Stanley Mettler

1934 - 2019  (84 years)

• Name	Stanley Mettler
  Nickname	Stan
  Born	7 Apr 1934	McPherson County, South Dakota, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	6 Mar 2019	Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
  Buried	Wall Cemetery, Wall, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I104293	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	6 Sep 2019

  
  

  Father	Gustave Mettler,   b. 27 Feb 1907, Odessa Township, McPherson County, South Dakota, USA ,   d. 6 Sep 1993, South Dakota, USA  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Martha Opp,   b. 28 Jun 1910, Eureka, McPherson County, South Dakota, USA ,   d. 8 Aug 2002, Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA  (Age 92 years)
  Married	28 Feb 1929	Eureka, McPherson County, South Dakota, USA
  Family ID	F26261	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alice Heiser
  Married	22 Feb 1957	Herreid, Campbell County, South Dakota, USA
  Children	1. Stewart Mettler   2. Tina Mettler
  Last Modified	6 Sep 2019
  Family ID	F46024	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S927] Obituary. Stan Mettler was born to Gust and Martha (Opp) Mettler at the family farm in McPherson County, near Eureka, South Dakota on April 7, 1934. Stan served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War from 1953-1955, and was united in marriage to Alice Heiser on February 22, 1957, in Herreid, South Dakota. Stan and Alice had two children, Stewart and Tina. Stan?s immense love of retail business was evident throughout his life. While living in Bowdle, South Dakota, he was employed at the Red Owl store. After a move to Rapid City, in 1958, he became Produce Manager at the west-side and east-side Safeway stores, and also co-owned Laughlin Cleaners. Stan and Alice purchased the Jack & Jill Store on Main Street in Wall, in 1968, and several years later built Stan?s Jack & Jill on South Boulevard. In 1978 they sold the grocery store and purchased Wall Trading Post on Main Street, later building the Buffalo Gift Shop. Along with retail business, he loved the New York Yankees, and Thoroughbred horse racing. A passion for the ponies won him numerous horse racing awards in Arizona, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Minnesota, Kentucky, Louisiana, California, and Illinois. Stan loved America and his family, and was very proud of his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Stan was a member of the Wall United Methodist Church, a lifetime member of the American Legion Post, Western South Dakota Buckaroos and Wall Medical Board. He also coached softball for the Wall Drive Inn Softball Team. He is survived by his wife, Alice of Rapid City, son Stewart (Rhonda) Mettler of Wall, South Dakota, and daughter Tina (Calvin) Carstensen of Lusk, Wyoming; four grandchildren - Emily Carstensen of Rapid City, Kate LaRue of Colorado Springs, Colorado, Benjamin Carstensen of Casper, Wyoming, and Charlsie Mettler of Wall; four great-grandchildren; three sisters - Ramona Jackels, Carol Jung, and Vera Mettler; five brothers - Merle Mettler, Fred Mettler, Richard Mettler, Van Mettler, and Blake Mettler; and a host of other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, sister Marlene Skie and brother Dwight Mettler. A memorial is established to the Westhills Village Foundation. Visitation will be held 2-4 p.m. on Sunday, March 10 at the United Methodist Church in Wall. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. on Monday, March 11, at the United Methodist Church in Wall with Dave Olson and Pastor Russell Masartis officiating. Interment with military honors will be at the Wall Cemetery.