Mariellen Switch Obituary (1962 - 2023)

MARIELLEN FONASH SWITCH WALNUT COVE - Mariellen Fonash Switch, 60, left this earthly life Wednesday, July 5, 2023, at home surrounded by her loving family. A native of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Mariellen lived in Wyoming and California, before moving to North Carolina where she spent time in Waynesville and Wilmington. She was a labor delivery nurse who dedicated her life to caring for mothers and babies. She and her husband relocated to Walnut Cove in March 2023. Mariellen was an outdoor enthusiast who loved biking and gardening, and was a talented decorator. She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother who always put her family first. Mariellen was preceded in death by her father William Fonash. Surviving are her husband, of 32 years, Samuel Kent Switch; daughters and sons-in-law, Taylor Marie and Andrew Besu , of Fort Mill, SC, and Shannon Margaret Switch, of Charlotte, NC; grandson, Charlie Besu; mother, Yvonne Taylor Fonash; brothers and sister-in-law, John and Becky Fonash, of South Bend, IN, Joe Fonash, and sister and brother-in-law, Margaret Mary and Keith Munsell, all of PA. Memorials may be made to March of Dimes, to help support mothers and babies, or the American Cancer Society, to help fund further research in head and neck cancers. The family wishes to thank Mountain Valley Hospice for Mariellen's end of life care and UNC Chapel Hill Hospitals for her overall care throughout her diagnosis. A memorial service will be held at a future date. Colonial Funeral Home Stokes Chapel in Sandy Ridge is serving the family. Online condolences may be offered at www.colonialfh.net.