This is the obituary of my great aunt, Nelly Metty Hoban, previously listed in this blog as the "Oldest Living Metty" descendant. She was actually the second oldest as her older sister, Ethel, was still alive at that time. Nelly passed away this summer, preceded in death--by one week--by her older sister, Ethel. Nelly was 101 years old; her sister, Ethel, was 107. Nelly was the daughter of James Louis and Elizabeth (Holler) Metty, the grand-daughter of Gilbert and Ellen (Laird) Metty, the great grand-daughter of Leander and Mary Ann (Mouton) Metty, and the great-great-grand-daughter of Felix and Catherine (LeMay) Metty. During World War II when her husband enlisted in the Navy, Nelly worked in an ammunitions factory--a true "Rosy the Riveter" girl. At Nelly's 100th birthday party, she offered this advice: "Live each and every day to the fullest, because life is too short to worry or be unhappy".
This is the obituary of my great aunt, Nelly Metty Hoban, previously listed in this blog as the "Oldest Living Metty" descendant. She was actually the second oldest as her older sister, Ethel, was still alive at that time. Nelly passed away this summer, preceded in death--by one week--by her older sister, Ethel. Nelly was 101 years old; her sister, Ethel, was 107. Nelly was the daughter of James Louis and Elizabeth (Holler) Metty, the grand-daughter of Gilbert and Ellen (Laird) Metty, the great grand-daughter of Leander and Mary Ann (Mouton) Metty, and the great-great-grand-daughter of Felix and Catherine (LeMay) Metty. During World War II when her husband enlisted in the Navy, Nelly worked in an ammunitions factory--a true "Rosy the Riveter" girl. At Nelly's 100th birthday party, she offered this advice: "Live each and every day to the fullest, because life is too short to worry or be unhappy".
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