Franklin Whittier Dunning, 83, died March 24, 2012, at his home in Vero Beach.
He was born in Amsterdam, N.Y., and was a winter resident of Vero Beach since 1979 and lived year-round for nine years, coming from Ithaca, N.Y., and Painesville, Ohio.
He was a senior executive with Cleveland Crane and Engineering, later known as Shepard Niles, for 50 years before his retirement in 1999.
He was a member and former president of the Materials Handling Institute and a member of GYRO International.
He was a member of St. James Episcopal Church, Painesville.
He earned a bachelor’s of science in mechanical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, N.Y., in 1950.
Survivors include his wife of 61 years, Judy Dunning, of Vero Beach; sons, John Franklin Dunning, of Needham, Mass., and Bradley Paul Dunning, of Hobe Sound; daughter, Jenny Dunning, of Watertown, Mass.; sister, Florence Dunning Savage, of Laurens, N.Y.; and three grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his brother, Dr. Robert J. Dunning, in 2011.
Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of one’s choice.
A guestbook is available at www.strunkfuneralhome.com.
