George Henry Stelling Sr.

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George Henry Stelling, Sr., beloved father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, of North Fort Myers, Florida passed away on September 23, 2021. He is survived by his loving family including his children: Fred (Nancy Miller) Stelling of Newburgh, NY, Ann Marie (Brian Smith) of Cape Coral, FL, George (Krista) Stelling, Jr. of Southlake, TX, and Patricia (Greg) Whalen of Lemoyne, PA; siblings: Richard (Prudence) of Oneonta, NY, Steve (Shelly) Stelling of Great Falls, MT, and Barbara (Tony) Fanelli of Holmes, NY; sister-in-law Lillian Wagner (Dick) of Cape Coral; cousin John (Ann) Conklin of Palm Coast, FL; eleven grandchildren: James Stelling of Belfair, WA, Myles, Heather & Lindsay Stelling all of Newburgh, NY, Brian Marziliano of Ft. Myers, FL, Danielle Pollard & Alanna Richter of Cape Coral, FL, Nate, Harrison & Gabrielle Stelling all of Southlake, TX, and Christopher Garcia of Pawlet, VT; great-grandson Jayco Cintron of Cape Coral; nieces and nephews: Sonja (Michael) Kingsley, Lori Ann Stelling, Kathleen Stelling, Andrew (Jen) Stelling, and John J. Stelling. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by the love of his life, his wife of 49 years, Mary Lou Stelling (nee: Conklin), who passed away on March 2, 2007, siblings Patricia Ann Stelling, John J. Stelling, and Linda Grote.

George was born on December 28, 1932, in White Plains, New York to August Nikolaus “George” Stelling and Anna (nee: Ward) Stelling. George was a graduate of White Plains High School.

He proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy on the USS Sarasota, an attack transport, during the Korean War. George was employed at Stelling Restaurant in White Plains, NY (the family restaurant started by his father), General Motors in Tarrytown, NY, Allstate Insurance in White Plains, NY, & the U.S. Postal Service as a Postman & Supervisor in White Plains, NY.

George was a devout Catholic and attended mass each week. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus in White Plains. When his children were young, he coached Little League in White Plains. George loved to pilot his boat, the “My Missy”, on the Hudson River. During his retirement in Florida, George enjoyed playing cards, bowling, baseball, walking, and bike riding. Most important to George was his family. He was a devoted and proud father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. George‘s grandchildren and great-grandson brought him tremendous joy and he loved hearing about their lives and adventures. George was always open to new adventures; he loved good food, good wine, and always had a mischievous twinkle in his eye. Pop-Pop, as he was lovingly called by his entire family, leaves behind a lifetime of memories and a legacy of love for his family to treasure.

The family requests that, in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the Tunnels2Towers foundation to help Gold Star families and First Responder families in name of George Henry Stelling, Sr. Donations are tax-deductible, and they can be made on website at https://t2t.org/ or via phone at 718-987-1931.

Memorial Services will be at 1:00pm on Thursday, October 28th at Coral Ridge Funeral Home and Cemetery, with Military Honors to follow at Coral Ridge Cemetery.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.CoralRidgeFuneralHome.com for the Stelling family.