Delores Mae Metzger, 83, of Lead, SD passed away to her heavenly home on April 13, 2018, after courageously battling her 3 ^rd round of cancer over the last 23 years.

Delores was born on May 5, 1934 to Philip and Blanche (Weil) Herman in Zap, ND. She had two sisters and nine brothers. Delores married Raymond Metzger in Beulah, ND on September 27, 1953 and lived and worked on the family farm until April of 1957 when they moved to Lead, SD.

Grateful to have shared her life are her husband, Ray, of 64 years, their three daughters, Aloah (Jack) Pahl and Lee Ann (Wayne) Paananen of Lead, SD and Joan (Ron) DeLisle of Bismarck, ND; four grandchildren, Stacy Metzger and Jennifer DeLisle of Bismarck, ND, Darrick (Renee) Schumacher of Spearfish and Dustin (Kristy) Schumacher of Lead. Her cherished great-grandchildren include Devon Schumacher, Dylan Schumacher, Jazmin Schumacher, Kamryn Schumacher and Asher VerHoeven. Delores is also survived by two brothers. She was preceded in death by her parents; two sisters; seven brothers and a great-granddaughter.

Funeral service will be held at the Assembly of God Church in Lead at 11am MDT on Wednesday, April 18 ^th . Visitation will be 1 hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be in the Beulah City Cemetery on Friday, April 20 ^th at 11am CDT.