Kern County CA Archives Obituaries.....Ford , Edel Luella Hart January 3, 2006
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The Bakersfield Californian 
Ford, Edel Luella "Hart"     
1916 - 2006 
 
Edel Luella (Hart) Ford 
Services: Sat., Jan 7, 10:30 a.m. 

A graveside service will be held Saturday, January 7, 2006, 10:30 a.m., at the 
Hanford Cemetery District, in Hanford, California for Edel Ford who passed 
away peacefully on January 3, 2006. Edel was born on January 6, 1916, in 
Tulare, CA, to Bert and Mabel hart. The family stayed in Tulare, living in 
their home on Cherry Avenue and owning and operating the Tulare Electric 
Hatchery and Cold-Storage Company for many, many years. A member of the 1934 
graduating class of Tulare High School, Edel also went on to graduate from the 
College Of The Sequoias in Visalia, CA and was subsequently employed at the 
City Hall in Tulare. While attending college, Edel met and fell in love with 
Hanfords own Patrick Ford. They married in 1940, and Edel became a full-time 
homemaker, devoting herself to her family. The return of her husband from Navy 
duty in WWII, and the birth of her children, Patrick and Mary were the 
cherries on the cake of what continued to be a wonderful life with a growing 
family that she enjoyed so much. Edel was also an avid reader, a movie-goer, a 
quick wit, a loyal friend, and set a good example for all. She had a keen eye 
for design, was very artistic and had a beautiful singing voice. She and Pat 
purposefully chose the quiet, simple life, emphasizing strong character and 
values. Pats career with the California Highway Patrol took the family to 
Hanford, to Bakersfield for 17 years, then Los Angeles, Los Osos, Sacramento 
and to Fresno, where she and Pat retired. Preceding Edel in death were her 
father, Bert A. Hart; mother, Mabel Lucy Hart; sister, Dorothy (Hart) Brown; 
and her loving husband of 62 years, Patrick Joseph Ford. Edel is survived by 
her son, Patrick J. Ford, IV and his wife, Patricia of Tehachapi, CA; and by 
her daughter, Mary (Ford) Rosenthal and her husband, Larry Smyth of San Luis 
Obispo, CA. Edel is also survived by her four grandchildren, Rebecca (Ford) 
Martinez and her husband, Jason Martinez of Williams, AZ, Christina (Ford) 
Hendon of Bakersfield and Andrew Deane Rosenthal and Derek Ford Rosenthal of 
San Luis Obispo, CA. She also leaves behind four great-grandchildren, Melissa, 
Paig and LeAnne Martinez and Reilly Herndon, as well as extended family and 
friends. Edel and her family were blessed to have the gift of time together in 
the days before her death. 

Reis Family Mortuary & Crematory (805) 544-7400 

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Published in the Bakersfield Californian on 1/4/2006.  


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