From FamilySearch (via SteveMorse.org), here is the record extract for the marriage of daughter Thelma Deutsch in 1931, which gives Gussie's maiden name as Thirman:
Name: Charles FriedbergEvent Type: MarriageEvent Date: 21 Jun 1931Event Place: Manhattan, New York, New York, United StatesEvent Place (Original): Manhattan, New York, New YorkGender: MaleAge: 28Marital Status: SingleRace: WhiteBirth Year (Estimated): 1903Birthplace: New York CityFather's Name: Harris FriedbergMother's Name: Celia NeuwirthSpouse's Name: Thelma DeutschSpouse's Gender: FemaleSpouse's Age: 25Spouse's Marital Status: SingleSpouse's Race: WhiteSpouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1906Spouse's Birthplace: Hazelton, Penn.Spouse's Father's Name: Daniel DeutschSpouse's Mother's Name: Gussie ThirmanReference ID: cn 15014GS Film Number: 1684265
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Michele Lock
Lock/Lak/Lok and Kalon in Zagare/Joniskis, Lithuania
Olitsky in Alytus, Suwalki, Poland/Lithuania
Gutman/Goodman in Czestochowa, Poland
Lavine in Trenton, New Jersey and Lida/Minsk gub., Belarus