Denise Elaine Todd

Denise Elaine Todd, age 65, She entered Heaven’s Gates on December 20, 2022.

Denise Elaine Todd was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on September 17, 1957, to Mae Rosa Felder and Joseph Allen Felder. She was the fifth born of six children. She entered Heaven’s Gates on December 20, 2022.

Denise attended Cleveland public schools and graduated from John Adams high school in 1974 at sixteen. After graduation, Denise started her professional career as an Import/Export Specialist at Gould Enterprises LLC. Her other occupational history includes being an Executive Human Resource Support Specialist at LTV Steel Inc (1993-2002) and finally as an Administrative Contractor for Hartman Personnel before retiring in 2008. Denise attended ITT Technical College, majoring in Computer Network Systems while maintaining a 3.75 GPA. She also attended Cuyahoga Community College majoring in Business and maintaining a 3.71 GPA.

There is a quote, “The Empowered Woman Is Powerful Beyond Measure and Beautiful Beyond Description” Denise truly embodied those words. She was a woman of faith, a dedicated and devout Christian who attended Mt. Zion Fellowship church weekly. She was a loving mother, wife, homemaker, and an award-winning professional; Cooking was indeed her gift and passion. Denise prepared each meal with love and valued the satisfaction her family and friends received from her meals more than anything, especially over the holidays.
Denise loved to watch food tutorials and cooking channels in her spare time. For many years leading up to her passing, she compiled an extensive library of cookbooks and first-edition novels from around the world.

Denise was preceded in death by her son Jeremiah, mother Mae Rosa Felder (2019), and brothers Theodore Felder (2007) and Marvin Felder (2022).

Denise leaves to cherish her memory her husband of thirty-eight years, McDuffie Todd Jr; her sons, McDuffie Todd III “Trey”, and Damien Todd (Laura); one grandchild Rain Todd; her brother a Joseph Felder, and two sisters: Donna Felder (Anthony), and Deborah Griffin (Mark).

I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 3:14