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| Name: |
Clifford W. Metz
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| Birth Date & Death Date |
February 5th, 1922 - March 14th, 2010
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| Obituary: |
Morton - Clifford W. Metz, 88, of Morton, died at 5:20 p.m. Sunday, March 14, 2010, at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria.
He was born Feb. 5, 1922, in Trivoli to William and Matilda Metz. He married Beverly A. Farren on Nov. 5, 1945, in Rock Island, Ill. She preceded him in death on April 26, 2008. He also was preceded in death by one grandson and three sisters.
Surviving are one daughter, Patricia (Thomas) Olmstead of Morton; one grandson, Thomas Olmstead of Washington; one granddaughter, Rikki Olmstead of Morton; and two great-grandchildren, Troy Olmstead of Washington and Michael Kahne of Morton.
A member of American Legion Post 318 in Morton, he was a World War II Navy veteran, serving with the Seabees in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater.
Clifford worked as a temperature engineer at Pabst Brewing Co. in Peoria Heights from 1941 until his retirement in 1977.
He was a member of the Central Illinois Beagle Club; Kennel Lake Sportsman’s Club and Wilmor Sportsman’s Club, both in Morton; the Pabst Retirees Club and the Peoria Moose Lodge.
Clifford attended Grace Church in Morton.
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| Memorials: |
Grace Church, 1325 E. Jefferson St., P.O. Box 444, Morton, IL 61550
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| Cemetery: |
Hillcrest Memory Gardens
Washington Road
Morton, IL 61550 (map/driving directions)
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| Visitations: |
9:00AM to 10:30AM on Saturday, March 20th, 2010 at Knapp - Johnson Funeral Home (map/driving directions)
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| Services: |
10:30AM at Knapp - Johnson Funeral Home on Saturday, March 20th, 2010 (map/driving directions)
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