ST. TAMMANY PARISH, LA. 

Obituary for: FORD, GERALD S. 

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. 

Source: St. Tammany News

Published on Sunday, September 5, 2010 

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FORD

Gerald S. Ford passed away Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010, at the Hospice of Dayton, 
Ohio. He was 83 years old.

Gerald was born and raised in Kearny, N.J., and graduated from Kearny High 
School. Before graduation, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served his country 
during World War II. He served onboard the USS Pennsylvania and was stationed in 
Saipan. He survived a typhoon at sea and was training for the invasion of Japan 
when the war ended.

Upon returning from the war, he attended Seton Hall University on the G.I. Bill 
of Rights and graduated in 1949 with a degree in accounting. In 1952, he began 
work for the Babcock & Wilcox Company in New York City. He also worked for B&W 
in Barberton, Ohio and New Orleans. After 35 years with B&W, he retired as 
comptroller of the company.

In 1952, Gerald married Regina Allen Ford and together they raised six children 
in Kearny, N.J., Akron, Stamford, Conn., and Mandeville. His wife predeceased 
him in 1990. After he retired, he lived in Avon, N.J., Ashville, N.C. and 
Centerville, Ohio, where he spent his final years to be close to many of his 
children and grandchildren.

He is survived by his wife, Jacqueline Fuller Ford, whom he married in 1991; his 
sister, Grace Kennelly of Brick, N.J.; his six children, Gerald T. Ford of 
Basking Ridge, N.J., Moira Ford Ausems and husband, Paul, of Spokane, Wash., 
Brendan A. Ford and wife, Dewey, of Worthington, Ohio, Kevin G. Ford of 
Columbus, Ohio, Stephen R. Ford and wife, Ann, of Springboro, Ohio, and Regina 
Ford Cismesia and husband, James, of Springboro, Ohio, and by his 17 
grandchildren.

Relatives and friends are invited to call from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Tuesday at 
O'Brien Funeral Home, 2028 Hwy 35 at New Bedford Road, Wall, followed by a Mass 
of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. at St. Elizabeth's RC Church, 424 Lincoln Ave., 
Avon, N.J. Interment will be in St. Catharine's Cemetery, Sea Girt. 

In lieu of flowers the family requests donations to the Hospice of Dayton, Ohio, 
324 Wilmington Ave., Dayton, Ohio, 45420 or a charity of your choice in memory 
of Gerald. 

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