He was preceded in death by his parents, Dr. and Mrs. John L. Ford (Mary); his stepmother, Gwendolyn R. Ford; his sister, Patricia Shaw; and his nephew, Christopher Hardcastle. He is survived by his loving wife of 53 years, Diane; his son, John Leonard Ford III (Leanne); his daughter, Susan Ford; his grandchildren, Kristina Pike, Kathryn Ford, John (Jack) Ford, and Emily Ford; his siblings, Mary Kay Paulson, De Pere; Gerry Satterfield, Gaithersberg, Md,; Connie Sachse, Scottsdale, Ariz.; Mollie Christopherson, Green Bay; Colleen Ford, Houston, Texas; and Daniel O. Ford, Minneapolis, Minn.; his nieces, nephews, and grand-nieces and nephews.
Interment is at Fort Snelling National Cemetery.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Dr. and Mrs. John L. Ford (Mary); his stepmother, Gwendolyn R. Ford; his sister, Patricia Shaw; and his nephew, Christopher Hardcastle. He is survived by his loving wife of 53 years, Diane; his son, John Leonard Ford III (Leanne); his daughter, Susan Ford; his grandchildren, Kristina Pike, Kathryn Ford, John (Jack) Ford, and Emily Ford; his siblings, Mary Kay Paulson, De Pere; Gerry Satterfield, Gaithersberg, Md,; Connie Sachse, Scottsdale, Ariz.; Mollie Christopherson, Green Bay; Colleen Ford, Houston, Texas; and Daniel O. Ford, Minneapolis, Minn.; his nieces, nephews, and grand-nieces and nephews.
Interment is at Fort Snelling National Cemetery.