Obituary of Stephen W. Gotte

       Mr. Stephen W. Gotte, 57, of Marcy, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, December 29, 2023, at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester after a brief illness. Steve was surrounded by his loving family at the time of his passing.

     Steve was born in Utica on August 10, 1966, the son of Barbara (Cosco) Gotte and the late Kenneth Gotte, Sr. He was raised in Utica, was a graduate of Notre Dame High School and Mohawk Valley Community College. On October 30, 1993, Steve was united in marriage with Deanna Marie Falange at Our lady of Lourdes Church in Utica. For 27 years, Steve was employed as a Corrections Officer with the NY State Department of Corrections, retiring in 2016. After retirement, he worked with Kids Oneida (ICAN), mentoring children, a job he truly loved. Steve enjoyed golfing, watching football, especially the Pittsburgh Steelers, was a gym enthusiast and was of the Catholic faith. He loved taking care of his canine companion, S.J. Gotte who he always called the “Best Dog in The World”. Family was most important to Steve, especially his adored daughters, Bianca and Gianna who were the light of his life.

     Steve is survived by and will be sadly missed by his beloved wife, Deanna; two loving daughters, Bianca Dennise Gotte and her fiancée Eddie Zegarelli of N. Utica and Gianna Nicole Gotte of Marcy; his mother, Barbara Gotte of N. Utica; his brother, Ken Gotte, Jr. and Sue Denato  of Utica; two nephews whom Steve shared a special bond with, Maxx Gotte and Christian Gotte; his niece, Rena Folino and two nephews, Denisio Colon and Donato Colon, as well as many aunts, uncles cousins and dear friends too numerous to mention, especially, Chris Baris, Dennis and Christine Rabideau, Frank and Rena DeFazio, Nick Ferrone, Jimmy Marino and his cousin, Vinny Piccola. He was predeceased by his father, Kenneth Gotte, Sr., maternal grandparents, Sweet Grandma and Grandpa Cosco; paternal grandparents, John and Percilla Gotte, uncle, William Cosco, Jr.; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Dennis and Lorre Falange and sister-in-law, Lisa Falange.

     Visitation for family and friends is Thursday, January 4, 2023 from 3:00-6:00 p.m. at the Heintz Funeral Home, 408 Herkimer Rd., N. Utica, followed by a funeral service at 6:00 p.m. at the conclusion of visitation. He will be laid to rest in Forest Hill Cemetery in Utica. Those wishing to donate in Steve’s memory, please consider ICAN (Kids Oneida) 106 Memorial Parkway, Utica, NY 13501. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.