Zavacky

Steve Zavacky, 87, of Butler went home to be with the Lord Wednesday.

He was born on April 4, 1926, in Butler, to the late Alex and Mary (Regrut) Zavacky.

Steve was a World War II veteran of the U.S. Navy, where he served as a helmsman on board a transport ship.

After the war, Steve worked several jobs before joining the maintenance department of Armco Steel in Butler, where he worked for 37 years, until his well-earned retirement.

Steve was a member of the St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Church in Lyndora; the church were he was baptized and eventually married his wife, Beverly. He was a beloved husband and father.

Steve was a fitness buff all of his life, and enjoyed deer hunting, traveling with his wife, caring for the wild birds, and always being versed in the current affairs of the world.

Steve is survived by his loving wife of nearly 60 years, Beverly (Elder) Zavacky, who tenderly cared for him in his final days. He is also survived by his children and their families. His sons, Robert Steven (Cheryl) Zavacky of Pittsburgh; James Thomas (Nancy) Zavacky of Tucson, Ariz.; his daughter, Barbara Ann (Dr. Andrew) Bishop of Wilmington, N.C., and their children, Cole, Quinn and Cooper, and his stepson, Richard L. (Maryanne) Pribis of Butler and their children, Richard J. (Ashley) Pribis and son, Conor, of Allison Park, Dr. Maria (Thomas) Kail of Stamford, Conn., John P. Pribis of Houston, Texas, and Matthew J. Pribis of Butler.

Steve was preceded in death by his siblings, brothers Andrew, Michael, and Al, and his sisters, Ann Lovric, Marie Suarez, Judy Genatasio, Margie DeLeonardis and Helen Joan Zavacky.

Steve will be sorely missed.

Zavacky — The friends of Steve Zavacky, who passed away Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013, will be received at the Geibel Funeral Home, 201 E. Cunningham St., Butler, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday at the St. John Byzantine Church, 105 Kohler Ave., Lyndora. Interment will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery in Butler.

A Parastas service will take place at 3 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Information also is available at www.geibelfuneralhome.com.