Richard F. "Butch" Varney
May 17, 1957 ~ February 14, 2016
STUART, FL- formerly of Byfield, Richard F. “Butch” Varney, Jr., 58, passed away on Sunday, February 14, 2016, following a hard-fought battle with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Born in Lynn on May 17, 1957, he was the son of late Richard F. Varney and Patricia Varney Kurtz and Michael Kurtz of Groveland. Butch was raised and educated in Peabody and graduated from Bishop Fenwick High School in 1975. He graduated from Northeastern University in 1980 with a degree in criminal justice. For over 25 years, he helped run the family business, DV Die Cutting, Inc., in Danvers. In 1991, he and his brother, Bob, co-owned Advanced Engineering in Danvers. Butch was an avid golfer and former president of the Old Newbury Golf Club.
He is survived by his mother, Patricia Varney Kurtz and step-father Michael Kurtz, his fiancé, Andrea Saks of FL, his daughter, Caroline Cook and her wife Deb of Staunton, VA, his son, Richard F. Varney, III and his fiancé, Jessica Kane of Methuen, five siblings, Debra Sayovitz, Linda Stanley, Robert Varney, Kim Moretti, and Eric Varney, his former wife, Adele Duncan, nieces and nephews and aunts and uncles.
His life will be celebrated at 11AM on Thursday, February 25, 2016 at the Calvary Christian Church, 47 Grove St., Lynnfield. Burial will follow in Puritan Lawn Memorial Park, Lake St., Peabody. Visiting Hours are Wednesday from 4-8PM at C.R. Lyons & Sons, Funeral Directors, 28 Elm St., Danvers. In lieu of flowers, donations in Butch’s memory may be made to http://www.lls.org/massachusetts or http://www.thefirsttee.org
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Pat, our thoughts and prayers are with you at this sad time in our life. May your faith in God give you some strength to get through the coming days, and in time peace and acceptance.
I know faith and prayer will give you peace.
Bob Zappacosta
Eddie Elmore
Holiday, Florida
Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Varney family.. Butch was a great guy, who made laughing fun.. Butch is at peace now!! Sincerely, Tammy Penny & Ed Kocur
Sharing a thought that they needed another fisherman in heaven. Hope you are reeling in the big one Butch. Until we meet again my friend. 🙏. Yvette and Don Shevlin
Debbie and family,
Many memories of the neighborhood… All fun and much too long ago. Lost my younger brother earlier this year and wanted to share my condolences. Best wishes to you.
Paul Arrington.
Sorry to hear about this, thoughts are with you guys
My deepest condolences , Butch was a great guy always enjoyed seeing him
Deepest sympathies,just learned of Butch is passing. I was his Gloucester lobster connection by way of the Century House. Great memories of Bruins games in the day.
It’s early in 2017 and I just saw about Butch’s passing on-line. I was his roommate many years ago in college when he was interning in NYC with NU and dating Adele. Although we did not keep in touch I do remember him as a great guy and share a sense of loss. – John Kearns; john.kearns@integramed.com