James "Jim" Zukoski
March 29, 1963 ~ October 19, 2026
Born in:
Painesville, OH
Resided in:
Perry, OH
James “Jim” Zukoski, age 63, of Perry, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly October 19, 2026 at CCF Mentor Hospital. He was born March 29, 1963 in Painesville, OH to Marolyne (nee Miller) and Edmund Zukoski. Jim married Pamela “Pam” McKinney in Parkersburg, West Virginia on February 2, 1985.
He is survived by his loving wife, Pam; children, Chad Zukoski and Tabitha (Ruben Rivera) Zukoski; and grandchild, Landin Fearer; sister, Kay (David) Pennington; brother, Ken (Lee) Zukoski; nephew, Alex McMullen; cousin, Stacy (David) Nofziger and numerous friends and chosen family. He was preceded in death by his parents; and brothers, Steven and Jeff Zukoski.
Jim served his country proudly, loving and criticizing it as any patriot does. Jim worked hard having many job titles over the years, but in summary he lived his life serving people and making them laugh along the way. He was known for his love of family and making friends into family as well as for his humor and enjoyment of card games, music, cars and fixing things with his hands.
Friends will be received 2:00 PM- 5:00 PM, Saturday, 24th of October, 2026 at Crooked Creek Conservation Club, 4323 State Route 534, Rome Ohio 44085. Military Color Guard and rifle salute will begin Jim’s celebration at promptly 2 PM.
Online obituary may be viewed at www.behmfuneral.com
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Celebration of Life: Saturday, October 24, 2026 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Crooked Creek Conservation Club
4323 State Route 534
Rome, OH 44085
440-428-4401
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James (I always called him James) was a pleasure to work with. We partnered up on several projects over the years at Lakeland Community College. He was always willing to lend a helping hand. We relied on him for many tasks but his forte was operating the heavy machinery. He is greatly missed.
Jim and his mother attended the same church we did for many years. He was always funny and kind. Tom and I are very sorry for his loss.
On behalf of all the staff here at Lakeland Community College, we morn the loss of James. He was more than a co-worker to so many; he was a friend. His willingness to help and steady presence helped keep our campus running smoothly day after day. He will be deeply missed by missed by all his coworkers, students and everyone who knew him. Our condolences, thoughts and prayers are with his family.
Our paths crossed again I believe in 2015 when he spent a summer as a cook down at Geneva on the lake.
He was a good man,he will surely be missed.