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James Ford
JAMES FORD
Coggon
James (Jim) Hamilton Ford, 74, of Coggon, died Sunday, Nov. 16, 2014, at Independence. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 19, at Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Central City. The family will greet friends from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18, at Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Central City, and again from 10 to 11 a.m. Wedneday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Coggon.
James was born Oct. 8, 1940, in Iowa City. He was raised in the Independence and Rowley area. James married Virginia Kenny on Feb. 19, 1966, in Ryan. They lived in Coggon for over 40 years. James began as a farm hand and then became a welder at Midwest Metal, Hawk Built, Kraus and then settled at Cherry Burrell, in Cedar Rapids. James retired from Evergreen Manufacturing in 1991.
James is survived by his wife; four daughters, Bernetia Ann (Duane) Vaske, Manchester, Michele Ford (and fiance James), Cedar Rapids, Kimberly Less, Hopkinton, and Stephanie (Corey) Bildstein, Coggon; and seven grandchildren, Amber Ford, Eddy, Texas; Gunner Vaske and Breanna Vaske, Manchester; Zach Less and Carson Less, Hopkinton; Kyla Bildstein and Caleb Bildstein, Coggon.
The family would like to thank the staff of ABCM Rehabilitation Centers East Campus, for the professional care and compassion shown to James and his family.
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