Obituary of Gyula Varga

Gyula (Julius) Varga, 92, of Pomfret Connecticut died Saturday March 18, 2017, following a brief illness. He leaves his Wife of 62 years, Katalin Balog Varga of Pomfret Connecticut, and two daughters Katalin Borner, and her husband Thomas Borner, and their children, Kalin Borner Bousquet of Woodstock Connecticut and Kyle F. Borner of Kunshan, China; and a daughter Maria Foley and her husband James Foley of Bluffton South Carolina and their children Trevor Foley and Sarah Foley both of South Carolina. Mr. Varga was born on December 12, 1924 in Budapest Hungary the son of Michael and Maria Varga. In 1956, after the failed effort to resist the Soviet invasion and occupation of Hungary, he escaped the advancing forces with his Wife and two young children. After a long struggle the family was settled in a displaced persons camp in Austria while seeking to emigrate the United States. Eventually, he was sponsored by Schlumberger, a French based petroleum Technology Company, and relocated to Danbury Connecticut at a facility in Ridgefield Connecticut where he worked in research and development of deep well sonar devices. He and his family assimilated to the United States and became proud naturalized American citizens. After a 35 year career with Schlumberger he and his Wife moved to Pomfret Connecticut where they have resided for the past 20 years. He was an avid gardener and enjoyed the outdoors, especially fishing, and spending hours tinkering in his workshop. The family commends the excellent assistance, comfort and care demonstrated by Westview Nursing and Rehabilitative Care staff in Killingly during the last few weeks before his passing. Funeral services will be private and handled through Smith and Walker Funeral Home on Grove Street in Putnam.