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Bruce M. Mettler
Birth: Mar. 27, 1951
Eureka
McPherson County
South Dakota, USA
Death: Oct. 22, 2011
Bismarck
Burleigh County
North Dakota, USA
Bruce M. Mettler, age 60, of Mobridge, passed away Saturday, October 22, 2011, at St. Alexius Hospital in Bismarck, ND. Bruce was born March 27, 1951, in Eureka, SD, to Reuben and Anna (Opp) Mettler.
He attended country school in Petersburg Township and graduated from Eureka High School in 1969, and from Northern State College in 1974.
Bruce married Joyce Vetch, March 15, 1975, in Eureka. From this union they have three children, Charlotte, Chuck, and Carla.
The first year they lived in Redfield where Bruce worked for First National Bank. In 1976 he started to work for Production Credit Association in Aberdeen. In April 1977 the family moved to Selby. Bruce was the loan officer for PCA in the Selby Branch. In November 1985 the family moved to Mobridge where he became Branch Manager of Farm Credit Services. Bruce took a medical leave from work due to health reasons in September 1998.
Bruce liked baseball, playing softball, hunting, and fishing. He also collected different antiques, older firearms, and fishing tackle. Bruce did a lot of wood working and making different crafts and furniture. He enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren. He was a member of AN, Officer of Aberdeen Softball League, Selby Fire and Ambulance Departments, Selby Commercial Club, Selby Sportsmen Club, Mobridge Chamber of Commerce, and Mobridge Rotary Club.
Bruce is survived by his wife Joyce of Mobridge, SD; son Chuck (Nikki) Mettler of Watertown, SD; two daughters, Char Mettler and Carla Mettler both of Mobridge, SD; grandchildren Autumn, Jarrett, Brady, and Zander; mother, Anna Mettler of Eureka, SD; brother, Larry Mettler of Eureka, SD; sister, Phyllis (Lee) Lutz of Watertown, SD; and granddog, Mocha.
He is preceded in death by his father Reuben Mettler.
Funeral services for Bruce will be Wednesday, October 26, 2011, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Mobridge. Burial will be in the Eureka Cemetery under the direction of Kesling Funeral Home of Mobridge. Casketbearers are Chuck, Mike Mettler, Tim Borge, Zach Vetch, Mike Gauer, Don Bremer Jr., Alvin Gerlach, and Paul Vetch III.
Burial:
Eureka City Cemetery
Eureka
McPherson County
South Dakota, USA
Created by: Frankie
Record added: Oct 27, 2011
Find A Grave Memorial# 79384728
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1951 - 2011 (60 years)