Florence Carolyn (Mullen) Metzger died on Thursday, April 16. Born in Vineland, she was the daughter of Isaac T. and Annabelle Glover Mullen.
Mrs. Metzger graduated from Vineland High School, earned a bachelor's degree in elementary education from Beaver College in Pennsylvania, and taught in the Trenton and Bloomfield public schools. She married Frederick “Bud” Metzger in 1949 and they lived in East Orange, Bloomfield, and West Orange before settling in Livingston to raise their six children.
She was preceded in death by her husband; her son, Craig; and her siblings, Ruth, Joe, Woodrow, Hop, Mary, Whitney, Jane and Tom. She is survived by her children, Frederick Metzger of Parsippany, Ruth Vlaardingerbroek (Rudy) of Naples, Florida, Gary Metzger (Carol) of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Nancy Moriarty (Michael) of Edgewater, Maryland, Pam Holland of Owls Head, and Cindy Phillips (Stephen) of Lookout Mountain, Georgia; eight grandchildren; and many greatgrandchildren; and her brother, Roy Mullen of Vienna, Virginia.
A memorial service will be held at a later date. Interment will be in South Thomaston, Maine. To share a memory, go to www.bchfh.com.
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