James R. Sophia Sr. Obituary
We are sad to announce that on January 28, 2022 we had to say goodbye to James R. Sophia Sr. of Shaker Heights, Ohio, born in Elmira, New York. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Edward Ormel and Florence Sophia, Sr. (Cardillo); his brother Edward, Jr.; his sisters-in-law, Mary Ann Ponzi Sophia and Silvia Sophia; and his son David Heller Sophia.
He is survived by: his son James Richard, Jr.; his daughter-in-law Melanie Sophia (Moran) of Shaker Heights, OH; his daughter Liz Sophia Tyber; his son-in-law Dr. Andy Tyber of Atlanta, GA; his grandchildren, James Trimble Sophia, Julia Stone Sophia, Michael Louis McClellan III, Sophie Caroline McClellan and Olivia Rose Tyber; his brother Robert Sophia of Sao Paulo, Brazil.; and his nieces and nephews, Susan Sophia Deming, Karen Sophia, Nancy Sophia Vankirk of Elmira, Mary Sophia Kohan of Horseheads, Edward Ormel Sophia III of Horseheads, Richard Heller Smith of New Sharon, ME, Charles Humphrey Smith of Shanghai, Elizabeth Lowman Howell of Portland, OR, Chester Everts Howell of Newburyport, MA and Mary Trimble Howell of Hanover, NH..
In lieu of flowers, remembrances can be made to the Italian American Veteran's Club, 1070 Magee St, Elmira, NY 14901, The Ernie Davis Foundation, 350 East Fifth Street, Elmira, NY 14901 or Seneca View Skilled Nursing, 220 Steuben St, Montour Falls, NY 14865.
