Fred L. Ford Jr., 72, of Halifax, formerly of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Wednesday, June 20, 2018, in the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey.
He was born in Wilkes-Barre on May 15, 1946, a son of the late Fred L. and Sara Jones Ford. He was a graduate of GAR Memorial High School and a graduate of Lees-McRae College and Wilkes University.
He was a U.S. Army veteran, serving with the 759th Military Police during the Vietnam War.
Mr. Ford was employed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Welfare, retiring in 2005. He led the development of the Pennsylvania Department of Welfare Child Support website while at PACSES.
Mr. Ford was a community activist who was one of the founders of the Heights Packers football team and the Wyoming Valley Junior Football Conference. He later moved to Halifax, where he was a member of the Halifax Twp. Planning Commission. He was also chairman of the Halifax Water and Sewer Authority and chairman of the Halifax Twp. Recreation Authority.
Master Ford was involved in the martial arts for most of his life. He held advance black belt degrees in judo, shotokan karate and goshin budo jiu jitsu. Master Ford was a member of the Kodokan and the International Judo Federation. He was associated with the Ed Martin School of Self Defense in Wilkes-Barre for more than 20 years.
He was an avid outdoorsman who loved hiking, fishing and reading and more than anything enjoyed spending time with his wife, Jean, and his family.
He was preceded in death by his sons, Fred L. Ford III and Gary S. Ford. He was also preceded in death by a brother, William T. Ford.
Surviving are his wife, Jean Peterson Ford; daughters, Teri Karboski and her husband, Keith, Olyphant; and Christine Hamley and her husband, Jason, Mansfield, Conn.; grandchildren, Kyle and Alyssa Ford, Kira and Daelyn Karboski and Isabella, Jadyn, Jason and Joshua Hamley; brother, Richard J. Ford and his wife, Mary Ann, Spring City; nieces and nephews, Sara, Jennifer, Katherine, William and Sean; and several great-nieces and great-nephews.
Private funeral services will be held at the convenience of the family. Interment will be in Mount Greenwood Cemetery, Shavertown.
He was born in Wilkes-Barre on May 15, 1946, a son of the late Fred L. and Sara Jones Ford. He was a graduate of GAR Memorial High School and a graduate of Lees-McRae College and Wilkes University.
He was a U.S. Army veteran, serving with the 759th Military Police during the Vietnam War.
Mr. Ford was employed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Welfare, retiring in 2005. He led the development of the Pennsylvania Department of Welfare Child Support website while at PACSES.
Mr. Ford was a community activist who was one of the founders of the Heights Packers football team and the Wyoming Valley Junior Football Conference. He later moved to Halifax, where he was a member of the Halifax Twp. Planning Commission. He was also chairman of the Halifax Water and Sewer Authority and chairman of the Halifax Twp. Recreation Authority.
Master Ford was involved in the martial arts for most of his life. He held advance black belt degrees in judo, shotokan karate and goshin budo jiu jitsu. Master Ford was a member of the Kodokan and the International Judo Federation. He was associated with the Ed Martin School of Self Defense in Wilkes-Barre for more than 20 years.
He was an avid outdoorsman who loved hiking, fishing and reading and more than anything enjoyed spending time with his wife, Jean, and his family.
He was preceded in death by his sons, Fred L. Ford III and Gary S. Ford. He was also preceded in death by a brother, William T. Ford.
Surviving are his wife, Jean Peterson Ford; daughters, Teri Karboski and her husband, Keith, Olyphant; and Christine Hamley and her husband, Jason, Mansfield, Conn.; grandchildren, Kyle and Alyssa Ford, Kira and Daelyn Karboski and Isabella, Jadyn, Jason and Joshua Hamley; brother, Richard J. Ford and his wife, Mary Ann, Spring City; nieces and nephews, Sara, Jennifer, Katherine, William and Sean; and several great-nieces and great-nephews.
Private funeral services will be held at the convenience of the family. Interment will be in Mount Greenwood Cemetery, Shavertown.
