Stephen Balletta, 73, of New Port Richey, Florida, formerly of Brooklyn, New York, passed away on October 28th, 2023.
He was born in Brooklyn, New York on August 21, 1950, the son of the late Louis and Rose (Jehle) Balletta.
He is survived by his loving wife of 43 years Janice “Jan” Balletta of New Port Richey, four daughters Gina (Thomas) Bartz of Germany, Dawn (Alexie) Chinea of Queens, NY, Madeline (Steven) Kulhan of New Jersey, Angela Balletta of Queens, New York; two sons Richard (Sandy) Kern of Kingston, New York, Michael (Alison) Balletta of New Jersey; one Sister Roseann Balletta of Queens, New York; as well as nine grandchildren. He was predeceased by two grandsons Thomas Kulhan and Ryan North.
Steve loved to travel, loved playing his guitar, and was a proud member of Local 638 of the Steamfitters Union for 23 years. He was a very loving husband, father, brother, grandfather, and friend of many. His love, stories and his presence will be missed by all!
A celebration of life will be held at a later date.
Dawn Marie Chinea
November 3, 2023, 11:51 pm
My dear Father I will love and miss you forever. You were the greatest most loving father a Daughter could ever ask for and will forever be in my heart!! I Love you Dad
Dawn Marie Balletta Chinea 🙏❤️🙏
Dawn Marie Chinea
November 4, 2023, 12:06 am
Dad you are going to be missed forever and ever. You showed me what a true father really is. You showed me so many things in life that will stick with me forever and ever!! Until we meet again I love you Dad
🙏❤️🙏
Roseann Balletta
November 4, 2023, 2:21 am
Thank you Jan. This is lovely. Very touching. I will miss him until the day I see him again
Jan
November 4, 2023, 3:40 am
I love you and will miss your love forever. You are now not suffering and have peace. Thank you for being my
Rock for all these years.
We met on a Blind date on Thanksgiving Eve. History, forever. You were such a hard worker, steamfitter, also known as a mud turtle, not my words, you had T Shirts made for your job. Injuries o the job led to 17 back surgeries and you became the best Mr.Mom. While I worked you were able to take care of all the duties to care fore the house and Mike growing up.
Steve made the best Halloween costumes anyone could make 30+ years ago.
I always tried to care for him and the chronic pain he suffered throughout our life, and he was such a trouper to live so long with the neuropathy and back pain. Finally, the cancer took control, and drained all the strength from his body. He fought as hard as he could till the bitter end. Steve wouldn’t give up till his last breath, fighting as hard as he could. I love you and thank you for such a wonderful life, so full of fun,laughter and Love❤️❤️❤️❤️
Gina Bartz
November 5, 2023, 3:04 pm
Just want to thank you for all the love and wisdom you’ve given me through out my life. I will miss our short trips some where every year, you and Jan are the perfect vacation partners. I have so so many memories with you that I can cherish so close to my heart. I love and miss you dearly but I know your now in good hands.
Eileen Brady
November 17, 2023, 12:03 am
What a wonderful man. Steve always made me smile. Rest In Peace with pride and joy at the legacy you have left. Heaven Should be Proud.