Photo courtesy of Varner Funeral Home - Sligo
Jan 2, 1963 - Oct 27, 2021 (Age 58)
Our prayers and sympathy are with the Varner family. We always tried to see Rob when we came to Pa. on vacation. We are so sad to hear of his passing. Jerry & Janet Hoover Ocala, Fl.
Gerald Hoover
November 05, 2021 | Ocala, FL | Friend
We were so sorry to hear of Rob's death. May God grant your family peace and comfort at this trying time. Hold on to all the good memories. With deepest sympathy, Gene and Alice Clark
November 05, 2021
David and I are sending our condolences to all of you. Your family will be in our thoughts and prayers.
Rosiale Palmer
November 01, 2021 | West Middlesex Pa
Marti and Bob I am so sorry for your loss. My thoughts and prayers to you and your family. Love, Ann Martin
Ann Martin
November 01, 2021
To the Varner family,
May God bless you during this time of sorrow.
Rick and Sue Goble
October 30, 2021 | Clarion, PA
Dr. and Marti and Varner Families, Our Sympathy in your loss, I have known the Varner family all my life, being formely from Reidsburg. Rob always took good care of my step side Families. Craigs and Grants. Those we love don't go away, they walk beside us every day, unseen, unheard, and always near, still loved, still missed and very dear. Gordon and Dee Stewart, Mason, Oh.
Gordon Stewart
October 29, 2021 | Mason, OH | Friend
Our sincere sympathy to the Varner family.
John and Edie Barty
October 29, 2021 | Sligo, PA | Friend
Rob was such a pleasure to be around....a real shame to loose him ... sad .
Doug Kolich
October 29, 2021 | East Brady, PA | Acquaintance
Our deepest sympathies to all the Varner family. Will cherish the memories we have from when Rob made the trip to San Antonio Texas. ♥♥
Darla (Salizzoni) and Dan Beary
October 29, 2021 | San Antonio, TX | Friend
J. Robert “Rob” Varner, age 58, of Sligo, passed away Wednesday, October 27, 2021, at UPMC Northwest Hospital in Seneca following an illness.He was born on January 2, 1963, in Philadelphia, he was the son of Doc and Marti Varner of Clarion.Rob graduated from Union High School in 1981 and continued his education at the University of Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science, graduating in 1986.He was the owner and funeral director of Varner Funeral Home in Sligo and Rimersburg for the last 33 years.Rob was a member of the VFW Post #7132 of Rimersburg, the Rimersburg Lions Club, the Fraternal Order of Eagles in Clarion, the Sons of the American Legion and the Sligo Sportsman Club.In his spare time, he liked to hunt, fish, boat, water and snow ski, go camping, hot air ballooning and ride his Harley Davidson. Rob enjoyed attending NASCAR races and spending time with his family and friends, especially his kids, Sydney and Sutton.Survivors include his parents; two children: Sydney Varner of Sligo and her fiancé, Jace Hiles, and Sutton Varner of Tucson, Arizona; four sisters: Holli (Rod) Murray of West Middlesex, Beth (Dana) Hawk of Sligo, Dawn (Rich) Herzig of Pittsburgh and Annese (Sean) Bayless of Greenville.Rob is also survived by his aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews.He was preceded in death by his maternal and paternal grandparents and two sons, Shane Varner and Spencer Varner.Family and friends will be received from 10 a.m.–2 p.m. Saturday, October 30, 2021, at the Varner Funeral Home, 111 Main Street, in Rimersburg and from 5-9 p.m., Saturday at the Varner Funeral Home, 1632 Bald Eagle Street, in Sligo.Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, November 1, 2021, in the Sligo Presbyterian Church, 403 Colerain Street, Sligo. The Reverends, James Rudiger, Mark Deeter and Larry Piper will co-officiate over the services.Please observe Covid-19 protocols when attending calling hours and services.Interment will follow in the Grandview Cemetery in Sligo.Memorial contributions may be given in the name of J. Robert Varner to Rimersburg Veterans Memorial Park, P.O. Box 705, Rimersburg, PA 16248 or Sligo Veterans Memorial Park, P.O. Box 96, Sligo, PA 16255.Online condolences may be sent to Rob’s family at www.varnerfuneralhome.com
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