Stephen Michael “Steve” Angelotti

September 10, 1951 – August 1, 2026

Stephen Michael “Steve” Angelotti, 74, of Kingsland, Georgia, passed away on August 1, 2026, at Mayo Clinic McGraw House in Jacksonville, Florida.

Steve was born on September 10, 1951, in Cleveland, Ohio, to David and Patricia (Ward) Angelotti. As the oldest of five children, Steve took his role as big brother seriously. He was protective of his younger siblings—Mark, Michele, Denis, and Neil—and those early years gave glimpses of something that would define the rest of his life: family mattered to Steve.

He grew up in Cleveland, with fond childhood memories that included baseball and trips to Euclid Beach Amusement Park. As a young man, he also enjoyed acting and theater. Steve attended St. Joseph High School before continuing his education at Cleveland State University and the University of Southern Colorado, earning his bachelor’s degree in Mass Communications with a focus in Advertising.

But one of the most important things that happened during his college years had nothing to do with a degree.

In September 1971, Steve met Linda Bobak at her freshman orientation while he was passing out flyers to an upcoming Sigma Phi Epsilon Rush Party. He asked her to come to the party. She did and he was waiting at the front door before anyone else could snatch her up.

Five years later, on September 11, 1976, they married at St. Hyacinth Catholic Church in Cleveland. Their marriage would span just on month shy of fifty years and become the foundation of the family Steve treasured above everything else.

Steve and Linda built a life together filled with experiences. They bowled in leagues, snow skied, traveled, played golf, and visited places ranging across the United States from Hawaii to Alaska, including a trip to Rome for the Ryder Cup in 2023 and Augusta for the Masters Tournament in 2019, major highlights for Steve because of his love of golf. They established their family in Painesville Township, Ohio, later retired to Pueblo West, Colorado, and eventually made their home in Kingsland, Georgia.

Steve was the proud father of his son, David, and welcomed David’s wife, Audrey, into the family, but becoming “Papa” brought Steve an entirely new kind of joy.

His grandchildren, Ethan and Lila, were among the great loves of his life. Steve cherished every opportunity he had to be with them. Ethan found in Papa one of his very best playmates, and Steve’s laughter, silliness and joy for life came alive whenever his grandchildren were nearby.

For Steve, being a father and grandfather was not complicated. You showed up. You are present. You spend time together.

Family dinners mattered. Holidays were spent together. Family trips mattered. Phone calls mattered. Simply being there mattered.

Those around Steve knew him as loving, adventurous, dependable, compassionate, funny, friendly, and outgoing. He loved being with friends and had an easy laugh—including the ability to laugh at himself. Friends were rarely treated merely as friends for very long; Steve had a way of making them part of the family.

Professionally, Steve had an entrepreneurial spirit and enjoyed being his own boss. He owned and operated an independent Little Debbie Snack Cakes distributorship serving communities throughout Northeast Ohio, including Painesville, Willoughby, Mentor, and Euclid. Those who worked with him knew him as a fair, accommodating, and a good boss. He retired in September 2016.

And then there was golf. Steve loved sports, but golf occupied its own category.

If he wasn’t playing golf, there was a good chance he was watching it. He spent much of his retirement enjoying the game, although those closest to him might lovingly point out that his enthusiasm for golf considerably exceeded his ability to play it.

Bowling, on the other hand, was another story. He was actually very good at that actually bowling a 298 and 299 game, just shy of the elusive 300 perfect score.

Steve was an avid Cleveland sports fan through and through, cheering for the Browns and Indians—now Guardians, while also developing an allegiance to the Denver Broncos living in Colorado. He enjoyed the music of Kenny Chesney and Keith Urban, Tom Clancy novels, spaghetti, a cold beer, and a good meal and wine at Cooper’s Hawk.

He loved his dogs, Brandy and Monarch, loved to laugh and tell jokes, loved his friends, loved golf, and above all, he loved his family.

Steve was also a man of faith and a practicing Catholic. He was part of the community at Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church and carried with him the words of Saint Padre Pio: “Pray, hope, and don’t worry. Worry is useless. God is merciful and will hear your prayers.”

Those words became especially meaningful throughout Steve’s journey with multiple cancers.

He faced those years with a positivity that amazed the people around him. He refused to allow his circumstances to dictate his mood. He wanted to be the “perfect patient” for his nurses and doctors—even if, characteristically, he sometimes needed convincing to go see them in the first place.

His experience also deepened his compassion for others. Steve volunteered his time speaking with people facing cancer themselves through Imerman Angels, sharing his experience and helping them navigate their own fears and uncertainty. When someone was struggling, Steve gave something increasingly rare: his time.

That generosity extended beyond formal volunteering. When Roger, the brother of Linda Davis was approaching the end of his life, Steve spent time with him, bringing books, taking him to lunch or dinner, companionship, and anything else that might make those final days a little easier. That was Steve. He made friends into family, he showed up, he stayed, and he loved.

At parties, adults would be socializing together, then someone would ask “Where’s Steve?”. Where he always was, playing with the kids. He had a sweet bond with all his friends’ children. They loved having meaningful conversations with him. He made them feel special, important and loved.

Steve is survived by his beloved wife, Linda; his son, David, and daughter-in-law, Audrey; his grandchildren, Ethan and Lila; his siblings Mark (Donna) Angelotti, Michele (Bill) Raeder, Denis (Kathy) Angelotti, Neil (Terry) Angelotti, his brother from another mother and father Gordon (Linda) Davis, his brothers at Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity, as well as numerous nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews, also extended chosen family and countless friends whose lives were made better by knowing him.

He was preceded in death by his parents, David and Patricia Angelotti.

A Funeral Mass celebrating Steve’s life will be held on September 15, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church, 106 Dillingham St E, St Mary’s, GA 31558. A memorial service reception will immediately follow the Mass at the church’s social center. Eulogies can be given by anyone at the reception.

In lieu of flowers, the Angelotti family asks that those wishing to honor Steve consider a donation to https://bloodcancerunited.org, an organization that supported Steve and his family with grants during his chemotherapy treatments with Myeloid Dysplastic Syndrome and Acute Myeloid Leukemia that helped make a difficult journey a little easier.

Steve’s legacy will not simply be the places he lived, the work he did, or even the golf courses he played. It will be found in his family, in the traditions that continue, in the grandchildren who carry his silliness forward, in the friends he treated like brothers and sisters, in the people facing cancer who were less afraid because Steve took the time to talk with them, and in all thelessons he quietly demonstrated throughout his life: show up, be present, love unconditionally, and never forget to enjoy and cherish the people beside you.