Alfred "Al" Fonda 84, went to heaven peacefully Monday, April 4, 2011, at Ellis Hospital. Al graduated from Nott Terrace High School and attended LaSalle Academy in Troy and Riverside Military Academy in Georgia. He was honorably discharged from the U.S. Army Air Forces and on August 16, 1947 and he married Betty Schutt. Al worked as a carpenter for various local contractors. From 1955 to 1965 he was a Schenectady police officer. In 1965 he began working for the NYS Department of Corrections Services, where in 1978 he retired as a supervisor. He was a member of the American Legion Post 1092, and a member of Alplaus Methodist Church. Al sang in the Schubert Club at Union College. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Betty; his daughter, Kristen A. Fonda; three grandchildren, Zachery J. Breglia, Andrew and Danielle De Lorenzo; two great-grandchildren, Brianna Breglia and Elizabeth Fournier. He was predeceased by his daughter, Judy Fonda. Funeral services will be held on Friday, April 8th, at 2 p.m. at the Jones Funeral Home, 1503 Union St. (at McClellan St.). A calling hour will begin at 1 p.m. prior to the service. Burial will be at Memory Gardens, Colonie. For directions and online condolences, please visit www.jonesfh.net.
Alfred "Al" Fonda 84, went to heaven peacefully Monday, April 4, 2011, at Ellis Hospital. Al graduated from Nott Terrace High School and attended LaSalle Academy in Troy and Riverside Military Academy in Georgia. He was honorably discharged from the U.S. Army Air Forces and on August 16, 1947 and he married Betty Schutt. Al worked as a carpenter for various local contractors. From 1955 to 1965 he was a Schenectady police officer. In 1965 he began working for the NYS Department of Corrections Services, where in 1978 he retired as a supervisor. He was a member of the American Legion Post 1092, and a member of Alplaus Methodist Church. Al sang in the Schubert Club at Union College. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Betty; his daughter, Kristen A. Fonda; three grandchildren, Zachery J. Breglia, Andrew and Danielle De Lorenzo; two great-grandchildren, Brianna Breglia and Elizabeth Fournier. He was predeceased by his daughter, Judy Fonda. Funeral services will be held on Friday, April 8th, at 2 p.m. at the Jones Funeral Home, 1503 Union St. (at McClellan St.). A calling hour will begin at 1 p.m. prior to the service. Burial will be at Memory Gardens, Colonie. For directions and online condolences, please visit www.jonesfh.net.
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