Frisbee pioneer dies, ashes to be made into discs

“Steady’’ Ed Headrick, the California inventor who figured out a way to make the frisbee fly fast and straight, has died at the age of 78. His family said his ashes will be made into frisbees.

Headrick, father of the modern frisbee, died in his sleep on Monday at his home in Laselva beach, California, his son Ken told the Santa Cruz Sentinel on Tuesday. His ashes will be molded into a limited number of ‘‘memorial flying discs’’ to be distributed to family and friends, and sold to help fund a future frisbee/disc golf history and memorabilia museum, Ken said.