Columbia, PA

Christine M. "Tina" Gottschall

Christine Gottschall Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Clyde W Kraft Funeral Home - Columbia on Jul. 14, 2025.

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Tina's legacy of love, quiet strength, and gentle resilience will live forever in the hearts of those blessed to have known her.
Funeral services: Clyde W. Kraft Funeral Home, Inc., 519 Walnut St., Columbia, on Saturday, July 19, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. friends may call at the funeral home one hour prior to the service.
Interment will be private at Fort Indiantown Gap National Cemetery.
Christine "Tina" M. Gottschall, 72, of Marietta, passed peacefully on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, at Lancaster General Hospital. She was the wife of the late Randy L. Gottschall. They would have joyfully celebrated 50 years of marriage this past June.
Born in Columbia, she was the cherished daughter of the late Christian S. and Naomi Wall Miller. Tina was a devoted mother, a treasured friend, and a gentle soul whose kindness and warmth touched all who knew her.
After more than 30 years of dedicated service, she retired from Donegal Mutual Insurance Company. Tina was known for her resilient spirit, her laughter that brightened rooms, and the deep compassion she showed to family, friends, and strangers alike.
She was a remarkable mother to Lisa M. Gottschall of Lancaster and Donald L. Lucas, Jr. of Marietta. Tina fought with unwavering strength to remain by her children's side, sustained by their love and guided by a faith that gently carried her until God called her home.
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents and her three sisters, as well as other beloved souls who embraced her gently into everlasting peace.
Funeral services will be held from the Clyde W. Kraft Funeral Home, Inc., 519 Walnut St., Columbia, on Saturday, July 19, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. with Rev. Kelly Jo Singleton officiating. Friends may call at the funeral home one hour prior to the service. Interment will be private at Fort Indiantown Gap National Cemetery.
Please omit flowers. Contributions in Tina's memory may be made to The Pet Pantry of Lancaster, honoring the comfort and joy animals brought to her heart.
Tina's legacy of love, quiet strength, and gentle resilience will live forever in the hearts of those blessed to have known her.

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