Robert Charles Ford
1927 - 2001 (73 years)Person ID: I14844 | Last Modified: 18 Jul 2024
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Name Robert Charles Ford Gender Male Birth 15 Feb 1927 Bellingham, Whatcom County, Washington, USA 
Died 21 Jan 2001 Bellingham, Whatcom County, Washington, USA [1] Buried Bayview Cemetery, Bellingham, Whatcom County, Washington, USA [2] -
Parents
Father Charles Martin Ford (ID:I14841)
b. 14 Oct 1881, Princeton Township, Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, USA
d. 27 Feb 1931, Bellingham, Whatcom County, Washington, USA (Age 49 years) Mother Esther Valborg Benseth (ID:I14842)
b. 1898, Fergus Falls Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, USA
d. 10 Nov 1962, Bellingham, Whatcom County, Washington, USA (Age 64 years) Marriage 24 Jun 1924 Bellingham, Whatcom County, Washington, USA Siblings 1 brother > 1. Warren Maurice Ford
b. 26 Feb 1928, Bellingham, Whatcom County, Washington, USA
d. 6 May 2003, Bellingham, Whatcom County, Washington, USA (Age 75 years) -
Family
Wife Living (ID:I14845) Children 1. 
Living (ID:I14846)2. Living (ID:I14847) -
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Event Map
Birth - 15 Feb 1927 - Bellingham, Whatcom County, Washington, USA 
Died - 21 Jan 2001 - Bellingham, Whatcom County, Washington, USA 
Buried - - Bayview Cemetery, Bellingham, Whatcom County, Washington, USA = Link to Google Earth 
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Source Citations
- [FAMILYSEARCH] Family Search.
"United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6KW1-3SBF : 10 February 2023), Esther V Benseth in entry for Robert Charles Ford, . - [FIND-A-GRAVE] Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187929173/robert_charles_ford.
Bellingham Herald, The (WA) - Thursday, January 25, 2001
Visitation for Robert Charles Ford of Bellingham will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at Westford Funeral Home, followed by a graveside service at 2 p.m. at Bayview Cemetery and a memorial service at 3:30 p.m. at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church.
Mr. Ford died Sunday, Jan. 21, 2001, at his home. He was 73.
Born Feb. 15, 1927, to Charles and Esther (Benseth) Ford in Bellingham, he was a lifetime Whatcom County resident. Mr. Ford graduated from Bellingham High School in 1945.
During World War II, he served in the Maritime Service. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.
On Aug. 14, 1953, he married Dolores J. Hayden in Bellingham.
Mr. Ford retired as a sales representative from Cascade Natural Gas after 25 years of service.
Mr. Ford was a member of Elks Lodge No. 194 and Our Saviour's Lutheran Church.He enjoyed University of Washington football.
Survivors include his wife of Bellingham daughters Susan Burgraff of Bellingham and Lori Brown of Rialto, Calif. brother Warren Ford of Bellingham and five grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Our Saviour's Lutheran Church, 1720 Harris Ave., Bellingham, WA 98225.
