Virgil S. Ford, age 73, resident of Tolna , ND died Monday, February 4, 2008 at his home in Tolna , ND.

Virgil was born September 2, 1934 on a farm near Medina , ND the son of Sydney "Jack" and Inga (Rudy) Ford. He grew up and was educated in Medina , ND graduating from Medina High School in 1952. In 1958 he graduated from Valley City State and received his master's degree from UND in 1968. Virgil taught for 24 years in 14 schools in the state of North Dakota . He taught Geography, Biology and spent a lot of time coaching. Besides teaching Virgil had other jobs along the way. He worked on oil rigs in Bowbells , ND for a company called Cardinal. He did surveying for the United States Government. He was in St. Paul , MN with the Schneider Company. He helped with Works Progress in the Tolna area and also worked for many farmers in the area. Virgil retired to a farm near rural Hamar in 1997 and moved into Tolna , ND in 2003.

Surviving members of the family are his 4 sisters, Gen ( Norman ) Bier of Spicer, MN, Mary (Duane) Fink of Kanawha, IA, Joan (Lou) Wiggin of St. Paul, MN and Shirley (Wally) Bjornson of Valley City, ND. Aunt & Uncle, Betty and Clarence Rudy of Jamestown , ND . 5 nieces, 6 nephews, many great nieces, great nephews and cousins.

Virgil was preceded in death by his parents and nephew Jeff Fink.

Funeral services for Virgil will be Friday, February 8, 2008 at 3:00 PM in the New Life Fellowship Church , rural Hamar , ND . Visitation will be two hours prior to services in the church. Officiating will be the Reverend Jeff Kapelle. Pianist will be Karol Kapelle. Soloist will be Carina Roehrich. Casketbearers will be Craig Bier, Cody Bier, Scott Dahlbeck and Darin Bjornson. Honorary Casketbearers will be Warren Syverson, Robert Ward, Howard Luehring and Neil Schmidt. Spring interment will be in the Tolna Cemetery . Arrangements with the Stanley-Iverson Funeral Home of McVille , ND .