OBITUARIES

Northeast Ohio obituaries, life stories and death notices

Edsel D. Dunford: former president of TRW

by Alana Baranick

Monday October 13, 2008, 6:05 PM

ROLLING HILLS, CALIF. -- Edsel D. Dunford, president and chief operating officer of TRW Inc. from 1991 to 1994, died of complications from cancer Oct. 3 at his home in Rolling Hills, Calif.

The former Pepper Pike resident was 73.

Dunford was known for his expertise in military acquisition and procurement, aerospace engineering, space science, and system engineering during his 30-year career with TRW.

He worked for Ford Aeronutronics for three years before joining TRW in 1964. He spent most of time with TRW at its Space Park facility in Redondo Beach, Calif.

Dunford served as an executive vice president and general manager of the company's electronics and defense sector in Lyndhurst from 1987 until becoming president in 1991.

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Steve Schultz: Loved his sister

by Alana Baranick

Monday October 13, 2008, 3:30 PM

BEACHWOOD -- Steve Schultz, left, who was declared mentally retarded at age 3, worked in the laundry room at the Montefiore nursing home for more than 40 years. He had a remarkable memory for dates.

The Ashland native grew up in Shaker Heights with his sister, Barbara, who is pictured with him in 2001. Barbara, whose mobility was limited by polio, died in June.

In August, Steve moved from the house they shared in Richmond Heights to Montefiore, One David N. Myers Pkwy., Beachwood. He died there of complications from pneumonia Oct. 2 at age 66.

A memorial gathering will be held at Montefiore 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 16.

Arrangements are by Berkowitz-Kumin-Bookatz Memorial Chapel of Cleveland Heights.

Myrtle Adams: styled hair, shared political views with clients

by Alana Baranick

Monday October 13, 2008, 12:00 AM

WARRENSVILLE HEIGHTS -- For nearly 20 years, Myrtle Adams styled hair for, discussed current events with and doled out advice to customers, who frequented her beauty shop on Harvard Avenue in Cleveland.

The longtime Warrensville Heights resident, who died Aug. 23 at age 87, discouraged gossip and off-color jokes in her shop. But the staunch Democrat wasn't shy about sharing her views on politics or religion, while cutting, coloring or rolling the hair of women who sat in her chair.

Myrtle also shared recipes, child-rearing tips and serenity.

"You could go there and kind of relax and get rid of the stress of the day," said family friend and former client Barbara Erwin. "She listened to your problems. If you wanted advice, she'd give you advice. If you didn't, she'd listen."

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Bill Lund, Cleveland Browns player, Concorde Castings CEO

by Alana Baranick

Friday October 10, 2008, 6:00 PM

Bill Lund, the fastest of the first Cleveland Browns players, co-founded and served as chief executive officer of Concorde Castings Inc., an Eastlake company that made aerospace components.

The Chagrin Falls resident, who died Sept. 27 at age 83, consistently ran the 100-yard dash in 9.7 seconds when he played with the Browns in 1946 and '47.

Lund was a member of the team that won the All-America Football Conference title in the team's and the conference's first two years of existence.

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DAVID MOSKOVITZ, PSYCHIATRIST, ARTIST

by Alana Baranick

Friday October 10, 2008, 11:15 AM

David A. Moskovitz, a psychiatrist and artist who died of complications from lung cancer Oct. 7, 2008, at age 63, painted scenes from such places as Ohio's Amish country, New England, New Mexico, Europe and his backyard garden in Shaker Heights. Moskovitz, pictured with some of his artwork in 2004, last worked as a psychiatrist at Portage Path Behavioral Health in Barberton. The Akron native graduated from Case Western Reserve University Medical School in 1971. Berkowitz-Kumin-Bookatz Memorial Chapel of Cleveland Heights handled arrangements.

Robert F. Yonkers: Cleveland Press reporter who nicknamed Lou Groza "The Toe"

by Wally Guenther

Wednesday October 08, 2008, 3:54 PM

ROCKY RIVER --Bob Yonkers, who died Tuesday, was the retired assistant to the editor of the former Cleveland Press, and credited with nicknaming Lou Groza "The Toe" while covering the Browns inaugural season in 1946.

Yonkers, 94, died Tuesday in his Rocky River home.

As a Press sports writer, Yonx--as his colleagues called him--noticed the extraordinary athleticism and technique in Groza's kicks. He had a straight-on approach, rather than today's soccer-type kickers.

Yonkers dubbed him "The Toe" in print for his kicking accuracy, and the name stuck for the future Hall of Famer.

Yonkers covered the Browns for The Press from 1946 to 1954, and the Indians from 1941 to 1945. He was named executive sports editor in 1950.

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Guy DeNillo: Stock car driver who tested Army tanks

by Wally Guenther

Tuesday October 07, 2008, 4:42 PM

ELYRIA -- Guy DeNillo was a retired Ford Motor Co. worker, champion stock car driver, and tested Army tanks at the former Cadillac Tank Plant in Cleveland.

The 88-year-old Elyria resident died Saturday at Lorain Community Hospital.

In the early 1950s, DeNillo was beginning his stock car racing career while working at the tank plant. He was a natural to be assigned to testing the Army tanks on an oval course outside the plant.

"He loved that job," said his wife of 59 years, Lila. She said he worked at the plant only a few years before the plant moved. He joined the Ford Motor Co.'s Brook Park plant in the mid-1950s as a repairman. He retired in 1985.

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Oliver C. Schroeder Jr.: Co-founded Case Western Reserve University's Law-Medicine Center

by Alana Baranick

Monday October 06, 2008, 6:07 PM

CLEVELAND -- Oliver C. Schroeder Jr. had been teaching at the Western Reserve University Law School for only a few years when he co-founded the university's Law-Medicine Center in 1953.

He collaborated with Dr. Samuel Gerber, then the Cuyahoga County coroner, and Dr. Alan Moritz, a forensic pathologist at Harvard University, to offer forensic science courses to students and professionals in the fields of law, medicine and law enforcement.

Schroeder, who died Sept. 25 at the Burton Healthcare center at age 92, directed the center until he retired from Case Western Reserve University in 1986. Under his leadership, the program expanded to address other health law issues.

Now the country's oldest law school-based center for legal medicine and health law, it offers courses related to such subjects as medical malpractice advocacy, bioethics and government regulation of health care providers.

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