[6] He graduated from Saint Patrick's High School in 1955 and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in business economics from King's College in 1959.
As a representative, Staback promoted the right's of outdoorsmen, voicing support for legalized hunting on Sundays, raising penalties on illegal hunters, and expanding game lands.
The Ed Staback Memorial Park in Archbald, Pennsylvania is named in his honor.
[8] In 2015, Staback was chosen to fill a vacancy on the Lackawanna County Board of Commissioners left by the resignation of Corey O'Brien.
[4] Staback died on November 19, 2022 at the age of 85 while on a hunting trip in Nebraska with his son.