Cheryl Ann Metzger

Larchwood, IA Cheryl Ann Metzger, age 53 of Larchwood, IA passed away Tuesday, February 3rd 2009 at Dougherty Hospice House of Avera McKennan in Sioux Falls, SD. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 AM, Friday, February 6th at The Church of St. Mary in Larchwood, IA, with Father Jeff Schleisman as celebrant. Burial will follow at Larchwood Cemetery in Larchwood. Visitation will be Thursday, February 5th from 2:00 to 7:00 PM, with the family present from 5:00 to 7:00 PM at The Church of St. Mary in Larchwood. There will also be a 7:00 PM Vigil service at the church Thursday evening. Cheryl Ann Metzger was born October 11, 1955, to James & Ruth (Krier) Snyders. She attended St. Mary's Grade School in Larchwood, Iowa, where she was raised. In eighth grade she attended West Lyon Community School and graduated in 1973. She then attended Nettleton Business College in Sioux Falls, SD. Following graduation she was employed at Northwestern Bell as a Directory Assistance Operator. She moved to the Luverne area and was employed many years at Tuff Memorial Home in Hills, Minnesota. Cheryl moved back to Larchwood in 1991 while she was employed by the Lyon County Public Health Office as a Medical Secretary. Cheryl worked at McGreevy Clinic in Sioux Falls for 17 years where she made many lifelong friends. She was a member of the St. Mary's Catholic Church and belonged to the St. Rose Circle. She married her best friend, Mike Metzger, on July 6, 1999, and built a home in Larchwood where they enjoyed their time together. Cheryl and Mike enjoyed traveling, golfing, gardening, attending sporting events and spending time with their granddaughters. Grateful for having shared her life are her husband, Mike; two daughters, Megan (Brian) Doherty of Inwood and Shannon (Nick) Vanden Bosch of Larchwood; two sons, Jesse (Carrie) Boysen of Sioux Falls and Seth Boysen (special friend, Amber VanVeldhuizen) of Larchwood; two stepsons, Brock Metzger of Minneapolis and Brandon Metzger of Sioux Falls; two granddaughters, Tessa Boysen and Claire Vanden Bosch. Survivors also include her father and stepmother James and Lorraine Snyders of Sioux Falls; siblings, Mike (Glenda) Snyders of Sioux Falls, Larry Snyders (fiance Peggy McIntyre) of Sioux Falls, Shelley (Jeff) Gerber of Queen Creek, Arizona, Randy (Denise) Snyders of Rock Rapids, Iowa, Robin (John) Baranowski of Port Republic, Maryland, Joe (Deb) Snyders of Larchwood, and Sandi (Paul) Lundberg of Brandon, SD. Others to cherish her memory are her Metzger family, many aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews, and wonderful friends and neighbors. She was preceded in death by her mother, Ruth Snyders, brother, Mark Snyders, and grandparents, Paul and Clara Krier and Joseph and Lorena Snyders.