Stella J. Kmetz

Mrs. Stella J. Kmetz, 95, passed away peacefully, Friday, March 28, 2025, in her home after a brief illness. Stella was born July 25, 1929, in Campbell, Ohio, to Frank Glass and Stella Andres Glass. She married Andrew Kmetz on July 12, 1959. They moved to Swainsboro in the 1960s, when the company Andrew worked for, Automatic Sprinkler, moved its operations here. They were very active in the community as well as in Holy Trinity Catholic Church.

Stella is preceded in death by her parents; husband Andrew who passed in 1998 and her only sibling, Irene Wallace, who passed in 2022.

She is survived by her nieces, Monica Fleisch (Jack), Gertrude Wentsler, Irene Black (Phil), and Paula Churlik (Wayne), as well as several great-nieces and great-nephews. Stella will be especially missed by her close friends and helpers, Patti Tramontana, Rhianna Gribbin, Jim Byrne, and Kathy Byrne.

Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M., on Saturday, April 5, 2025, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church with Father Fredy Angel officiating.

Interment will follow at Eastbrook Cemetery.

The family will receive friends at Holy Trinity Catholic Church from 10:30 A.M. until 11:00 A.M., Saturday, April 5, 2025.

Condolences may be expressed at www.chapmanfhofswainsboro.com.

Chapman Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements for Mrs. Stella J. Kmetz, 95, of Swainsboro.