Virginia L. “Ginny” Gossman, 86 of Aspers, PA formerly of Baltimore, MD passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, October 2, 2026 surrounded by her loving family.
Born December 28, 1939 in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Michael J. & Virginia E. (Marvel) Reed.
Ginny is survived by her beloved and devoted husband of 57 years, Frederick A. “Fred” Gossman.
Ginny was multitalented and worked several different jobs over the years. She was a telephone operator for C&P Telephone in Baltimore and also did office work, retail sales and was an animal lover, working as a dog groomer. Her favorite job was a stay at home mom raising her three children.
Ginny enjoyed her vacations to Cape May, NJ, listening to music, watching cowboy shows and World War II movies. She loved to dance, and in her younger days dancing with her husband, everyone called them Ginny Rogers and Fred Astaire.
In addition to her husband Fred, Ginny is survived by two children: Richard W. “Rick” Dosch and his wife Beth of Aspers, PA and Deb Dorbert and her husband Bryan of Littlestown, PA, six grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, three great-great-grandchildren and her brother Frank Reed of Essex, MD.
She was predeceased by a son, Frank Dosch, Jr., sister, Elizabeth “Betty” Milstred and two brothers, John and Charles Reed.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, October 12, 2026 at St. Aloysius Catholic Church, 29 South Queen Street, Littlestown, PA with Fr. C. Anthony Miller, celebrant. Interment will follow the Mass in the Evergreen Cemetery in Gettysburg, PA.
A Viewing will be held on Sunday, October 11, 2026 from 2-4 p.m. at the Monahan Funeral Home in Gettysburg, PA.
In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the Adams County SPCA, 11 Goldenville Road, Gettysburg, PA 17325.
Online tributes and condolences can be made at the funeral home’s website.
