HAPPY 100TH BIRTHDAY Viola M. Ford

Born: Viola M. Bonacker on June 10, 1902, in Niles.
Residence: 22 Homestead Drive, Boardman, Ohio 44512.
Married: John J. Ford on June 16, 1922, in Niles and moved to Youngstown in 1924. They were married over 72 years until his death in March 1995.
Children: Helen Jean Croley and her husband Paul of Silver Lake Village.
Grandchildren: Four.
Great-grandchildren: 10.
Background: Graduated from Niles High School in 1920. An accomplished pianist, she accompanied all of the operettas during her high school years. Mrs. Ford also was a member of a garden club and did needlework. She and her husband belonged to golf leagues at Mill Creek Park, Youngstown. She is a member of Boardman United Methodist Church.