Joshua was born in Geneva, NY on August 7th, 1984. Joshua attended Penn Yan Academy. He enjoyed video games, hunting, fishing, glamping, grilling, his truck, motorcycles and attending rock concerts and mud bogs. Joshua also enjoyed spending time with his friends, family, and his daughter, Jazzmine and entertaining all her friends.
Joshua is survived by his wife of 14 years, Jessica (Dickerson) Gottshall, daughter, Jazzmine; siblings, Shawn (Terra) Gottshall, Lacey Gottshall, and Crystel (Chris) Hillman; father and mother in law, Pat and Laurie Trank; brothers in law, Derek and Jeremy (Leah) Trank; niece; Kendra; father, Richard Gottshall; and several aunts, uncles and cousins. Joshua was predeceased by his mother, Theresa Hamlin.
A gathering celebrating his life will be held at the Townsend Wood Funeral Chapel, 201 E. Elm St., Penn Yan, NY 14527 on Saturday, March, 2nd, 2019 from 2pm to 5pm. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to the families "Go Fund Me" page https://www.gofundme.com/josh039s-sea-burial-fund
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