Kathleen Ford nee Cody, age 88, late of Aurora formerly of South Holland. Beloved wife of the late William. Loving mother of Thomas, Wayne (late Bari), Eileen (Mike) Cepko, Paula (Jay) Jackson and Gerald (Julie) Ford. Proud grandma of 14 and great-grandma of 4. Kathleen spent her life caring for others as a Registered Nurse. She was an avid flower gardener and a longtime member of St. Jude the Apostle Church. Funeral Mass Monday, 9:30 a.m. directly at St. Jude the Apostle Church, 900 E. 154th St., South Holland. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorials directed to St. Francis Medical Center College of Nursing, 511 NE Greenleaf St, Peoria, IL 61603 or Society of the Little Flower 1313 Frontage Road, Darien, Illinois 60561. Arrangements entrusted to Thornridge Funeral Home (Janusz Family Funeral Service), Dolton/ South Holland.