Michael Richard Metzger, 30, of Toms River, NJ, passed away on Saturday February 13, 2021. Born in Staten Island, NY, Mike lived in Holmdel for many years before moving to Toms River 2 years ago. He was a plumber and worked for Jim Hughes Plumbing in Jackson, NJ. Michael loved basketball and was NY Knicks fan.
Michael is survived by his loving mother and father, Christine and Roger Metzger, his devoted brothers; Tom and his fiancée Danielle and Daniel and his wife Savana, his adored niece Kira; his maternal grandmother Carol Welch and grandfather Dominic LaForgia and his wife Rita; paternal grandmother and grandfather, Joan Yellen and the late Roger Metzger, and his uncles Dominic LaForgia and his wife Caroline, Richard LaForgia, Richard Metzger and Keith Metzger.
Visitation will be held on Friday, February 19, 2021, at the Anderson & Campbell Funeral Home, 3010 Ridgeway Road, Manchester, NJ 08759, from 8 to 10:30. A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 11:30 am, at Saint Joseph RC Church, 685 Hooper Avenue, Toms River, NJ 08753, with interment to follow at Saint Mary of the Lake Cemetery, Lakewood, NJ.
The Metzger family deeply appreciates the outpouring of love and support, but out of safety for you and them, they will only be grieving with you from a distance. Out of an abundance of caution and to further prevent the spread of Covid, masks are required at the funeral home, church and cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse.
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