Donald Michael Ford

1936 - 2021  (85 years)

• Name	Donald Michael Ford  [1]
  Birth	12 Jul 1936	St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	9 Dec 2021	Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, USA   [1]
  Burial	16 Dec 2021	Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, USA   [1]
  	Lake Park Cemetery
  Person ID	I4487	Branches and Roots
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Gilbert Lionel Ford,   b. 29 Jan 1910, Dents Run, Elk, Pennsylvania, United States d. 3 Sep 1971, Reno, Washoe, Nevada, USA (Age 61 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Agnes Elizabeth Rose Prechtl,   b. 17 Jun 1912, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA d. 28 Mar 1992, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 79 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	25 Jan 1934
  Family ID	F995	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Jane Mitchell,   b. 5 Feb 1936, Ridgway, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA d. 9 Feb 2013, Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, USA (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	22 Jan 1956	Ridgway, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA
  Children	+ 1. Living > 2. Cindy Ann Ford,   b. 18 Jul 1958, Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, USA d. 18 Nov 2017, Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, USA (Age 59 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 3. Living + 4. Living   5. John Michael Ford,   b. 14 Mar 1964, Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, USA d. 22 Apr 1987, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA (Age 23 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 6. Living + 7. Living
  Family ID	F988	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S56] Staff, Obit: Ford, Donald M, (Name: Name: Vindicator, The; Location: Warron, Ohio; Date: 14DEC2021;;), Obit: Ford, Donald. 14DEC2021. YOUNGSTOWN — Donald M. Ford, 85, of Youngstown, passed away early Thursday morning, Dec. 9, 2021, at home with his loving family by his side. Don will always be remembered and loved by his family and friends for his gift of comic relief, wonderful giving personality and the time that he had spent with his family. Donald Michael Ford was born July 12, 1936, in St. Marys, Pa., the son of Gilbert and Agnes Prechtel Ford, and moved to the Youngstown area in 1956. Don was a member of St. Matthias Church, the 7th Ward Citizens Coalition and the Cochran Park Neighbors. He retired in 2000 after 44 years of being a press operator at General Extrusions in Youngstown. At work, he was coined the nickname “Henry,” and that followed him throughout his time at GEI. He also owned a hauling business for many years, which he and his late wife Betty worked side by side and truly enjoyed. He loved fishing, cleaning up and fixing old tools in his garage, running errands for his late wife so he could secretly buy chewing tobacco and then hide it in the front of his truck, and sitting on his front porch with his family and his cats. Don dreaded the large garage sales that his late wife insisted of having annually, but always helped and maintained being his happy self. Don leaves behind to hold on to his precious memories his children, Janice (Tom) Rovnak of Youngstown, Don (Helen) Ford of Boardman, Cherie (Mark) Sefcik of Austintown, Robert (Mary) Ford of Boardman and David (Darla) Ford of Struthers; son-in-law Ron Lovich of Edenburg, Pa.; 13 grandchildren, Tommy (Melissa), Robert and Johnny Rovnak, Christine (Nick) Dean, Stephanie and Chas Kunovich, Robert Jr. and Joshua Ford, Nicole (Erik) Matson, Brooke Harris-Ford, Davia, Haley and David Jr. Ford; eight stepgrandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; many stepgreat-granchildren; and his half-siblings, Bill and Mary Repko of Pennsylvania, and Russel Ford of Boise, Idaho. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Betty (Mitchell) Ford, a daughter, Cindy Ford Lovich; a son, John Ford; and a sister, Ellen Ford Huff. Family and friends may pay their respects from 9 a.m. to 10:25 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, at the Rossi & Santucci Funeral Home, 4221 Market St., Boardman. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, at Our Lady of Sorrows Parish, St. Matthias Church, 915 Cornell St., Youngstown, with the Rev. John Jerek officiating, preceded by a 10:30 a.m. prayer service at the Rossi & Santucci Funeral Home, Boardman. Burial will take place in Lake Park Cemetery in Youngstown. Due to the continuing pandemic, the family requests all those attending calling hours or the mass are to wear masks or facial coverings, and to respect social-distancing guidelines. Family and friends may visit www.rossisantuccifh.com to view this obituary, sign the guest book and send condolences to Don’s family. Vindicator, The. 14DEC2021 HFA: 24DEC2021