George H. Stake, Sr., 90, of Port Royal, passed away on Thursday, October 30th, 2025 at 2:52 p.m. at Geisinger Medical Center Danville.
Born on March 28, 1935, in Lewistown, Mifflin County, he is the son of the late Harvey J. and Olive (Armstrong) Stake.
He is survived by his son, James Stake and wife Nanette of Lewistown, a sister, Ann Goodling, grandchildren, Kolton Stake, Chris Stake, Theodore Stake, Jennifer Stratton, as well as great-grandchildren, Max Bastamonte and Bennett Stratton. George was also survived by various nieces.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Rhoda Stake, who passed away on December 23, 1988, and his second wife, Lydia Stake, who passed away on May 7th, 2016, he is also preceded in death his son, George Stake, Jr.
[He was a 1954 graduate of Tuscarora Valley High School in Port Royal, PA.]
Mr. Stake worked as a truck driver for Milton Transportation and Laughlin Poultry. George was a member of the Port Royal Lutheran Church; he was a former member of the Port Royal Lions Club. He enjoyed shooting pool at the American Legion Post No. 298, hunting, playing skill games and riding snowmobile.
A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, November 5th at the Brown Funeral Homes, Inc., 100 Bridge Street, Mifflintown, PA 17059 at 11:00 a.m. with Pastor Allen Hulslander officiating. Interment will follow at New Church Hill Cemetery, Port Royal.
A viewing will be held from 9:30 a.m. until the time of the service on Wednesday at the funeral home.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the Brown Funeral Homes, Inc., 100 Bridge St., Mifflintown.
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George Stake as he appeared in his 1954 TVHS Yearbook photo.
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GEORGE and LYDIA STAKE in photo taken at the Port Royal Lutheran Church in 1992.
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TVHS CLASS 54-55 REUNION (Pontius McClure Picnic Area - July 11, 1998) Seated (l-r) Ed Allen, Harold Hartman, GEORGE STAKE, Ken Cisney, George Brackbill, Steve Swartz; Standing (l-r) Joan Bardell Weiand, Beverly Ritzman Hood, Retta helwig Ebersole, Gayle Meloy Cisney, JoAnne Landis Heckert, Kay Crimmel Leach, Dorice McClure Pontius
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TVHS CLASS 1954-55 REUNION (Sept 17, 2011 at Turbett Grange) Front Row (l-r): GEORGE STAKE, Kay Crimmel Leach, Joan Bardell Weiand, JoAnne Landis Heckert, Dorice McClure Pontius [1954 class]. Back Row (l-r): Harold Hartman, Ed Allen, Joanne Ulsh Allen [1954]; Belva Naylor Fulton, Gayle Meloy Cisney, Emma Ritzman Page [1955]; Beverly Ritzman Hood [1954]. [Photo taken for Harold Hartman by Jacob Weiand, middle school grandson of Joan Weiand.]
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TVHS CLASS 54-55 REUNION: (Sept 27, 2014 at Turbett Grange, Turbett Twp., Juniata Co., PA) Front row [left to right]: JoAnne Landis Heckert, Gretchen Burdge Arnold, Joanne Ulsh Allen, Joan Bardell Weiand, Kay Crimmel Leach, Beverly Ritzman Hood. Back row [left to right]: George Stake, Earl Kepner, Ruth Ditmer Kleckner, Harold Allen, Dorice McClure Pontius, James Taylor, Belva Naylor Fulton, Harold Book, Gayle Meloy Cisney, Stephen Schwarz. (Photo taken and submitted by Harold Hartman, Jr.)
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TVHS CLASS 54-55 REUNION: (Sept 24, 2022 at Turbett Grange, Turbett Twp., Juniata Co., PA) [Seated: [left to right]]: Dorice McClure Pontius, Beverly Ritzman Hood, Joan Bardell Weiand, JoAnne Landis Heckert, Kay Crimmel Leach; [standing] Gayle Meloy Cisney, Joanne Ulsh Allen, Harold "Ed" Allen, George Stake, James Taylor. (All are members of Class of '54 except Gayle Cisney Class of '55)
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2024 PR & TVHS REUNION (Sep 21, 2024 at PR Community Center) (l-r) George Stake, Joanne (Landis) Heckert, Robert Heckert and Harold "Ed" Allen (Photo submitted by Harold Hartman, Jr.)
