Funeral Services for Iola Metzger, 95, of Jefferson formerly of Grand Junction will be 2:00 pm Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at Slininger-Rossow Funeral Home in Jefferson.  Interment will be in the Junction Township Cemetery, Grand Junction.  Visitation will be after 10:00 am Tuesday at Slininger-Rossow Funeral Home in Jefferson with the family present to greet friends from 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm, 2 hours prior to the service.

Edna “Iola” (Paterson) Metzger, daughter of Charles and Florence (Wolf) Paterson was born June 24, 1914 in Grand Junction, Iowa. Iola passed away November 12th 2009 at Regency Park in Jefferson, Iowa at the age of 95.

Iola married Charles “Chick” Metzger on October 12, 1934. Together they had three sons, Wayne, Dennis, and Ivan.

Iola attended school in Grand Junction, graduating in 1933. She lived her entire life in Grand Junction, until moving to Regency Park in Jefferson in late 2008.

Iola was preceded in death by her husband Charles in 1983, two sons, Wayne and Ivan, one granddaughter, Brenda, her brother Steve and her sisters’ Phyllis & Doris.

She is survived by her son Dennis of Grand Junction, and two daughters-in-law, Joyce, of Gaffney, South Carolina & Chris of Fort Dodge. She is also survived by nine grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.