Marina Gottschalk, a reporter and facilitator,  passed away on December 26th, 2022

after a valiant fight against cancer.  She was 76.

Marina was born in Shanghai, China in 1946 and at the age of 2 was brought to Oakland,

California by her late parents, Fritz and Irma Gottschalk.

After graduating from Merritt College with a degree in journalism she joined the Oakland

Tribune and eventually became the columnist in charge for Action Line.  This column

helped readers contend with and solve issues in their lives.

After the sale and subsequent merger of the Tribune Marina settled in at 

Inform Public Relations as their facilitator and scribe for Community Advisory

Panel (CAPS) meetings between industrial sites and their neighbors.

Marina had been a lifelong member of Temple Beth Abraham in Oakland and was 

quite involved with them for many years.  She is survived by her cousins, Daniel and

David Fink, as well as many colleagues and friends that she collected throughout

her career and many social engagements.

Marina's burial was held on January 5th, 2023 at Gan Shalom Cemetery in

Briones, California.  It was thoughtfully officiated by Rabbi Mark Bloom and 

was well attended despite a driving rain storm.

A Celebration of Life will be held at Zio Fraedo's restaurant in Pleasant Hill, CA

at noon on January 28th.

If desired, donations can be made to Sinai Memorial Chapel, Hospice of the East Bay

or Temple Beth Abraham, all of whom assisted in Marina's care.

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