Steve Zavacky Jr., 97, of Renfrew, died Friday morning at Sunnyview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Born Nov. 12, 1919, in Lyndora, he was a son of the late Stephen Zavacky and Anna (Suchina) Zavacky.

He married Julia (Pavilisin) Zavacky July 24, 1949, at St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Church in Lyndora. She died May 10, 2008.

Steve worked at Armco Steel Plant in the processing maintenance department, retiring after 41 years.

He had worked for Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) which took him out west at a young age. He was drafted into the U.S. Army in April of 1942, at the age of 20. His Army basic training was in heavy equipment repair. With 200 specialty men of various caliber, they formed the 479th Engineer Maintenance Company and they docked in Calcutta, India. He worked on Ledo Road, repairing machinery needed to complete the road. He was discharged in New Cumberland, Pa., Nov. 12, 1945, his birthday.

He was a member of the American Legion 778 for many years, as well as the Penn Township Veterans Association. He was instrumental, along with others, in creating the Penn Township Veterans Memorial sculpture of a stainless steel eagle, called the “Wings of Peace.” He was active in the local VFW, the CCC group in New Castle, China-Burma Group, as well as a board member of St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Church in Lyndora, where he was a member.

Surviving are his daughter, Jeannette Zavacky of Oceanside, Calif.; one sister, Nora Zavacky of Butler; a brother-in-law, Steve Pavilisin of Denver, Colo.; and many nieces and nephews.

ZAVACKY — Friends of Steve Zavacky Jr., who died Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Geibel Funeral Home, 201 E. Cunningham St., Butler. Parastas Services will be at 7 p.m. Thursday, also at the funeral home.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Church in Lyndora.

Interment with military honors from the American Legion 778 and the VFW 249 Honor Guard, will follow at Greenlawn Burial Estates, Mount Chestnut.

For more information or to leave an online condolence, please visit www.geibelfuneralhome.com.