MARS HILL – Mary B. Ford, 70, died Wednesday March 16, 2005, at a Mars Hill healthcare facility. She was born April 25, 1934, in New Britain, Conn., the daughter of the late Ladislous and Mary (Gursky) Murzen. Mary was an avid knitter and crocheter and in early years enjoyed fishing as well as canning. She was an attendee of the Full Gospel Assembly in Mars Hill. She is survived by her husband, William Ford, of Mars Hill; four children; Laura Yawin and her husband, Michael, of Virginia Beach, Va., Dennis Kochanski of San Antonio, Texas, Craig Kochanski and his wife, Lynn, of South Windsor, Conn., Paul Kochanski and his wife, Tina, of Avon, Conn.; five grandchildren, Sarah Zaino, Adam Yawin, Cindy Kochanski, Anthony Kochanski, Paul Kochanski and a great-grand-daughter, Isabella Zaino; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Saturday, March 19, 2005, at the Full Gospel Assembly in Mars Hill, with the Rev. Richard Bell, officiating. Friends may call at the church from 10 a.m. until time of service. A spring interment will take place at King’s Grove Cemetery, Mars Hill. Those who wish may donate in Mary’s memory to C-A-N-C-E-R, P.O. Box 811, Presque Isle, ME 04769. Arrangements in care of Duncan Funeral Home, 8 Main St., Mars Hill.


