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Nora Switala Obituary
Nora Switala, age 85, of Cottage Grove, MN passed away peacefully on July 24, 2024 with her loving family by her side.
Funeral Service will be 11 AM on Tuesday, July 30, 2024 at Kok Funeral Home, 7676 80th St. S., Cottage Grove with visitation from 10-11 AM. Interment to follow at Elmhurst Cemetery, St. Paul.
Nora is survived by daughter Sue (Tom) Hughes; daughter-in-law Kim Switala; grandsons Matthew (Marjorie) Hughes, Alexander (Madison) Hughes, and Benjamin (Lindsey) Hughes; great grandchildren Ethan, Oliver, Lillian, Chloe and Lucy; special sister-in-law Patsy Stotzheim; brother-in-law Donald Switala and several nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by parents Charles and Eleanor Stotzheim; husband Ray; son Mike and brother Ronald Stotzheim.
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