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Harold S. Ford Jr.

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Petersburgh – Harold S. “Fordy” Ford Jr., 82, of Lower Newtown Road, Waterford, NY, died on Sunday, January 6, 2013, at Samaritan Hospital in Troy, NY, surrounded by his loving family.  Born in Troy, he was the son of the late Harold S. Ford Sr. and Rosa M. Wright Ford.  Harold was educated in Berlin Schools and was a 1947 graduate of Berlin High School.
Harold had been employed as a truck driver for 21 years by the former Grand Union Co. in Waterford and retired due to disability in 1975. He was a member of the I.T.E.A. at the Grand Union. Harold was also a member of the Waterford United Methodist Church.
Harold struggled with MS for over 40 years, but his perpetual smile and positive attitude were noted by everyone who met him.
He was the husband of the late Carolyn Church Ford, who died in 1992. He is father of Camilla Goering and husband Robert of Fort Edward, NY, Jennifer Jessica Grozis and husband Chris of Waterford and the late Edward and Allison Ford. He is the brother of Jessie Deyoe of Tucson, AZ, Jeanette Ford of Roanoke, IN, Kathleen Lee Pinches and husband Warren of Stoughton, MA, and the late Roberta Cummings.  Other survivors include his grandchildren, Carolyn and James Goering and Cory, Cloé and Tanner Grozis, and his great-grandson, Xhanderr, as well as several nieces and nephews.  Harold was a patient for 14 years at the Rubin Dialysis Centers in Clifton Park, NY, and Troy and appreciated the loving care given to him by the staff.
Funeral services were held at Waterford United Methodist Church, Waterford, on Thursday, January 10.  Relatives and friends visited at the Philip J. Brendese Funeral Home on Wednesday from 4 to 7 pm. Interment followed in the Meadowlawn Cemetery in Petersburgh, NY.
Those who wish may make contributions to the Memorial Fund at the Waterford United Methodist Church or to the Rubin Dialysis Center in Clifton Park in care of the Philip J. Brendese Funeral Home, 133 Broad Street, Waterford, NY, 12188. To express your sympathy or share a treasured memory visit Brendesefuneralhome.com.