William J. Ford, 94, of Wildwood, passed away Tuesday, October 28, 2014. Mr. Ford was born April 5, 1920 in Gorham, CO to the late Cecil Ruppert and Lucy Wood Ford. He was a WWII veteran of the U.S. Army. He was a retired Vocational Teacher and a home builder. Mr. Ford moved here in 1994 from Rochester, NY. Survivors include his loving wife, Loretta; daughter and son-in-law, Valerie K. (Ford) and Chris Monrad of Inverness; several nieces and nephews and his canine companion, Jazz.