Archibald D. Fonda, 72, of 1558 Hawthorne street, a General Electric Co. employee for 25 years, died yesterday at Steadwell Nursing home after an illness of about three months. Mr. Fonda was in public relations at GE when he retired in 1952. Born in Colonie, he had been a resident of Schenectady for about 41 years. He was a member of Schenectady City Lodge, No. 319, Knights of Pythias and First Baptist Church. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday in Baxter's funeral parlors, 40 North Brandywine avenue with Rev. L. Philip Samuelson, pastor of First Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery, Troy. The funeral parlors will be open tomorrow from 7 to 9 p.m. Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Caroline Maycock Fonda; one son, Lansing A. Fonda, Schenectady; one brother, Arthur V. Fonda, Colonie; one grandson, Lansing S. Fonda, Bristol. Conn.; two great-grandchildren and one niece. Schenectady Gazette, Wednesday, October 28, 1959.
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Archibald D. Fonda, 72, of 1558 Hawthorne street, a General Electric Co. employee for 25 years, died yesterday at Steadwell Nursing home after an illness of about three months. Mr. Fonda was in public relations at GE when he retired in 1952. Born in Colonie, he had been a resident of Schenectady for about 41 years. He was a member of Schenectady City Lodge, No. 319, Knights of Pythias and First Baptist Church. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday in Baxter's funeral parlors, 40 North Brandywine avenue with Rev. L. Philip Samuelson, pastor of First Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery, Troy. The funeral parlors will be open tomorrow from 7 to 9 p.m. Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Caroline Maycock Fonda; one son, Lansing A. Fonda, Schenectady; one brother, Arthur V. Fonda, Colonie; one grandson, Lansing S. Fonda, Bristol. Conn.; two great-grandchildren and one niece. Schenectady Gazette, Wednesday, October 28, 1959.
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