Russell A. Ford

Russell Alan Ford
March 24, 1958 — September 3, 2025

Attleboro, MA - Russell Alan Ford, 67, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September. 3, 2025 after a brief hospitalization, with his family by his side.

A lifelong resident of southern New England, Russell lived most of his life in Attleboro, Massachusetts, close to his large and tightly knit family. He was a skilled and accomplished carpenter by trade; building things from the ground up was his art form.

Russ loved golfing, fishing and cheering on the Red Sox. He loved tending to the garden and sharing a great meal. But more than anything, he loved his family. Russ had a huge, overflowing heart. There was always more space inside for the people he cared so much about, whether that was his wife, his kids and grandkids, his siblings and parents, or the people in his life whom he made feel like family, even if they weren’t related by blood. He was the kind of person you could always count on, and so many people did.

He will be missed by everyone who was lucky enough to know him.

Russell leaves behind his wife of 38 years, Deborah (Klegraefe) Ford; his daughter, Meaghan (Ford) Souza and her wife, Amanda Souza; grandkids, Braedon, Savannah, Penelope and Amelia; his son, Nicholas Ford and his wife, Catherine Goodroe; mother, Eileen Gaudette; father, Joseph Ford and stepmother, Maureen Ford; brother, Karl Ford; sisters, Cheryl (Ford) Withers, Kimberly (Ford) Taverna and her husband, David Taverna, and Susan (Ford) McHale and her husband, Gary McHale; and many other loved ones including nieces, nephews, cousins and in-laws in both the Ford and Klegraefe families.

VISITATION will be held on Saturday, September 13th from 10 a.m. to Noon at WILLIAM W. TRIPP Funeral Home, 1008 Newport Ave., Pawtucket, followed by SERVICES at Noon in the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts to The Jimmy Fund, c/o Dana Farber, P.O. Box 849168, Boston, MA 02284 would be appreciated. www.TrippFuneralHome.com