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Martha Rosa von der Gathen, 82, passed away on 3 December 2021 after a brave battle with metastatic breast cancer.

Martha was born on July 13, 1939, to Rosa and Karl von der Gathen in Essen, Germany. In 1963, she made the life-changing decision to come to the United States to work as an au pair in Mt. Kisco, NY. Despite having little knowledge of English, she mastered the language quickly and decided to make …
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Miss you every single day, mama. I think you would want to know that Daddy also passed recently. If you ever find each …
Miss you every single day, mama. I think you would want to know that Daddy also passed recently. If…
Miss you every single day, mama. I think you would want to know …
I learned that Martha had passed away today, April 23, 2022. She was a wonderful and very talented lady.  I met her whe…
I learned that Martha had passed away today, April 23, 2022. She was a wonderful and very talented …
I learned that Martha had passed away today, April 23, 2022. She…
Martha, may you rest in peace, doing all of the things you love and maybe haven't been able to do for a while. I rememb…
Martha, may you rest in peace, doing all of the things you love and maybe haven't been able to do f…
Martha, may you rest in peace, doing all of the things you love …

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What were Martha's favorite books?
German Romanticism fascinated her the most, both academically and aesthetically. But…
German Romanticism fascinated her the most, both academically and aesthetically. But she also …
German Romanticism fascinated her the most, both academically and aesthetically. But she also enjoyed reading biographi…

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Born

July 13th, 1939
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Passed away

December 3rd, 2021
Norfolk, VA

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