James R. Hake, 77, of Greensburg, died Monday, Aug. 25, 2008, in Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital, Greensburg. He was born April 22, 1931, in Carbon, a son of the late Luther and Rachel (Hixson) Hake. Prior to retirement, he had been a school teacher for 30 years in the Norwin School District. He attended Harrold's Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Greensburg, and was a past Sunday school superintendent and teacher at the former Holy Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Southwest Greensburg. He was a member of VFW Post 33, Greensburg, the Youngwood Sportsmen's Club; was an Army veteran of the Korean War; and a graduate of California State Teachers College and Carnegie Institute of Technology. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, George and Harvey Hake; a sister, Florence Hake; two sisters-in-law, Laura Hake and Marge Hake; and a brother-in-law, Blaine Brinkley. He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Patricia J. (Brinker) Hake; a daughter, Traci Leigh Daugherty, and a granddaughter, Rachel, both of Shepherdstown, W.Va.; a brother, Calvin Hake, of Greensburg; two sisters, Frances Jardanhazy and her husband, William, of North Huntingdon, and Ruth Brinkley, of Washington state; a brother-in-law, Barry K. Brinker and his wife, JoAnn, of New Alexandria; two sisters-in-law, Gloria Hake, of Greensburg, and Beverly Phar and her husband, Herbert, of Latrobe; and several nieces and nephews. Friends will be received from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday in the LEO M. BACHA FUNERAL HOME INC., 516 Stanton at Green streets, Greensburg. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday in the funeral home with the Rev. Robert A. Free officiating. Private interment in Westmoreland County Memorial Park, Hempfield Township
James R. Hake, 77, of Greensburg, died Monday, Aug. 25, 2008, in Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital, Greensburg. He was born April 22, 1931, in Carbon, a son of the late Luther and Rachel (Hixson) Hake. Prior to retirement, he had been a school teacher for 30 years in the Norwin School District. He attended Harrold's Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Greensburg, and was a past Sunday school superintendent and teacher at the former Holy Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Southwest Greensburg. He was a member of VFW Post 33, Greensburg, the Youngwood Sportsmen's Club; was an Army veteran of the Korean War; and a graduate of California State Teachers College and Carnegie Institute of Technology. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, George and Harvey Hake; a sister, Florence Hake; two sisters-in-law, Laura Hake and Marge Hake; and a brother-in-law, Blaine Brinkley. He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Patricia J. (Brinker) Hake; a daughter, Traci Leigh Daugherty, and a granddaughter, Rachel, both of Shepherdstown, W.Va.; a brother, Calvin Hake, of Greensburg; two sisters, Frances Jardanhazy and her husband, William, of North Huntingdon, and Ruth Brinkley, of Washington state; a brother-in-law, Barry K. Brinker and his wife, JoAnn, of New Alexandria; two sisters-in-law, Gloria Hake, of Greensburg, and Beverly Phar and her husband, Herbert, of Latrobe; and several nieces and nephews. Friends will be received from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday in the LEO M. BACHA FUNERAL HOME INC., 516 Stanton at Green streets, Greensburg. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday in the funeral home with the Rev. Robert A. Free officiating. Private interment in Westmoreland County Memorial Park, Hempfield Township
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