- March 3, 2026
Stephanie Nicole Tallarico was born on March 14, 1973 in Columbus, Ohio to Barbara and Ralph Tallarico. She suddenly passed away on February 25, 2026 in Daytona Beach, Florida. Stephanie grew up in a loving Catholic home, and was the youngest of six children. She graduated from Bishop Ready High School in 1991. Following her graduation, she enlisted in the United States Army, and served as a Medical Lab Technician. She completed a six-year rotation. In 1997, Stephanie met the father of her children, Robert Pace in Virginia Beach. Soon after, she began residing in Florida, particularly the Ormond Beach area. In 2004, she earned her nursing license from Daytona Beach Community College. She began serving as a registered nurse, and ultimately, spent the remainder of her career as a project manager at Fortrea Clinical Trials. In 2002, Stephanie welcomed her first child, Abigail (Abbie) Pace. In 2007, her second child, Evan Pace was born. In Stephanie’s loving nature, she brought another child into the family years later, Caleb Cameron.
Stephanie always had a love for sports, and she especially excelled in basketball and softball. She was a die-hard Ohio State Buckeye football fan. She loved a beautiful sunrise/sunset, a lover of flowers, animals, cooking, painting, crafting, and most of all, her children. She had two beloved dogs, Rocco and Milo, as well as two beloved cats, Cosmo and Ollie.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother Dominic Tallarico, her nieces Dallas and
Kimberlynn Tallarico, her in-laws Gene and Sylvia Shields. In addition to her children, she’s survived by her siblings: Tamara Pleasants, Michael (Tara) Tallarico, Ralph (Kym) Tallarico, and Anita Snack, nieces and nephews, Alyssa Ball, Madison (Mickenzie) Leuth, Monica Pleasants, Charlie (Jessica) Oxier, Jennifer Tallarico, Macy Tallarico, Katelynn Ramos-Hiles, and Courtney Pace, her brother in-law, Donnie Pace, the following close friends: Erin (Roy) Champlin, Lynnette (Brent) Toomey, and Penny Toomey.
