Stephen Ernest Scully

1967 - 2020

Scully, Stephen Ernest
1967 - 2020
Stephen Ernest Scully, 53, of Hilliard, Ohio, died Thursday morning, Dec. 17, 2020, in his home after complications from Covid-19. He was a loving and faithful husband to Carla (Zanetos) Scully and an adoring father to his four children, John, Samuel, Joseph, and Michael. He was born Aug. 21, 1967, in Sidney, Ohio, to Barbara (Goffena) and the late John Scully. On Sept. 7, 1996, he married Carla Zanetos at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Columbus. He is survived by his devoted wife and four children, of Hilliard; his mother, Barbara of Sidney; three brothers, Joe (Janet) of Plymouth, Maine, Tom (Sue) of Troy, and Dan (Erica) Scully of Sidney; father- and mother-in-law, Joseph and Carol Zanetos of Columbus; sister-in-law, Candi (Michael) Trifelos of Columbus; nephews, Brian (Vanessa) Scully, Eric (Tamara) Scully, Jordan Scully, Jake Scully, Brylan Scully, and Nicholas, Mark, and Alex Trifelos. Steve was vice president of operations at Anthony-Thomas Candy Co., where he worked for 22 years. Prior to that he worked at the Dannon Co. in Minster, Ohio as an engineer. He attended grade school at Holy Angels Catholic School, graduated from Sidney High School in 1986 and attended Bowling Green State University. He was a member of St. Agatha Catholic Church, Columbus, and before that Holy Angels Catholic Church, in Sidney. He was also a long-standing member of The Shamrock Club and extremely proud to be an Irish-American Catholic. For many years he proudly marched in the downtown St. Patrick's Day Parade, both before marriage and then later with his beloved boys. He was an avid Notre Dame fan and loved watching football with his family. He was an outdoorsman, enjoying everything outdoors, especially fly fishing and kayaking. He loved going to Ludington, Mich., each year to camp and fish with his family. He enjoyed visiting our country's national parks from Hawaii to Yellowstone to Acadia. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Wednesday, December 23, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. in St. Agatha Catholic Church, 1860 Northam Road (Upper Arlington) with Rev. Fr. M. Edmund Hussey as celebrant. Burial will be at Wesley Chapel Cemetery. Friends may call at the JOHN QUINT TREBONI FUNERAL HOME, 1177 West Fifth Avenue, Columbus, on Tuesday, December 22, 2020, from 3-7 p.m. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association. Condolences may be sent via www.johnquint.com. PLEASE NOTE: due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, visitors are required to wear masks and attendance will be monitored to ensure safety for those attending the visitation; ALSO, masks are required to be worn at the funeral Mass.