IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Josephine
Marx
February 1, 1933 – November 15, 2025
Obituary
Josephine "Joby" Marx, 92, of Oshkosh, passed away on November 15, 2025.
She was born Josephine Gamsky on February 1, 1933, to Letta and Edward Gamsky. Her nickname, "Joby," was affectionately given by her toddler brother, Ned, who couldn't yet pronounce "Josephine."
Joby graduated from Oshkosh High School with the Class of 1950, where she was elected Homecoming Queen. She went on to attend Northwestern University's nursing school in Chicago, living there for three years while completing her training. After earning her degree, she returned to Oshkosh and began a 35-year career as a nurse at Winnebago State Mental Health Hospital/Wisconsin Resource Center.
Joby was known for her deep compassion and unwavering commitment to helping others. After retiring, she began volunteering at the Oshkosh Area Humane Society, walking dogs several times a week for more than a decade. She also played a key role in the fundraising efforts that led to the Humane Society's relocation to its current Shelter Ct. location in 2005. Over the span of 30 years, she fostered many dogs and cats—often adopting those who weren't placed and welcoming them into her home as her own. She continued volunteering well into her 80s.
Joby lived life with a spirited and eccentric charm. She had a great sense of humor and loved to laugh, always ready for an adventure and up for anything. She was known to "take a bath" in the lake at her son Ed's lake house and happily pick weeds in nearby fields to blend into her smoothies—much to the amusement of her family. She enjoyed reading, swimming at the YMCA, biking, hiking, cross-country skiing, and traveling to visit family across the country. Her joyful, fun-loving nature brought warmth and laughter wherever she went.
In 2018, Joby was diagnosed with dementia, and she was cared for with great affection by the staff at Lakeshore Manor and the Hospice Moments nurses.
Joby is survived by her children, Martha Marx, Ed (Kim) Marx and Cricket (Eileen Usher) Marx; her grandchildren, Jessica, Sam, Taylor, Elijah and Jeb; and her great-grandchildren, Leni, Inez, Isaiah, Otto, Oliver, Vera and Beau. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Hannah (John) Berger; and her husband, Donald Marx.
Services will be announced at a later date.
The family extends a heartfelt thank-you to Hospice Moments and the staff at Lakeshore Manor, and to all who knew and loved Joby. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Oshkosh Area Humane Society.
She was born Josephine Gamsky on February 1, 1933, to Letta and Edward Gamsky. Her nickname, "Joby," was affectionately given by her toddler brother, Ned, who couldn't yet pronounce "Josephine."
Joby graduated from Oshkosh High School with the Class of 1950, where she was elected Homecoming Queen. She went on to attend Northwestern University's nursing school in Chicago, living there for three years while completing her training. After earning her degree, she returned to Oshkosh and began a 35-year career as a nurse at Winnebago State Mental Health Hospital/Wisconsin Resource Center.
Joby was known for her deep compassion and unwavering commitment to helping others. After retiring, she began volunteering at the Oshkosh Area Humane Society, walking dogs several times a week for more than a decade. She also played a key role in the fundraising efforts that led to the Humane Society's relocation to its current Shelter Ct. location in 2005. Over the span of 30 years, she fostered many dogs and cats—often adopting those who weren't placed and welcoming them into her home as her own. She continued volunteering well into her 80s.
Joby lived life with a spirited and eccentric charm. She had a great sense of humor and loved to laugh, always ready for an adventure and up for anything. She was known to "take a bath" in the lake at her son Ed's lake house and happily pick weeds in nearby fields to blend into her smoothies—much to the amusement of her family. She enjoyed reading, swimming at the YMCA, biking, hiking, cross-country skiing, and traveling to visit family across the country. Her joyful, fun-loving nature brought warmth and laughter wherever she went.
In 2018, Joby was diagnosed with dementia, and she was cared for with great affection by the staff at Lakeshore Manor and the Hospice Moments nurses.
Joby is survived by her children, Martha Marx, Ed (Kim) Marx and Cricket (Eileen Usher) Marx; her grandchildren, Jessica, Sam, Taylor, Elijah and Jeb; and her great-grandchildren, Leni, Inez, Isaiah, Otto, Oliver, Vera and Beau. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Hannah (John) Berger; and her husband, Donald Marx.
Services will be announced at a later date.
The family extends a heartfelt thank-you to Hospice Moments and the staff at Lakeshore Manor, and to all who knew and loved Joby. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Oshkosh Area Humane Society.
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