Rev. Gioele Settembrini went home to be with the Lord on April 24, 2021 in Annapolis, Maryland. Rev. Settembrini was born in Latiano, Italy on May 5, 1930, the fifth of nine children of Rev. Giuseppe and Pompea Settembrini. After graduating from Bible college in Italy he came to the United States in 1954 to study and ultimately earn his degree at Washington Bible Institute. It was there he met his wife of 61 years, Esther Stokes of Annapolis, and they were married in July 1955. Gioele was an operatic tenor and Esther was an accomplished pianist and they "made beautiful music together" until her death in September 2017. Gioele served as an executive with a D.C. nonprofit for many years, served his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ as a full or part-time pastor for several Southern Baptist congregations and delighted audiences all over the world with his amazing singing voice. Gioele is survived by his sisters Evangelina, Vittoria and Natalia and brother Gabriele, Gioele and Esther's two devoted children, Joel (Jane) Settembrini and Karen (Ken) Williams, their five grandchildren Nathan (Lauren), Rebecca and Daniel Settembrini, Kyle Williams, Kaitlin (A.J.) Eckstein and two-week old great-grandson Brooks Eckstein.
A visitation will be held at the John M. Taylor Funeral Home 147 Duke of Gloucester St, Annapolis, MD 21401 on Thursday, April 29th from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 PM. A funeral service will be held Friday April 30 at 11 AM, with a visitation starting 1 hour prior at 10 AM, at Heritage Baptist Church 1740 Forest Dr, Annapolis, MD 21401. Burial to follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.
An online guest book is available at www.johnmtaylorfuneralhome.com .
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