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Gerald "Jerry" Edwin Ford, 87, Air Force Reserves Veteran, of Brookfield passed away surrounded by love and family on Saturday, June 1, 2024. Adored Father of Melanie Dawn (Roger Lee) Summers and Daniel Evan Ford.
Cherished Grandfather of James Lee (Amie Lynn) Summers Sr., Chantilly Dawn (Dustin Ray) DeVore, Sebastian Robert Schaffer Ford, Kaitlyn Mae Ford, Nathan Elliot Ford and Ryan Evan Ford. Great-Grandfather of James Lee Summers Jr. and Pearl Lynn Summers. Brother of Dennis Eli (Gienna) Ford.
Jerry is survived and loved by many other family members and friends. He was preceded in death by his wife Thelma Ford, nee Kahler, his son Rory Ford and his siblings Yvonne Jane (James) Felton, Earl Eugene (Mary) Ford and Patty Ford.
Funeral and Interment Private.
Interment Private Chadwick Cemetery, Chadwick, IL.
Arrangements entrusted to Hitzeman Funeral Home & Cremation Service, 9445 31stStreet, Brookfield, IL 60513. Information 708-485-2000 or www.HitzemanFuneral.com
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