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RICHARD F. "BUTCH" VARNEY Jr.

RICHARD F. "BUTCH" VARNEY Jr. obituary, Newbury, FL

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RICHARD VARNEY Obituary

VARNEY, Richard F. Jr. "Butch" Age 58, died, Feb. 14, 2016, following a hard-fought battle with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Son and step-son of Patricia Varney Kurtz and Michael Kurtz, fiancee of Andrea Saks of FL, father of Caroline Cook and her wife Deb of Staunton, VA and Richard F. Varney, III and his fiance Jessica Kane of Methuen, brother of Debra Sayovitz, Linda Stanley, Robert Varney, Kim Moretti, and Eric Varney, former husband of Adele Duncan. His life will be celebrated at 11AM on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016 at the Calvary Christian Church, 47 Grove St., Lynnfield. Burial in Puritan Lawn Memorial Park, Lake St., Peabody. Vst hrs are Wed. 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 www.lls.org/massachusetts or www.thefirsttee.org www.LyonsFuneral.com

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Published by Boston Globe from Feb. 19 to Feb. 20, 2016.

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Yvonne Ingalls

February 13, 2024

So sorry to hear this he was the best hockey coach and friend
He is missed by many
Love him always
Yvonne and Dave

james thomson

February 13, 2023

he was the best
absolute character
fun daring and a great card player
a privilege to call him my friend

February 23, 2016

so sorry to read about the lost. I will always remember him ,his great smile and great Hockey
coach. My condolences to the family.
Yvonne ,Dave, and family

Ryan K

February 23, 2016

Sorry to hear about this- thoughts are with you guys.

Melody Bergman

February 22, 2016

Tears are prayers too. They travel to God when we can't speak. Psalm 56:8

Someone so special will never be forgotten.

February 21, 2016

butchie weloveyou .dollyandjohn john

James Thomson

February 20, 2016

Sad to see you leave so soon. I will visit Wednesday and Thursday the card games with you peter , mope Ray and I. We're the best
I knew what I was doing every fridaybthen work at lookout leather every sat am.

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24

Visitation

4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Lyons Funeral Home

28 Elm Street, Danvers, MA 01923-2802

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25

Celebration of Life

11:00 a.m.

Calvary Christian Church

47 Grove St, Lynnfield, MA

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28 Elm Street, Danvers, MA 01923-2802

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