Stephen A. Varva

Stephen A. Varva, 62, of Butler died Thursday morning in the comfort of his home.

Born Aug. 29, 1954, in Butler, he was a son of the late Steve Varva and Mary Nastasi Varva.

Steve graduated in 1972 from Butler High School and then from Penn State University. He went to work for Nationwide Insurance starting in claims and opened his own insurance agency with Nationwide in 1985, which is still operating in Cranberry Township. He won many sales achievement awards from Nationwide.

He was a member of St. Michael the Archangel Roman Catholic Church in Butler and was a member of the Butler Country Club for 25 years, where he was an avid golfer. He was a huge sports fan, had enjoyed cooking Italian foods, traveling to Las Vegas with his family and friends, and had centered his life around his wife, his daughters and his family.

Surviving are his wife, Tammy Potyka Varva, who he married May 14, 1983; two daughters, Lindsie Varva and Stephanie Varva; two brothers, James E. Rich and Frank A. (Sherry) Rich; his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Andrew and Patricia Potyka; two sisters-in-law, Deborah Condon and Victoria (John) Ewing; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother-in-law, Andrew “Butch” Potyka.

VARVA — Friends of Stephen A. Varva, who died Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016, will be received from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the Geibel Funeral Home, 201 E. Cunningham St., Butler.A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Michael the Archangel Roman Catholic Church, 432 Center Ave., Butler.Memorial donations may be made to the Butler Regional Cancer Center, 102 Technology Drive, Suite 110, Butler, PA 16001.For more information or to leave an online condolence, please visit www.geibelfuneralhome.com.