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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 .
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