Fred L. Ford Jr., 72, of Halifax, formerly of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Wednesday, June 20, 2018, in the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey.
He was born in Wilkes-Barre on May 15, 1946, a son of the late Fred L. and Sara Jones Ford. He was a graduate of GAR Memorial High School and a graduate of Lees-McRae College and Wilkes University.
He was a U.S. Army veteran, serving with the 759th Military Police during the Vietnam War.
Mr. Ford was employed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Welfare, retiring in 2005. He led the development of the Pennsylvania Department of Welfare Child Support website while at PACSES.
Mr. Ford was a community activist who was one of the founders of the Heights Packers football team and the Wyoming Valley Junior Football Conference. He later moved to Halifax, where he was a member of the Halifax Twp. Planning Commission. He was also chairman of the Halifax Water and Sewer Authority and chairman of the Halifax Twp. Recreation Authority.
Master Ford was involved in the martial arts for most of his life. He held advance black belt degrees in judo, shotokan karate and goshin budo jiu jitsu. Master Ford was a member of the Kodokan and the International Judo Federation. He was associated with the Ed Martin School of Self Defense in Wilkes-Barre for more than 20 years.
He was an avid outdoorsman who loved hiking, fishing and reading and more than anything enjoyed spending time with his wife, Jean, and his family.
He was preceded in death by his sons, Fred L. Ford III and Gary S. Ford. He was also preceded in death by a brother, William T. Ford.
Surviving are his wife, Jean Peterson Ford; daughters, Teri Karboski and her husband, Keith, Olyphant; and Christine Hamley and her husband, Jason, Mansfield, Conn.; grandchildren, Kyle and Alyssa Ford, Kira and Daelyn Karboski and Isabella, Jadyn, Jason and Joshua Hamley; brother, Richard J. Ford and his wife, Mary Ann, Spring City; nieces and nephews, Sara, Jennifer, Katherine, William and Sean; and several great-nieces and great-nephews.
Private funeral services will be held at the convenience of the family. Interment will be in Mount Greenwood Cemetery, Shavertown.
He was born in Wilkes-Barre on May 15, 1946, a son of the late Fred L. and Sara Jones Ford. He was a graduate of GAR Memorial High School and a graduate of Lees-McRae College and Wilkes University.
He was a U.S. Army veteran, serving with the 759th Military Police during the Vietnam War.
Mr. Ford was employed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Welfare, retiring in 2005. He led the development of the Pennsylvania Department of Welfare Child Support website while at PACSES.
Mr. Ford was a community activist who was one of the founders of the Heights Packers football team and the Wyoming Valley Junior Football Conference. He later moved to Halifax, where he was a member of the Halifax Twp. Planning Commission. He was also chairman of the Halifax Water and Sewer Authority and chairman of the Halifax Twp. Recreation Authority.
Master Ford was involved in the martial arts for most of his life. He held advance black belt degrees in judo, shotokan karate and goshin budo jiu jitsu. Master Ford was a member of the Kodokan and the International Judo Federation. He was associated with the Ed Martin School of Self Defense in Wilkes-Barre for more than 20 years.
He was an avid outdoorsman who loved hiking, fishing and reading and more than anything enjoyed spending time with his wife, Jean, and his family.
He was preceded in death by his sons, Fred L. Ford III and Gary S. Ford. He was also preceded in death by a brother, William T. Ford.
Surviving are his wife, Jean Peterson Ford; daughters, Teri Karboski and her husband, Keith, Olyphant; and Christine Hamley and her husband, Jason, Mansfield, Conn.; grandchildren, Kyle and Alyssa Ford, Kira and Daelyn Karboski and Isabella, Jadyn, Jason and Joshua Hamley; brother, Richard J. Ford and his wife, Mary Ann, Spring City; nieces and nephews, Sara, Jennifer, Katherine, William and Sean; and several great-nieces and great-nephews.
Private funeral services will be held at the convenience of the family. Interment will be in Mount Greenwood Cemetery, Shavertown.
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