Marilyn Town Varga, 78, died Dec. 19, 2013, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Puyallup.

She was born Oct. 16, 1935, to Bill and Evelyn Town, longtime residents of Malta, Mont. Her summers were spent at the family ranch on the Missouri River Breaks and winters at the family home in Malta. She graduated from Malta High School in 1954 and, after attending Montana State College, she moved to Seattle. She married Steve Varga and they lived in Seattle, Ellensburg, Auburn and Enumclaw. She was a homemaker and worked as a commercial underwriter for Mutual of Enumclaw for many years.

After retirement and her husband lived in Ryderwood and then Yakima, Wash. Following her husband’s death in February 2013 she moved to a retirement community in Milton, Wash., to be closer to her family. She was a longtime member of the Episcopal Church.

She is survived by children Steve Varga Jr. of Kalama, Wash., Deborah (Mark Lewis) Pillow of Lake Tapps, Dave Varga of Pacific and Scott Varga (Blanca) of Enumclaw; sisters Rosie Strope of Polson, Mont., and Peggy Town Gustin of Gig Harbor, Wash.; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

A service to honor her life will be arranged at a later date.