Angelo Dominic Stefani, of Nevada, Iowa, age 91, passed away peacefully on April 13, 2026, with family at his side.

A visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Thursday, April 23, 2026, at Rasmusson-Ryan Funeral Home, 1418 Fawcett Pkwy in Nevada with a Rosary at 7:15 p.m.  Mass of Christian Burial will be on Friday, April 24, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Church, 1110 11th Street, in Nevada with Father Richmond Dzekoe officiating.  Burial with military honors will be 2:30 p.m. at Glendale Cemetery in Des Moines.

Angelo was born February 24, 1935, in a miner's boarding house in the Shuler Coal Mining Camp in Waukee, Iowa. Angelo's family moved to Chicago during WWII then returned to Iowa and opened the Nevada Candy Kitchen and the Rainbow Parlor, where Angelo helped his family. After graduating from Nevada High School in 1952, he joined the U.S. Army and was stationed in Japan. After earning a B.S. from Iowa State University in 1962, Angelo used his military skills and education working for the Central Intelligence Agency in Washington, D.C. He retired from the Army Active Reserves doing army intelligence research and analysis. He also had a long career as a transportation planner with the Iowa Department of Transportation, retiring in 2002. Angelo met his wife, Jaye, while working for the CIA. After the birth of their first child, they moved back to Iowa to be closer to family.

His passions were geology, political history, geography, maps, and driving "back roads" through small towns. He loved sports and was the pitcher of fast-pitch softball teams. Angelo was a member of Vittoria Italian Lodge, community service groups, and St. Patrick's Catholic Church. Angelo loved his family and was very proud of his Italian heritage. He had an amazing memory and shared stories about his life up until the day he passed.

Angelo is survived by his children, Mark Stefani, Mara Meade, Nicole Eckstrom (Michael), and Anthony Stefani, grandchildren Nathan and Sofia, Bailey, Molly and Marco, Francesca, Alexandra and Dominica. Angelo is also survived by his former wife, Jaye Stefani, and his siblings Gloria Reese, Gary (Linda) Stefani, Ronald (Sue) Stefani, and Nancy (Gary) Grimm, and many nieces and nephews.

Angelo was preceded in death by his parents, Renato/Ray and Adele (Della Rossi) Stefani, his sister and brother-in-law Lillian (Gary) Hemmen, and brother-in-law Dick Reese.

The family gives a special thank you to the staff at Indian Creek Assisted Living and St. Croix Hospice. They made Angelo's desire to pass peacefully and on his own terms a reality.

Memorials in honor of Angelo can be sent to Indian Creek Assisted Living in Nevada, IA; St. Croix Hospice; or St. Patrick's Catholic Church.