Mrs. Mary S. Fonda of Mosherville, 65, died this morning at Amsterdam Memorial Hospital, following an illness of several months. She was the wife of Hawley Fonda. Mrs. Fonda was born in the Town of Providence on Sept. 23, 1901, the daughter of Harry and Effie Bills Shaw. She graduated from the Galway High School and Plattsburg Normal School, and also did graduate work at Oneonta Normal School. She taught school for over 40 years, retiring several years ago while on the faculty of the Galway Central School. She was a member of the New York State Retired Teachers' Association and the East Galway Methodist Church. In addition to her husband, she is survived by four brothers, Dr. Roswell Shaw of Stockville, William Shaw, Barkersville, Harry Shaw, Crown Point, and Robert Shaw, Long Lake; two sisters, Mrs. June Bennett, Stockville and Mrs. Lawrence Jones, Scotia; also several nieces and nephews. Services will be held 2 p.m. Monday at the Jeffords Funeral Home in Broadalbin, with the Rev. Willis Scheid, pastor of the East Galway Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be made in the Barkersville Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home on Saturday from 7-9 p.m., and Sunday. 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Amsterdam NY Daily Democrat and Recorder, Friday, March 31, 1967.
Mrs. Mary S. Fonda of Mosherville, 65, died this morning at Amsterdam Memorial Hospital, following an illness of several months. She was the wife of Hawley Fonda. Mrs. Fonda was born in the Town of Providence on Sept. 23, 1901, the daughter of Harry and Effie Bills Shaw. She graduated from the Galway High School and Plattsburg Normal School, and also did graduate work at Oneonta Normal School. She taught school for over 40 years, retiring several years ago while on the faculty of the Galway Central School. She was a member of the New York State Retired Teachers' Association and the East Galway Methodist Church. In addition to her husband, she is survived by four brothers, Dr. Roswell Shaw of Stockville, William Shaw, Barkersville, Harry Shaw, Crown Point, and Robert Shaw, Long Lake; two sisters, Mrs. June Bennett, Stockville and Mrs. Lawrence Jones, Scotia; also several nieces and nephews. Services will be held 2 p.m. Monday at the Jeffords Funeral Home in Broadalbin, with the Rev. Willis Scheid, pastor of the East Galway Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be made in the Barkersville Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home on Saturday from 7-9 p.m., and Sunday. 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Amsterdam NY Daily Democrat and Recorder, Friday, March 31, 1967.
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