Jerome W. "Jerry" Ford, 77, of Weymouth, passed away on July 31, 2021 at home after a short illness. Jerry was born and raised in Quincy, MA, and was proud of his roots in Quincy Point. He was the son of the late James and Catherine (Parsley) Ford. He attended St. Joseph's School in Quincy before graduating from Quincy High School in 1961. He married Linda Brown and moved to Weymouth in 1968. He worked as an electrician at General Dynamics Fore River Shipyard, and was a truck driver for Northeastern Vending, Miltons Clothing, Queen Supply, and American Wholesale before retiring from Plumbers Supply in Easton in 2008.
Jerry was an active member of St. Albert the Great Parish in East Weymouth, serving as a Eucharistic Minister and on the Parish Council for many years. Jerry enjoyed traveling. He had been to all 50 states and had visited the birth places and burial sites of all of the first 43 presidents. Also, he explored his family's heritage in Newfoundland, Canada.
In addition to his loving wife of 53 years, Linda of Weymouth, Jerry is survived by his son Jerome "Jerry" Ford, Jr. and daughter-in-law Megan Donnell and their children Michael and Emerence Morales Donnell of Hanover and his daughter Michelle Ford and son-in-law Charles Aylward and their son, Douglas Aylward of Rowley. He is also survived by his brother Joseph Ford of Palm Coast, Florida and many nieces, nephews and cousins. He was predeceased by his siblings Catherine Bigger, Marcia Gill, Patricia "Cissy" Litchfield, James Ford, Elizabeth Ford, and John Ford.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in his memory to the American Cancer Society 3 Speen Street, Suite 250, Framingham, MA 01701
Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to greet the family during the visiting hours on Friday 4-8 PM in the McDonald Keohane Funeral Home SOUTH WEYMOUTH at 809 Main Street (Rte 18 opp. So. Shore Hospital).
Relatives and friends will gather in the funeral home at 9 AM on Saturday prior to the Funeral Mass in St. Albert the Great Church, Weymouth at 10 AM.
Burial in Blue Hill Cemetery, Braintree.
Information is from Keohane Funeral Home Website
Jerry was an active member of St. Albert the Great Parish in East Weymouth, serving as a Eucharistic Minister and on the Parish Council for many years. Jerry enjoyed traveling. He had been to all 50 states and had visited the birth places and burial sites of all of the first 43 presidents. Also, he explored his family's heritage in Newfoundland, Canada.
In addition to his loving wife of 53 years, Linda of Weymouth, Jerry is survived by his son Jerome "Jerry" Ford, Jr. and daughter-in-law Megan Donnell and their children Michael and Emerence Morales Donnell of Hanover and his daughter Michelle Ford and son-in-law Charles Aylward and their son, Douglas Aylward of Rowley. He is also survived by his brother Joseph Ford of Palm Coast, Florida and many nieces, nephews and cousins. He was predeceased by his siblings Catherine Bigger, Marcia Gill, Patricia "Cissy" Litchfield, James Ford, Elizabeth Ford, and John Ford.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in his memory to the American Cancer Society 3 Speen Street, Suite 250, Framingham, MA 01701
Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to greet the family during the visiting hours on Friday 4-8 PM in the McDonald Keohane Funeral Home SOUTH WEYMOUTH at 809 Main Street (Rte 18 opp. So. Shore Hospital).
Relatives and friends will gather in the funeral home at 9 AM on Saturday prior to the Funeral Mass in St. Albert the Great Church, Weymouth at 10 AM.
Burial in Blue Hill Cemetery, Braintree.
Information is from Keohane Funeral Home Website
Jerome W. "Jerry" Ford, 77, of Weymouth, passed away on July 31, 2021 at home after a short illness. Jerry was born and raised in Quincy, MA, and was proud of his roots in Quincy Point. He was the son of the late James and Catherine (Parsley) Ford. He attended St. Joseph's School in Quincy before graduating from Quincy High School in 1961. He married Linda Brown and moved to Weymouth in 1968. He worked as an electrician at General Dynamics Fore River Shipyard, and was a truck driver for Northeastern Vending, Miltons Clothing, Queen Supply, and American Wholesale before retiring from Plumbers Supply in Easton in 2008.
Jerry was an active member of St. Albert the Great Parish in East Weymouth, serving as a Eucharistic Minister and on the Parish Council for many years. Jerry enjoyed traveling. He had been to all 50 states and had visited the birth places and burial sites of all of the first 43 presidents. Also, he explored his family's heritage in Newfoundland, Canada.
In addition to his loving wife of 53 years, Linda of Weymouth, Jerry is survived by his son Jerome "Jerry" Ford, Jr. and daughter-in-law Megan Donnell and their children Michael and Emerence Morales Donnell of Hanover and his daughter Michelle Ford and son-in-law Charles Aylward and their son, Douglas Aylward of Rowley. He is also survived by his brother Joseph Ford of Palm Coast, Florida and many nieces, nephews and cousins. He was predeceased by his siblings Catherine Bigger, Marcia Gill, Patricia "Cissy" Litchfield, James Ford, Elizabeth Ford, and John Ford.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in his memory to the American Cancer Society 3 Speen Street, Suite 250, Framingham, MA 01701
Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to greet the family during the visiting hours on Friday 4-8 PM in the McDonald Keohane Funeral Home SOUTH WEYMOUTH at 809 Main Street (Rte 18 opp. So. Shore Hospital).
Relatives and friends will gather in the funeral home at 9 AM on Saturday prior to the Funeral Mass in St. Albert the Great Church, Weymouth at 10 AM.
Burial in Blue Hill Cemetery, Braintree.
Information is from Keohane Funeral Home Website
Jerry was an active member of St. Albert the Great Parish in East Weymouth, serving as a Eucharistic Minister and on the Parish Council for many years. Jerry enjoyed traveling. He had been to all 50 states and had visited the birth places and burial sites of all of the first 43 presidents. Also, he explored his family's heritage in Newfoundland, Canada.
In addition to his loving wife of 53 years, Linda of Weymouth, Jerry is survived by his son Jerome "Jerry" Ford, Jr. and daughter-in-law Megan Donnell and their children Michael and Emerence Morales Donnell of Hanover and his daughter Michelle Ford and son-in-law Charles Aylward and their son, Douglas Aylward of Rowley. He is also survived by his brother Joseph Ford of Palm Coast, Florida and many nieces, nephews and cousins. He was predeceased by his siblings Catherine Bigger, Marcia Gill, Patricia "Cissy" Litchfield, James Ford, Elizabeth Ford, and John Ford.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in his memory to the American Cancer Society 3 Speen Street, Suite 250, Framingham, MA 01701
Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to greet the family during the visiting hours on Friday 4-8 PM in the McDonald Keohane Funeral Home SOUTH WEYMOUTH at 809 Main Street (Rte 18 opp. So. Shore Hospital).
Relatives and friends will gather in the funeral home at 9 AM on Saturday prior to the Funeral Mass in St. Albert the Great Church, Weymouth at 10 AM.
Burial in Blue Hill Cemetery, Braintree.
Information is from Keohane Funeral Home Website
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