Evelyn Ford

Evelyn Ford, 93, of Matawan, died on Tuesday, February 3.

Evelyn was born in Orange, NJ to the late Rose and Joseph Rojy. She was a graduate of West Side High School class of 1950 in Newark, NJ. After high school, Evelyn began working, and attended secretary school. She worked in Real Estate for Coldwell Banker, as a secretary and teache r's aid at Edison Jr. and Westf ield High Schools, and as a secretary for Fidelity Union Trust Company.

Evelyn was a creative soul who enjoyed crafts, crocheting, sewing bags an d pocketbooks. Most of all, Evelyn enjoyed spending time with her family. She shared God's word everywhere she went.

She is predeceased by her parents, and her granddaughter, Heather.

Evelyn is survived by her beloved husband George T. Ford, Jr., their children Dr. David and his wife Kerry Ford o f South Caroli na, Darren and his wife Janet Ford of Ohio, Darlene and her husband Andrew Kiss of Holmdel, her brother Thomas and his wife Janet Rojy of Hillside, seven grandchildren Ryan (Breanna), Russell (Brittany), Rachel (Steven), Daniel, Tyler (Camille), Trevor, and Heidi, seven great-grandc hildren Wil liam, Myles, Eden, Sigurd, Shiloh, Viktor, and Luther, and many loving nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be held on Tuesday, February 10 from 4pm – 7pm at the Holmdel Funeral Home, 26 South Holmdel Road, Holmdel. A Funeral Home Service will be offered on Wednesday, February 11 from 10am. Burial will follow at Brigadier General William C. Doyle Veteran's Memorial Cemetery, Wrightstown.

In lieu of traditional remembrances, Evelyn's family asks with gratitude that donations in her memory be made to the Stevens-Johnson Syndrome Foundation (www.sjsupport.org).

For messages of condolences, or to share a favorite memory of Evelyn, please visit her page of tribute at www.holmdelfuneralhome.com.