THOMAS WILLIAM "BILL" FORD
Makwagabow
"Standing Bear"

Thomas "Bill" W. Ford, age 56 of LCO, died Wednesday, September 5, 2012 at his home.

Bill was born on December 7, 1955 in Chicago, IL, the son of Thomas and Eula (Grover) Ford. He attended Agassiz Elementary School and graduated from Waller High School in Illinois, then attended Mount Senario College in Ladysmith and CIBC in Mobridge, SD. Bill was a substance abuse Counselor, was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed bowling.

He is survived by his son Daniel (Loreen) Grover; sister Cindy (Troy) Carmicle; brother Ron (Eva) Old Shield; aunts Mildred Creed, Betty J. Martin and Muriel Kagigebi. Bill is further survived by many cousins and friends.

Bill was preceded in death by his parents; grandparents James & Julia (Whitefeather) Ford and William & Josephine (Crowe) Grover.

A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, September 8, 2012 at Pineview Funeral Service, 7393N County Road K in Hayward. Clifford "Skip" Churchill and Rev. Marvin Wilber will officiate. Burial will be in Whitefish Cemetery. Visitation will be held beginning at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, September 7 at the funeral home.

Honorary bearers will be Phillip Anderson, Don Gordon, Ron Old Shield, Mary Wolf and Dana Quaderer, Jeffery LaBatte.

Casket bearers will be Brian Bisonette, Bo Hammond, Rudy Rusk, Joshua Louis, Andrew Quaderer, Donald Quaderer, Chris St. Clair & Paul Wade.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to the family.

Online condolences can be made at www.pineviewfuneralservice.com