Stephen E. Ford passed away on October 20th, with his loving family by his side.
Born on June 25, 1949 in Plymouth. He lived in Pembroke where he graduated at Silver Lake High School and was an on-call Fireman. He met his wife while he attended Bentley College where he graduated from in 1971. In 1971 they bought their first house in Pembroke. In 1976 they moved to Whitman where they remained. Stephen worked at BPM/Shaw’s as a dedicated worker for 44 years.
He was the beloved son of the late Earl W. Ford and Agnes S. (Hatch) Ford. Survived by his wife Joy (Millett) Ford, their sons Jeffrey of Bridgewater, James and his wife Marsha of East Bridgewater, Stephen and his wife Jennifer of Easton, Gregory of Whitman, and Andrew and Linda of Rockland. Loved by his grandchildren Alexandra and her husband Thomas, Jeffrey, Julia, Ryan, Noah, Tyler, Sara and his great grandchildren Penelope and Patrick.
He was predeceased by his sister and brothers Bernice (Johnson) Dias and her husband John Dias, the late Walter Johnson and his surviving wife Janice Ford, Harold Johnson and his surviving wife Myrtle, Calvin Johnson and wife Marie, and the surviving brother Richard Johnson and his late wife Debra and his sister Mary (Ford) Lauzon and her late husband Francis.
Visitation will be held Monday October 27, 2025 from 4:00-7:00pm at the Blanchard Funeral Chapel, Plymouth Street Route 58 at the rotary, Whitman. There will be a funeral Mass held at Holy Ghost Church at 10:30am Tuesday October 28, 2025 in Whitman.
In lieu of flowers please donate to St Jude’s at 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or Shriner’s Hospital for Children at 2900 N. Rocky Point Drive, Tampa, FL 33607.