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Elizabeth Jane Mitchell

Elizabeth Jane Mitchell

Female 1936 - 2013  (77 years)


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  • Name Elizabeth Jane Mitchell  [1] 
    Birth 5 Feb 1936  Ridgway, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death 9 Feb 2013  Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I4732  Branches and Roots
    Last Modified 13 Feb 2026 

    Family Donald Michael Ford,   b. 12 Jul 1936, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Dec 2021, Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Marriage 22 Jan 1956  Ridgway, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
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    >2. Cindy Ann Ford,   b. 18 Jul 1958, Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Nov 2017, Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >3. Living
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     5. John Michael Ford,   b. 14 Mar 1964, Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Apr 1987, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 23 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
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    Family ID F988  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 13 Feb 2026 

  • Notes 


    • Betty Ford
      (February 5, 1936 - February 9, 2013)

      Youngstown - There will be a Mass of Christian Burial held on Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. at Our Lady of Sorrows Parish, St. Matthias Church, 915 Cornell St., Youngstown, with Rev. Msgr. Peter M. Polando officiating, preceded by a 9:30 a.m. prayer service held at the Rossi & Santucci Funeral Home, 4700 Market St., Boardman, for Betty Ford, 77, of Youngstown, who passed away early Saturday morning, February 9, 2013 with her loving family by her side. Betty was a 12 year cancer survivor.

      Betty will always be remembered and loved by her family and friends for her gift of listening, wonderful giving personality and the time that she had spent with her family.

      Elizabeth Jane “Betty” Mitchell was born on February 5, 1936 in Ridgway, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Daniel and Mabel (Schmiedel) Mitchell and moved to the Youngstown area in 1956.

      Betty was a member of St. Matthias Church, the 7th Ward Citizens Coalition and the Cochran Park Neighbors. She was a dog groomer, a member of the Kroger Price Patrol and enjoyed hauling with her husband.

      She loved antiques, having garage sales and sitting on her front porch with her husband Don and her cats.

      She leaves behind to hold on to her precious memories her husband of over 57 years Donald Ford whom she married on January 22, 1956, her children Janice (Tom) Rovnak of Youngstown, Cindy (Ron) Lovich of Edenburg, Pennsylvania, Don (Helen) Ford of Boardman, Cherie (Mark) Sefcik of Austintown, Robert (Mary) Ford of Boardman and David M. (Darla) Ford of Struthers, thirteen 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 step grandchildren, eight great grandchildren Thomas, Alex, Kaitlyn, Nathaniel Rovnak, twins Leah and Cora Dean just born on Betty’s birthday and Sophia and Benjamin Matson, seven step great grandchildren, her twin brother Jack Mitchell of Los Angeles and a special niece Kathy (Bill) Penfield of Ridgway, Pennsylvania.

      Besides her parents she was preceded in death by a son John Ford, a sister Marion Fannin and three brothers Paul, Everett, and Raymond Mitchell.

      Friends may call on Monday, February 11, 2013 from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at the Rossi & Santucci Funeral Home, 4700 Market St., Boardman.

      Burial will take place at Lake Park Cemetery, Youngstown.

      Family and friends may visit www.rossisantuccifh.com. to view this obituary, sign the guest book and send condolences to Betty’s family.

      Rossi & Santucci Funeral Home

      Dedicated To Your Loved Ones

      Betty Ford
      (February 5, 1936 - February 9, 2013)

      Youngstown - There will be a Mass of Christian Burial held on Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. at Our Lady of Sorrows Parish, St. Matthias Church, 915 Cornell St., Youngstown, with Rev. Msgr. Peter M. Polando officiating, preceded by a 9:30 a.m. prayer service held at the Rossi & Santucci Funeral Home, 4700 Market St., Boardman, for Betty Ford, 77, of Youngstown, who passed away early Saturday morning, February 9, 2013 with her loving family by her side. Betty was a 12 year cancer survivor.

      Betty will always be remembered and loved by her family and friends for her gift of listening, wonderful giving personality and the time that she had spent with her family.

      Elizabeth Jane “Betty” Mitchell was born on February 5, 1936 in Ridgway, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Daniel and Mabel (Schmiedel) Mitchell and moved to the Youngstown area in 1956.

      Betty was a member of St. Matthias Church, the 7th Ward Citizens Coalition and the Cochran Park Neighbors. She was a dog groomer, a member of the Kroger Price Patrol and enjoyed hauling with her husband.

      She loved antiques, having garage sales and sitting on her front porch with her husband Don and her cats.

      She leaves behind to hold on to her precious memories her husband of over 57 years Donald Ford whom she married on January 22, 1956, her children Janice (Tom) Rovnak of Youngstown, Cindy (Ron) Lovich of Edenburg, Pennsylvania, Don (Helen) Ford of Boardman, Cherie (Mark) Sefcik of Austintown, Robert (Mary) Ford of Boardman and David M. (Darla) Ford of Struthers, thirteen 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 step grandchildren, eight great grandchildren Thomas, Alex, Kaitlyn, Nathaniel Rovnak, twins Leah and Cora Dean just born on Betty’s birthday and Sophia and Benjamin Matson, seven step great grandchildren, her twin brother Jack Mitchell of Los Angeles and a special niece Kathy (Bill) Penfield of Ridgway, Pennsylvania.

      Besides her parents she was preceded in death by a son John Ford, a sister Marion Fannin and three brothers Paul, Everett, and Raymond Mitchell.

