Harry A. 'Sonny' Metzger Jr.

Harry A. “Sonny” Met­zger Jr., 75, of Delaware went home to be with his Lord and Sav­ior Mon­day (Sept. 10, 2012) at Select Spe­cialty Hos­pi­tal in Colum­bus fol­low­ing an eight-year illness.

Born on Feb. 13, 1937, in Delaware, he was the son of the late Harry and Hazel Met­zger. A grad­u­ate of Willis High School in 1955, he was a life­long area res­i­dent. He worked 42 years for the Whirlpool Corp. in Mar­ion as a tool and die maker. Harry was proud that he was one of the first Whirlpool asso­ciates to be trained in their auto­CAD system.

A real gen­tle­man, he was kind, thought­ful and a good provider. He was a mem­ber of the Val­leyview Friends Church and enjoyed Bible stud­ies there as well as being a part of the men’s quar­tet. He loved to sing gospel songs and was a mem­ber of the Trav­el­ing Cho­rus at Cir­cleville Bible College.

With a pas­sion for cook­ing, no one could fla­vor dishes like Harry; his Christ­mas ham was sim­ply the best. He was a good man and provider, as well as a col­lec­tor of stamps and Wiz­ard of Oz items. He also favored the com­puter, search­ing the net or play­ing var­i­ous games. He was a hum­ble man and a won­der­ful hus­band, father and grandfather.

Those left to cher­ish his mem­ory include his beloved wife of 39 years, Karen (Downs); chil­dren, Harry III (Mary Sue) Met­zger of Delaware, Terry Jen­nings of Mar­ion, Larry (Marcene) Met­zger of Mar­ion, Jim (Pauline) Jen­nings of Mun­ford, Tenn., Angela Jen­nings (Jack) Puleo of St. Louis, Mo., Rebecca Fred­er­ick of Ray­mond and Rachel Met­zger (fiancé John Hores) of West­er­ville; 14 grand­chil­dren; five great-grandchildren; and brother, Cecil (Eleanor) Van­de­Bog­art of Marion.

He was also pre­ceded in death by his first wife, Gwen­dolyn Rose (Amlin); sec­ond wife, Mar­jorie Eliz­a­beth (Wise); and a brother and two sisters.

Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Thurs­day at the Sny­der Rod­man Funeral Cen­ter, 1510 W. William St., Delaware, where ser­vices will be held at 11 a.m. Fri­day with the Rev. Josh Walker and the Rev. Wal­lace White offi­ci­at­ing. Bur­ial will fol­low in Green Mound Ceme­tery in Kil­bourne. Friends and fam­ily are then invited back to the Sny­der Rod­man Com­mu­nity Room for a time of food and fellowship.

Memo­r­ial con­tri­bu­tions can be made to the National Kid­ney Foun­da­tion, 2800 Cor­po­rate Exchange Drive, Suite 260, Colum­bus, OH 43231–8617.

Con­do­lences may be expressed at snyderfuneralhomes.com.

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