Kern County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Mettler, Alvin E. January 30 2005
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The Bakersfield Californian 
Alvin E. Mettler
10/25/1911 - 1/30/2005

Funeral services will be conducted by Peters Funeral Home for Alvin E. 
Mettler, age 93, on Saturday, February 5, 2005, at 2:00 p.m., at the Ebenezer 
Reformed Church, 235 James St., Shafter. Interment will follow at Shafter 
Memorial Park. Pastor Vernon Pollema will officiate at the service. Visitation 
will be Friday, February 4, 2-8 p.m. 

Alvin E. Mettler died January 30, 2005, in Shafter, California. He was born 
October 25, 1911, in Menno, South Dakota, and moved to Shafter with his family 
in 1921, where he farmed on his parents land as a young man. In 1935, he 
married Olive R. Schnaidt, also of Shafter, and continued to farm on his own 
land north of Shafter until his death. He was a life-time, active member of 
the Ebenezer Reformed Church in Shafter, serving as Elder for 6 years.

Alvin is survived by his wife, Olive; his daughter, Marion Mettler of La 
Jolla, CA; his son, Kenneth Mettler of Walnut Creek, CA; a granddaughter, 
Amanda Murphy of Seattle, WA; and a grandson, David Mettler of New York City. 
One of ten children, he is survived by three brothers, Aduel Mettler of 
Shafter, Ruben Mettler of Los Angeles, and Elmer Mettler of Sacramento; three 
sisters, Hildegarde Rose of Shafter, Irene Dains of Sacramento and Elsie 
Warren of Shafter.

During his long, happy and productive life, Alvin was a source of strength, 
humor, and guidance to his family, who will miss him greatly.

Peters Funeral Home-Shafter 


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