Documents of Edsel William Ford. For embarrassing, grand-scale corporate catastrophes there was once only one word: Edsel. Eleanor Clay Ford, the widow of Edsel B. Ford and the mother of Henry Ford 2d, chairman of the board of the Ford Motor Company, died yesterday at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, A resident of Grosse Point Shores, Mich., an affluent. Edsel Ford's death has been attributed to several different causes: "undulant fever" (brucellosis) as a result of drinking unpasteurized milk from Henry Ford's farm; stomach cancer; and Zollinger-Ellison syndrome (multiple stomach ulcers resulting from a hormone (gastrin)-secreting (usually benign) tumor. Born: 6-Nov-1893 Birthplace: Detroit, MI Died: 26-May-1943 Location of death: Detroit, MI Cause of death: Cancer - Stomach Remains: Buried, Wood. SOUTH FLORIDA SUN-SENTINEL. Those fallen Dearborn soldiers served in several wars, but because of the age of Edsel Ford High School, those alumni served in the Vietnam War. Ford whipped the public into a frenzy back in 1957 with its marketing campaign for the Edsel, "the car of the future." 351, citing Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave . I was at the Eleanor and Edsel Ford estate today for the media preview for the Eyes On Design car show coming up on Father’s Day this Sunday. O’Reilly said he knew some of them. Founder Henry Ford, then 80 years old, had resumed the company presidency on Edsel’s death, but the move was more of form than of substance, for he had never really relinquished control. AKA Edsel Bryant Ford. Edsel Ford founded and named the Mercury division, and significantly strengthened Ford Motors' overseas production. Se le nombró Edsel (en homenaje al hijo de Henry Ford) tras numerosas propuestas ridículas. SF Gate: Edsel Ford Fong, who became famous for berating and insulting the customers, all with tongue in cheek, died Tuesday at age 55, and the skinny old eating place is in mourning. Edsel Bryant Ford facts: Edsel Bryant Ford (1893-1943), the only child of Ford Motor Co. founder Henry Ford, grew up with America's nascent auto industry and, for a time until his death at 49, ran the car company. The story deals with his youth, his fascination with car design and development, his Presidency of Ford Motor Company and his untimely death … Fong, who died in 1984, worked at the iconic Sam Wo restaurant where he built a reputation as "America's rudest waiter." I was at the Eleanor and Edsel Ford estate today for the media preview for the Eyes On Design car show coming up on Father’s Day this Sunday. But — for many, many reasons — it was a terrible flop. But — for many, many reasons — it was a terrible flop.