      Friends may call on Monday, February 11, 2013 from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at the Rossi & Santucci Funeral Home, 4700 Market St., Boardman.

      Burial will take place at Lake Park Cemetery, Youngstown.

      Family and friends may visit www.rossisantuccifh.com. to view this obituary, sign the guest book and send condolences to Betty’s family.

      Rossi & Santucci Funeral Home

      Dedicated To Your Loved Ones
      Betty Ford
      (February 5, 1936 - February 9, 2013)

      Youngstown - There will be a Mass of Christian Burial held on Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. at Our Lady of Sorrows Parish, St. Matthias Church, 915 Cornell St., Youngstown, with Rev. Msgr. Peter M. Polando officiating, preceded by a 9:30 a.m. prayer service held at the Rossi & Santucci Funeral Home, 4700 Market St., Boardman, for Betty Ford, 77, of Youngstown, who passed away early Saturday morning, February 9, 2013 with her loving family by her side. Betty was a 12 year cancer survivor.

      Betty will always be remembered and loved by her family and friends for her gift of listening, wonderful giving personality and the time that she had spent with her family.

      Elizabeth Jane “Betty” Mitchell was born on February 5, 1936 in Ridgway, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Daniel and Mabel (Schmiedel) Mitchell and moved to the Youngstown area in 1956.

      Betty was a member of St. Matthias Church, the 7th Ward Citizens Coalition and the Cochran Park Neighbors. She was a dog groomer, a member of the Kroger Price Patrol and enjoyed hauling with her husband.

      She loved antiques, having garage sales and sitting on her front porch with her husband Don and her cats.

      She leaves behind to hold on to her precious memories her husband of over 57 years Donald Ford whom she married on January 22, 1956, her children Janice (Tom) Rovnak of Youngstown, Cindy (Ron) Lovich of Edenburg, Pennsylvania, Don (Helen) Ford of Boardman, Cherie (Mark) Sefcik of Austintown, Robert (Mary) Ford of Boardman and David M. (Darla) Ford of Struthers, thirteen 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 step grandchildren, eight great grandchildren Thomas, Alex, Kaitlyn, Nathaniel Rovnak, twins Leah and Cora Dean just born on Betty’s birthday and Sophia and Benjamin Matson, seven step great grandchildren, her twin brother Jack Mitchell of Los Angeles and a special niece Kathy (Bill) Penfield of Ridgway, Pennsylvania.

      Besides her parents she was preceded in death by a son John Ford, a sister Marion Fannin and three brothers Paul, Everett, and Raymond Mitchell.

      Friends may call on Monday, February 11, 2013 from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at the Rossi & Santucci Funeral Home, 4700 Market St., Boardman.

      Burial will take place at Lake Park Cemetery, Youngstown.

      Family and friends may visit www.rossisantuccifh.com. to view this obituary, sign the guest book and send condolences to Betty’s family.

      Rossi & Santucci Funeral Home

      Dedicated To Your Loved Ones

      Betty Ford
      (February 5, 1936 - February 9, 2013)

      Youngstown - There will be a Mass of Christian Burial held on Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. at Our Lady of Sorrows Parish, St. Matthias Church, 915 Cornell St., Youngstown, with Rev. Msgr. Peter M. Polando officiating, preceded by a 9:30 a.m. prayer service held at the Rossi & Santucci Funeral Home, 4700 Market St., Boardman, for Betty Ford, 77, of Youngstown, who passed away early Saturday morning, February 9, 2013 with her loving family by her side. Betty was a 12 year cancer survivor.

      Betty will always be remembered and loved by her family and friends for her gift of listening, wonderful giving personality and the time that she had spent with her family.

      Elizabeth Jane “Betty” Mitchell was born on February 5, 1936 in Ridgway, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Daniel and Mabel (Schmiedel) Mitchell and moved to the Youngstown area in 1956.

      Betty was a member of St. Matthias Church, the 7th Ward Citizens Coalition and the Cochran Park Neighbors. She was a dog groomer, a member of the Kroger Price Patrol and enjoyed hauling with her husband.

      She loved antiques, having garage sales and sitting on her front porch with her husband Don and her cats.

      She leaves behind to hold on to her precious memories her husband of over 57 years Donald Ford whom she married on January 22, 1956, her children Janice (Tom) Rovnak of Youngstown, Cindy (Ron) Lovich of Edenburg, Pennsylvania, Don (Helen) Ford of Boardman, Cherie (Mark) Sefcik of Austintown, Robert (Mary) Ford of Boardman and David M. (Darla) Ford of Struthers, thirteen 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 step grandchildren, eight great grandchildren Thomas, Alex, Kaitlyn, Nathaniel Rovnak, twins Leah and Cora Dean just born on Betty’s birthday and Sophia and Benjamin Matson, seven step great grandchildren, her twin brother Jack Mitchell of Los Angeles and a special niece Kathy (Bill) Penfield of Ridgway, Pennsylvania.

      Besides her parents she was preceded in death by a son John Ford, a sister Marion Fannin and three brothers Paul, Everett, and Raymond Mitchell.

      Friends may call on Monday, February 11, 2013 from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at the Rossi & Santucci Funeral Home, 4700 Market St., Boardman.

      Burial will take place at Lake Park Cemetery, Youngstown.

      Family and friends may visit www.rossisantuccifh.com. to view this obituary, sign the guest book and send condolences to Betty’s family.

      Rossi & Santucci Funeral Home

      Dedicated To Your Loved Ones

  • Sources 
    1. [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