Mary Margaret Lape1,2 
F, (19 March 1940 - 6 September 2000)
- Relationship
- 7th great-granddaughter of Hans Peter Walz
Mary Margaret Lape was born on 19 March 1940 at Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.3,1 She was the daughter of Monroe D. Lape and Margaret Edna Good. Mary Margaret Lape married, at age 24, Charles Metzger in September 1964.4 Mary Margaret Lape died on 6 September 2000 at Garden Terrace Alzheimer's Center of Excellence, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, at age 60 years, 5 months and 18 days.5,1,6
She was graduated in 1958 at from Williamsport Area High School, located in Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.7 According to the Social Security Administrations Death Index Mary's last known residence was Quakertown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.1 Her obituary was published on 5 November 2000 in the Williamsport Sun-Gazette, printed in Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. Her obituary stated:
Word has been received of the death of Mary Margaret Lape Metzger, city native, who died Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2000, in Garden Terrace Alzheimer's Center of Excellence, Fort Worth, Texas. She and her husband Charles "Skip" Metzger, observed their 36th wedding anniversary in September.
She had worked at the former Glyco Chemical before she moved to Philadelphia to work with the Bible Club movement.
She was a 1958 graduate of Williamsport High School.
She served in various capacities at Pantego Bible Church, Arlington, Texas.
Born March 19, 1940, in this city, she was a daughter of Monroe and Margaret Good Lape.
Surviving, besides her husband, are two sons, Curt of Mansfield, Texas, and Steve of Arlington, Texas; a sister, Beverly Peters of this city; a brother, James Lape of Jersey Shore; and six grandchildren, Jessica, Sarah, Zachery, Addison, Brandon and Alyssa. She was preceded in death by a brother, Robert Pysher.
A local memorial service will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at Memorial Baptist Church, 2100 W. Third St.7
The obituary from on 10 March 2002 Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, for Beverly May Pysher listed Mary Margaret Lape as her deceased sister.8
She was graduated in 1958 at from Williamsport Area High School, located in Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.7 According to the Social Security Administrations Death Index Mary's last known residence was Quakertown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.1 Her obituary was published on 5 November 2000 in the Williamsport Sun-Gazette, printed in Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. Her obituary stated:
Word has been received of the death of Mary Margaret Lape Metzger, city native, who died Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2000, in Garden Terrace Alzheimer's Center of Excellence, Fort Worth, Texas. She and her husband Charles "Skip" Metzger, observed their 36th wedding anniversary in September.
She had worked at the former Glyco Chemical before she moved to Philadelphia to work with the Bible Club movement.
She was a 1958 graduate of Williamsport High School.
She served in various capacities at Pantego Bible Church, Arlington, Texas.
Born March 19, 1940, in this city, she was a daughter of Monroe and Margaret Good Lape.
Surviving, besides her husband, are two sons, Curt of Mansfield, Texas, and Steve of Arlington, Texas; a sister, Beverly Peters of this city; a brother, James Lape of Jersey Shore; and six grandchildren, Jessica, Sarah, Zachery, Addison, Brandon and Alyssa. She was preceded in death by a brother, Robert Pysher.
A local memorial service will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at Memorial Baptist Church, 2100 W. Third St.7
The obituary from on 10 March 2002 Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, for Beverly May Pysher listed Mary Margaret Lape as her deceased sister.8
Children of Mary Margaret Lape and Charles Metzger
Last Edited=9 May 2005
Citations
- [S578] Social Security Death Index, RootsWeb online, at <http://ssdi.rootsweb.com> (Baltimore, Maryland: U.S. Social Security Administration, March 2005 update). The SSDI component of RootsWeb online is drawn from the Social Security Death Benefits Index of the U.S. Social Security Administration. M L METZGER, birth listed as 19 Mar 1940, died listed as 06 Sep 2000 (V), issued in the State of Pennsylvania. Last residence Quakertown, Bucks, PA, last benefit (none specified). Accessed 9 May 2005.
- [S598] Mary Lape Metzger obituary, Williamsport Sun-Gazette, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 5 November 2000, shows name as MAry Margaret Lape Metzger. Original obituary available in print or online for 30 days from publication at: http://www.sungazette.com/obituary/obituaryArchive.asp. Kevin Leonard Sholder, Dayton, Ohio, USA.
- [S598] Mary Lape Metzger obituary, Williamsport Sun-Gazette, 5 November 2000, shows the date of birth for Mary Margaret [Lape] Metzger as March 19, 1940 and the location as this city [Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania].
- [S598] Mary Lape Metzger obituary, Williamsport Sun-Gazette, 5 November 2000, shows that Mary Margaret Lape and Charles Metzger observed their 36th wedding anniversary in September [2000].
- [S598] Mary Lape Metzger obituary, Williamsport Sun-Gazette, 5 November 2000, shows the date of death for Mary Margaret [Lape] Metzger as September 6, 2000 and the location as Garden Terrace Alzheimer's Center of Excellence, Fort Worth, [Tarrant County] Texas.
- [S597] Beverly M. (Bev.) Peters obituary, Williamsport Sun-Gazette, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 10 March 2002, shows that Mary Lape Metzger predeceased her sister Beverly M. [Pysher] Peters in 2000. Original obituary available in print or online for 30 days from publication at: http://www.sungazette.com/obituary/obituaryArchive.asp. Kevin Leonard Sholder, Dayton, Ohio, USA.
- [S598] Mary Lape Metzger obituary, Williamsport Sun-Gazette, 5 November 2000.
- [S597] Beverly M. (Bev.) Peters obituary, Williamsport Sun-Gazette, 10 March 2002.