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Norma Cottman Obituary

Norma C. Cottman of Rockville, MD, passed away on Thursday, February 13, 2025.
Beloved wife of the late George L. Cottman for 48 years; loving mother of Linda Riley (husband, Alfred) and Kathy Cottman; loving sister of John Sullivan and the late Virginia Sullivan Atwater; loving grandmother of Shauna Fuhs (husband, Conor), Timothy, Nicholas, Danielle Glashoff (husband, Garrett), and Elaina Fuster. She is also survived by her great grandchildren, Camden, Sawyer, and Farrah Fuhs, and Riley Glashoff. Friends will be received at PUMPHREY'S COLONIAL FUNERAL HOME, 300 W. Montgomery Ave, Rockville, MD, on Monday, March 3, 2025 from 12 noon until the time of the funeral service beginning at 1 p.m. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery will be held at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Montgomery Hospice & Prince George's Hospice, 1355 Piccard Drive, Suite 100, Rockville, MD 20850.
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Published by The Washington Post on Feb. 27, 2025.

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Robert A. Pumphrey Funeral Homes Inc. - Rockville

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