Stanley Robert Mettler

1926 - 2011  (84 years)

• Name	Stanley Robert Mettler
  Born	5 Aug 1926	Lodi, San Joaquin County, California, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	14 Jan 2011	Lodi, San Joaquin County, California, USA   [2]
  Buried	25 Jan 2011	Lodi Memorial Cemetery, Lodi, San Joaquin County, California, USA   [3]
  Person ID	I168381	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2014

  
  

  Father	Henry F. Mettler,   b. 21 Jan 1889, Menno, Hutchinson County, South Dakota, USA ,   d. 15 Jul 1966, Lodi, San Joaquin County, California, USA  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Erna I. Jungebluth,   b. 23 Feb 1891, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 24 Dec 1969, Lodi, San Joaquin County, California, USA  (Age 78 years)
  Married	Abt 1911
  Family ID	F55213	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Janet C. Reimer
  Children	1. Marc Stanley Mettler   2. Keith Henry Mettler   3. Stephen Mettler   4. Michael Mettler
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F66728	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S410] California Marriage Index, 1960 - 1985, (www.ancestry.com). Name: Stanley Robert Mettler Birth Date: 5 Aug 1926 Gender: Male Mother's Maiden Name: Jungeblut Birth County: San Joaquin [S888] Social Security Death Index 1935 - Current, (www.ancestry.com). Name: Stanley Robert Mettler SSN: 570-32-4243 Last Residence: 95240 Lodi, San Joaquin, California, United States of America Born: 5 Aug 1926 Died: 14 Jan 2011 State (Year) SSN issued: California (Before 1951) [S927] Obituary. Stanley R Mettler (August 15, 1926 - January 14, 2011) Stanley was called home to be with his Lord and Savior on January 14th, 2011. Born and raised in Lodi to the late Henry and Ema Mettler on August 5th, 1926. He was the 8th of 11 siblings. He attended local schools until he answered the call to serve his country in the U.S. Navy during th Second World War. Upon his return he met and later married "The best woman in the world", Janet C. Reimer on March 30th, 1952. They settled on the family farm where they raised four sons while maintaining a dairy, wine grapes, and later sweet corn. During his down time (Stoney) could be found on the delta where he and his brothers fished until they felt they fished it out. He was an advocate of sports. In his youth, he played baseball with his brothers and were just one shy of having their own team. That same team was inducted to the Lodi Sports Hall of Fame in 1978. He took great pride in being a past president of the Tokay Athletic Club. Stanley is survived by is wife of 58 years, three brothers (Hubert, Charlie, and Lloyd), and tow sisters (Viola Racer and Marilyn Culbertson), his four sons Marc (Norma), Keith (Jackie), Stephen (Jody), all of Lodi, and Michael (Alison) of Arroyo Grande, six grandchildren (Sherry, Matthew, Doug, Shawn, Ryne, and Nick), and three great-grandchildren (Reilly, Neely, and Aurora). In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by four brothers (Raymond, Irvin, Vernon, Richard) and one sister (Laura Quaschnick), also one grandchild (Andrew). Stanley had many physical challenges in his life but he always got the best of care. He appreciated any and all caregivers who attended him. Stanley was a lifelong member of Zion Reformed Church. A graveside service will be held at Lodi Cemetery, 5750 E. Pine St., on January 25th at 2:30 p.m. with Pastor Matt Duerr officiating. At the family's request there is no visitation. Memorial contributions may be made to Zion Reformed Church.