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John R. Mulford

– December 26, 2019

John R. Mulford
John “Jack” Robert Mulford, 85, of Sun City Center, FL, passed away peacefully on December 26, 2019, surrounded by family. Jack was formerly of Hull, MA, where he raised his four children.

In addition to being very involved in his children’s activities and in the community, he was the commissioner of the Pop Warner Football League and a cubmaster. In his later years, Jack loved to go on cruises with his wife Dorothy. He played golf and taught bridge and cribbage at Kings Point in Sun City Center. He was a voracious reader all his life.

He is survived by his wife, Dorothy O. Mulford of Sun City Center, FL. He was the devoted father of Michael Mulford and his wife Janie, James Mulford, Sherry Larkin and Donna Dunlea and her husband Jack. He is also survived by his stepchildren, Bart Orlowski and Linda Jennings, Neil Orlowski and his wife Rose, Jon Orlowski, Steven Orlowski and Meaghan Diver, Lisa Vecchiolla and her husband Joe and Jill Chernovetz and her husband Michael. He was a loving grandfather to 25 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren, and he had many nieces and nephews.

He is also survived by three brothers: George Mulford and his wife Betty, William Mulford, Ronald Mulford and two sisters: Claire Walker and her husband James and Marie Proulx. He was predeceased by his first wife Grace and by his brother Herbert Mulford.

A funeral mass will be held on January 14, 2020, at 11 a.m. at the Prince of Peace Catholic Church in Sun City Center, Florida. In lieu of flowers, please make charitable donations in Jack’s name to your favorite charity. Arrangements by Zipperer's Funeral Home.