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Carl Metzler

July 3, 2022
Goshen, IN

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Metzler, Carl M. Goshen Carl M. Metzler, 90, passed away Sunday, July 3, at Greencroft Healthcare. He was born Dec. 13, 1931, in Masontown, Pennsylvania, to A.J. and Alta (Maust) Metzler. On June 6, 1953, he married Doris Gunden in Goshen. She survives along with three children, Jane Metzler, Goshen, Linda (Christopher Gill) Metzler, Berrien Springs, Michigan and Robert (Cathy) Metzler, Marietta, Georgia; four grandchildren, Ryan (Jessica), Sara, Martina (John) and Joshua (Erin); a great-grandson, Johnny; sisters, Alice (Willard) Roth, and Joyce (Jep) Hostetler, both of Goshen and a brother, A. Jay (Jill) Metzler, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Along with his parents he was preceded in death by a sister, Dorothy (Lawrence) Brunk and a brother Edgar (Ethel) Metzler. He retired from The Upjohn Company (now Pfizer), Kalamazoo, as a mathematician in research and development, where he was awarded the Upjohn Award for Achievement in Science and Medicine. He also designed and developed a computer program, NONLIN, for studying pharmacokinetic/dynamics. He was a Fellow of American Statistical Association and of American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists. After retirement in 1994 he worked as a private consultant for six years. After moving to Goshen in 1998, they became members of College Mennonite Church. They were active members of Skyridge Church of the Brethren, Kalamazoo for 32 years. Dr. Metzler graduated from Goshen College in 1955 and earned his doctorate from North Carolina State University in 1965. Services will be held July 16, 2022 at 11:00am in the AJ & Alta Metzler Meeting House, Greencroft Goshen, visitation from 9:30-10:45. More details on the Yoder-Culp Funeral Home website. Memorial gifts may be given to College Mennonite Church Ministry fund or the AJ/Alta Metzler Scholarship at Goshen College. Yoder-Culp Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. Yoder Culp Funeral Home