- Date Of Birth: May 14, 1927
- Date Of Death: October 22, 2021
- State: Indiana
George Knoll Metz, 94, of South Bend, Indiana passed away peacefully on Friday, October 22, 2021. George was born on May 14, 1927, in Chicago, Illinois to the late John and Josephine (Knoll) Metz. Also preceding him in death was a son, James Metz.
On July 23, 1955, he married his loving wife, Rosemary B. Piechocki. George is survived by his wife; daughter Jan (Rick) Verwilst of Niles, Michigan; son Joe (Kim) Metz of South Bend, Indiana; daughter-in-law Donna Metz of South Bend, Indiana; seven grandchildren Fr. Bradley Metz, C.S.C., Christie (Steve) Hough, Ann (Daniel) Driscoll, Laura (Matt) Perron, Vince (Kaitlin) Metz, Samantha (Charlie) Carlin and Andrew (Sydney) Verwilst; eight great-grandchildren Gavin Hough, Wyatt Hough, Julia Driscoll, Jack Driscoll, Luke Driscoll, Nora Perron, Nolan Perron and Owen Perron; his brother John (Jackie) Metz of Carmel, Indiana; and a special niece Maria (Roger) Nawrot of South Bend, Indiana along with their daughters Leigh Ann (Brad) Lunz and Courtney (Nick) Hintz and their children Gabriella Hintz, Collin Hintz and Avery Lunz. George was dearly devoted to family and cherished all of his nieces, nephews and their children.
George served in the United States Navy and Navy Reserves during W.W. II. George retired from Bendix/Allied-Signal, where he was employed as a Draftsman. He was also a Designer at the former Studebaker Corporation and had worked for Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan.
