Robert W. Metz, 90

April 29, 2016

Robert W. Metz, 90, of Lancaster died Friday April 29, 2016 at Masonic Village in Elizabethtown. Born in Lancaster, PA he was the husband of the late Theresa B. (Sagerer) Metz and the son of the late Joseph C. and Anna E. (Rudisill) Metz.

He attended Lancaster Catholic High School and went onto attend Stevens Technical School in Lancaster. He worked at the former Hamilton Watch Co. for over 47 years, retiring in 1990.

Robert was a member of St. Leo the Great Catholic Church, Lancaster.
He loved singing and sang as a young man on the radio and also enjoyed woodcarving, oil painting and playing golf.

He is survived by a son, Robert W. Metz and his wife Linda of Lancaster; 2 daughters, Theresa A. Warner and her husband Michael of Lancaster and Nancy E. Savage and her husband Neil of Mount Joy; 6 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren. In addition to his wife Theresa, he was preceded in death by his siblings, Joseph C. Metz, Jr., Eugene W. Metz and Arlene Metz Garner.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11AM on Friday, May 6, 2016 at St. Leo the Great Catholic Church, 2427 Marietta Ave, Lancaster, with the Rev. Peter I. Hahn as Celebrant. Family and friends will be received prior to the mass from 10AM-11AM. Burial will follow in St. Joseph New Catholic Cemetery.

Kindly omit flowers. Memorial contributions in Robert’s memory may be made to St. Leo the Great Catholic Church at the above address.