Joshua Metzner – Coal Center
Obituaries
July 6, 2022

Joshua Metzner – Coal Center

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Joshua Metzner, 40, of Coal Center passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, July 5, 2022, at his home. He was born in Monongahela on May 24, 1982, son of Guy Metzner of Coal Center and the late Sheila Metzner, who passed in 2019. Joshua was a nuclear technician for Westinghouse. He loved golfing, fishing, and riding his motorcycle. Besides his father, he is survived by his companion, Tova Anderson, and her son Wyatt; his paternal grandparents, Albert and Norma Metzner; paternal aunt, Suzanne (James) Pallini; cousins, Hunter and husband, Jason, and Foxx and wife, Sadie; maternal aunt, Sharon (Paul) Komar; and cousins, Brian and wife, Jackie, and Mark. In addition to his mother, Joshua was also preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Lawrence and Ethel Tuttle; maternal uncle, Ronald Tuttle; and maternal aunt, Sandra Horvath. There will be no visitation.

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