Stephen D. “Steve” Ciccantelli, former publisher of the (West Bend) Daily News and VP of sales for Conley Media, grew up in Wauwatosa, the son of Dr. Mark and Sheila (Fay) Ciccantelli, and graduated from UW-Whitewater. He married Angie Szunder in 1985, and together they had one daughter and one grandson.
In the early years of his career, Steve worked for a variety of publications. He served as production and sales manager of Liturgical Publications in West Allis, assistant sales manager at the Milwaukee Business Journal, sales manager for Community Newspapers in suburban Milwaukee and an advertising account executive for Lakeshore Newspapers Inc., which served Ozaukee County.
In 1990, he joined the (Beaver Dam) Daily Citizen as advertising director. Steve went on to serve as publisher of the (West Bend) Daily News and vice president of sales for Conley Media. He held the role of Daily News publisher until April 2012.
Steve died Monday, June 15, 2020, at his lake home in Waupaca. He was 68.
