Julie M. (Oullette Sarkisian) Ford, age 98, a longtime resident of Natick, died on Saturday afternoon, February 18, 2012, at LifeCare Nursing Center in Acton.
Born in Fall River, Julia resided in Somerville prior to settling in Natick with her husband Paul in 1972. She had been employed with John Hancock Life Insurance Company, working for many years as a billing specialist in the Accounting Department until her 1978 retirement. Julia later held a part-time desk clerk position at the Framingham Howard Johnson Hotel until 1995.
Julia enjoyed travel, working local craft shows selling item she had designed and created, and baking pies for loved ones. She also enjoyed working outdoors tending her lawn and garden.
Predeceased by two husbands, Paul J. Ford and Martin E. Sarkisian, she is survived by her devoted daughter, Carol A. (Sarkisian Tevekelian) Burnham and her husband Brian of Ashland; four loving grandchildren, Kevork H Tevekelian and wife Jennifer of Shrewsbury, Joshua A. Tevekelian of Watertown, Janeen M. (Tevekelian) Bazarian of Ashland, and Alana R. (Tevekelian) Counts of Moorehead City, NC; and seven beautiful great-grandchildren, Andrew, Derek, Kyle, Avo, Armen, Devin, and Izabella.
Her funeral service will be at the John Everett & Sons Funeral Home, 4 Park Street (at Natick Common) Natick, on Wednesday, February 22nd at 11:00a.m. Burial will follow at Saint Patrick Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the family charity, Dana Farber Cancer Research Institute, “The Jerome Lipper Center for Multiple Myeloma,” P.O. Box 849168, Boston, MA 02284-9168.