John "Jack" Ludford

October 3, 1930 - July 13, 2014

John "Jack" Ludford, 83, a resident of Lake Villa, IL passed away on Sunday, July 13, 2014 at his home. He was born October 3, 1930 in Chicago. Jack was a 61 year resident of Lake Villa and was one of the original members of Prince of Peace Catholic Church, where he remained an active member until his death. He was a former Chief of the Lake Villa Rescue Squad and at one time proudly held the distinction of being the oldest paramedic in Illinois. Jack was also a HAM radio operator with the call sign KA9IFE. He was a Boy Scout leader and enjoyed building and operating model airplanes and trains. He is survived by his wife of 61 years Rose Ann; children Mike (Kim) Ludford, John (late Amy) Ludford, Joe (Linda) Ludford, Tim (Laura) Ludford, Beth (Mike DePouw) Keane, and Kitty (Mark) Glavin; grandchildren Heather, Chris, Jenny, Shawn, Andy, Nikki, Peter, Kyle, Monica, David, Morgan, Samantha, Alle, Kelsey, Catie, Matthew, Megan, Sean, Brant, and Marco; and great-grandchildren Lily, Cameron, Keegan, Drew, Jessie, Jordan, Colin, Maggie Rose, Kaylee, and Jaycek; and by his brother Bud (Lorraine) Ludford. Visitation will be from 4 – 8 p.m. on Wednesday, July 16, 2014 at Ringa Funeral Home, 122 S. Milwaukee Ave. (Rte 83) Lake Villa, IL 60046. Funeral services will begin at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 17, 2014 at the funeral home, processing to Prince of Peace Catholic Church for a 10 a.m. Funeral Mass. Burial will be at All Saints Cemetery, Des Plaines, IL. Please consider a donation in Jack's name to the Society of the Little Flower (littleflower.org). Society of the Little Flower 1313 Frontage Road Darien, Illinois 60561