YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (MyValleyTributes) – George J. Stasko, 81, passed away peacefully in the hospice house on Wednesday, August 4, 2021.
George was born on January 2, 1940 in Youngstown to the late Joseph and Johanna Novotny Stasko.
He grew up through 8th grade at Jednota Home, Middletown Pennsylvania, and then attended Benedictine High School in Cleveland for two years. He then moved to Woodrow Wilson High School in Youngstown for the last two years of his education, from which he graduated in 1957.
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In his teens he worked on a resort dude ranch in New York state where he became a horseshoe.
He joined the US Army in 1963 after serving in Germany until his release in 1965.
He continued his horseshoe craft and was certified by the California Institute of Technology, practicing the craft at racetracks in Popano Beach, Florida, the Meadows in Washington, Pennsylvania, and Hazel Park, Michigan.
After retiring, he moved to The Villages in Florida and was a semi-retired transport bus driver. In his retirement years he enjoyed traveling Europe on river cruises, which increased his interest in European history.
George leaves his memory behind, his daughters April and Alison Kovach; his three grandchildren Lars and Lance Byo and Gabriel Kovach; his aunt Dorothy Rock and numerous cousins.
Besides his parents, his sisters Mary Zimomra and Rose Stasko preceded him in death.
On Friday, August 13, 2021, from 9.30 a.m. to 10.00 a.m., there will be a call hour in the Sorrowful Mother of God in St. Matthias Church, immediately followed by a commemorative mass for the Christian funeral at 10.00 a.m.
He is buried in All Souls Cemetery in Bazetta Township.
His family entrusted his care to the Kubina-Yuhasz-Wasko funeral home. Please visit www.waskofamily.com to send condolences to the family.
To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of George J. Stasko, please visit our Flower shop.
A TV Tribute will air Thursday, August 12 at the following approximate times: 5:17 am on WKBN, 8:39 am on FOX, 5:21 pm on WYTV, and 6:35 pm on MyYTV.
