Thelma Mae Metzger
Thelma Mae Metzger, age 84 of Wainwright, died at Union Hospital in Dover on Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018.
Born in Wainwright on Nov. 7, 1933, Thelma was the daughter of the late John and Fanny J. (Davis) Swaldo.
After graduating from Tuscarawas High School in 1951, Thelma worked at the former Joy Manufacturing, where she met her future husband. She married Raymond G. Metzger on Nov. 20, 1960, and continued her employment until she and Raymond were blessed with the birth of their two children, Roger and Rhonda. Then she became a full-time homemaker.
Thelma was a lifelong member of Sharon Moravian Church, where she participated in the Women’s Fellowship. She also loved “hillbilly” music, especially Vince Gill. Her other interests included watching the Cleveland Indians and supporting her family.
Thelma’s family includes her husband, Raymond of Wainwright; her children, Rhonda (Michael) Reed of New Philadelphia and Roger (Amy) Metzger of Dover; her grandchildren, Kayla Metzger and Calvin, Nolan and Clara Reed; her siblings, Grace Swaldo of New Philadelphia and Fred (Donna) Swaldo of Uhrichsville; and her sister-in-law, Marilyn Swaldo of Dover.
In addition to her parents, Thelma was preceded in death by her siblings, John (Dorothy) Swaldo, Beatrice (Dan) Hutson, Gladys (Max) Schaar and Lloyd Swaldo.
The Rev. Lloyd Gooden will officiate a funeral service for Thelma on Friday, Aug. 24, beginning at 11 a.m. in the Linn-Hert-Geib Funeral Home & Crematory at New Philadelphia. Burial will immediately follow the service in Evergreen Burial Park at New Philadelphia. Friends are invited to the Geib Family Center following the committal service for fellowship and a luncheon with Thelma’s family.
Memorial contributions in Thelma’s memory may be directed to Sharon Moravian Church, P.O. Box 385, Tuscarawas, OH 44682.
Those wishing to do so may send the family a personal condolence and light a candle in remembrance of Thelma by visiting the funeral home's website at www.geibcares.com.