Marshallene Goodsell Koff was born on April 29, 1915 in Douglas, AZ to Thomas and Prebil Goodsell. After the death of her mother, Marshallene was raised from the age of two by her grandmother, Eva Marshall, who lived in Lordsburg. She graduated from Lordsburg High School in 1932 and began her business career at the WPA office in Lordsburg, as a clerk. She continued to work with the WPA until 1942, when she was asked to work as secretary to the commanding general of Bruns Army Hospital, Santa Fe, which served returning Bataan Death March survivors.
After the war, Marshallene returned to Lordsburg and worked with her future husband operating the local airport and later opening a lumber yard/building supply store, The Southwest Supply. Marcie continued to operate this business until 2012.
She was a founding and lifetime member of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority and long-time member of the First United Methodist Church. In 2012, Marcie endowed the Alan A. and Marshallene Koff Scholarship at the University of New Mexico Anderson School of Business and Management for women pursuing advanced degrees in business. In 2014 she created the Marshallene G. Koff-Manuel D. V. Saucedo Scholarship in Law at the UNM School of Law for women pursuing law careers.
Marcie was never blessed with children of her own, but created family through many dear friends. She is survived by four women whom she called her girls, Deana Craig (David), Louann Morgan Gigante, Sheryl White (Mark Petrie), and Lois Saucedo (Manuel).
Funeral service will be held at 10 o'clock Saturday January 2, 2016 at First United Methodist Church in Lordsburg with interment to follow at Mountain View Cemetery of Lordsburg.