All Obituaries

Ruby J. Pinson (nee Tincher), 88, passed away Tuesday July 7, 2026 at O’Neill Healthcare in North Ridgeville, Ohio. She was born January 28, 1938 in Williamson, West Virginia. Ruby has resided in Ohio for the past five years and previously lived in Alabama for 15 years, and in Point Pleasant, West Virginia for many years.  An astute businesswoman, Ruby formerly owned and operated the Style Tan and Toning Salon in Point Pleasant.  She loved shopping, getting her nails done, ...

Stewart Charles Knapp Jr., 69, also known as “Chuck” to family, friends, and the North Olmsted and Westlake communities was called home by the Lord on 7/4/2026 at Malachi House of Cleveland following a four year journey of Stage 4 Lung and Bone Cancer. Chuck was a close childhood friend and caring husband of Jacqueline Sue Knapp “Jackie” (nee Piro); loving father of Jason Stewart Knapp (40) and Nichole Ashley Knapp (32); humorous brother of Denise Knapp-Townsend (Lee) and Shelley ...

David K. “Dave” Edwards, 78, of Avon, passed away at his residence on June 30, 2026.  He was born in Akron on September 7, 1947.  David had resided in Avon for 14 years, and previously resided in Cleveland for 40 years.  He was a proud veteran of the US Navy.  David was an optician and spent most of his career at Rooney Optical in Brook Park and finished his career with Hoya Optical Lab in Berea, retiring after 50 years in the profession.  He was a former member ...

Mavis W. Smith (nee White), 91, went home to be with the Lord, peacefully, on Tuesday June 30, 2026 at O’Neill Assisted Living in North Ridgeville.  She was born July 12, 1934 in Baldwin, West Virginia, in a house that was built by her great-grandparents.  She was a 1953 graduate of Sand Fork High School, Gilmer County, West Virginia, and then graduated from Glenville State College in Glenville, West Virginia in 1957, majoring in English and Library Science.  Mavis later ...

Fred J. Courtright, 83, of North Ridgeville, passed away unexpectedly on Friday June 26, 2026 at St. John Medical Center in Westlake.  He was born May 5, 1943 in Cleveland.  Fred was raised in Sheffield Lake and was a 1962 graduate of Brookside High School.  He has been a North Ridgeville resident for 43 years.  Fred worked as a city bus driver for many years for the former NOMBL in North Olmsted.  He was also a realtor with Russell Realty in Westlake for over 20 ...

Bruce F. Brockman, 81, of Wellington, passed away unexpectedly at Mercy Health-Lorain Hospital in Lorain on June 25, 2026.  He was born in Lakewood on June 9, 1945. Mr. Brockman has resided in Lorain County for many years and lived in North Ridgeville prior to moving to Wellington.  Bruce was a 1963 graduate of John Marshall High School in Cleveland and for 63 years he had been involved in the planning of the annual class reunion.  After high school, he played football on a ...

James I. “Jim” Renner, 78, passed away at the Burton Health Care Center in Burton on June 24, 2026.  He was born June 6, 1948 in Clinton, Iowa.  Jim moved to the Cleveland area 30 years ago to live with his late sister, Carolyn. He was a member of Nottingham Baptist Church in Willoughby Hills.  Jim loved missions and attending missions conferences, and he enjoyed a good church dinner.  He is survived by several special cousins and his loving church ...

 James M. “Jimmy” Boross 72, of South Amherst, formerly of North Ridgeville, passed away on June 8, 2026, at Ames Family Hospice House in Westlake following a long illness. He was born in Cleveland on October 20, 1953, to Imre & Helen Boross. He was raised in Lakewood, and after surviving a debilitating car accident in 1969, he graduated from Lakewood High School in 1971. Jimmy had lived in the North Ridgeville and Elyria areas for many years. He spent more than 25 years of his ...

Donna L. Jones (nee Klima), 78, of Sheffield Village, passed away unexpectedly at her residence on Saturday June 6, 2026.  She was born October 17, 1947 in Cleveland.  Donna was raised in Cleveland and resided in North Ridgeville for many years before moving to Sheffield Village.  She was a retired postal clerk from the North Ridgeville Post Office where she worked for 35 years.  Donna treasured the time she spent with her family.  She also enjoyed watching the ...

Ernest (Ernie) Cozzolino, 90 of Elyria, passed away after a short stay at UH Elyria Medical Center in Elyria, Ohio on June 6, 2026. Ernie was born in Lebanon, Virginia, on August 3, 1935. After serving in the US Army 82nd Airborne Division, he moved to Lorain County, Ohio, where he retired from the Ford Ohio Assembly Plant in Avon Lake, Ohio. Ernie enjoyed the outdoors, horses, hunting, fishing, and boating. Ernie is preceded in death by his parents, siblings, and one daughter, Sheila Story. ...