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Family Sheet

HUSBAND
Name: Douw Henry Fonda Jr Note Born: 8 May 1910 at New York, , , Married: 1976 at Greenville, , , SC Died: 24 Feb 1977 at Sarasota, , , FL Father: Douw Henry Fonda Mother: Dorothy Brown
WIFE
Name: Frances Vera Wilkins Note Born: 30 May 1908 at Brooklyn, , , NY Died: Sep 1983 at Sarasota, , , FL
CHILDREN

NOTES
1). b. NY 1915 New York State Census, North Hempstead, A.D.01, E.D.01, Nassau Co., NY 1920 & 1930 US Federal Census, Plandome, Nassau Co., NY 1925 New York State Census, North Hempstead, A.D.02, E.D.01, Nassau Co., NY 1940 US FederalCensus, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA Douw Fonda, b. 1911, NY, Lodger SSDI issued MA, d. Sarasota, FL School Yearbooks Douw Henry Fonda, Mercersburg Academy , Mercersburg, Pennsylvania, 1927, Plandome, NY Douw H. Fonda 31, a well knownnewsman and journalist, died February24 after a long illness. He was 66. He joined the Associated Press in Boston in 1934 and transferred to New York in 1940. During World War II, he worked in London, and, for a time, headed the bureau inBern, Switzerland. In 1961, he was named chief librarian and editor of the Associated Press biographical service. He retired in 1973, Mr, Fonda s first newspaper job was with the Utica, N.Y. Daily Press. He was a member of the Delta KappaEpsilon Club of New York and the Holland Society of New York. Mr. Fonda was salutatorian of his class at Hamilton. He was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon and was on the Press Board. He received his B.Lit. degree in Journalism from ColumbiaUniversity in 1932. He is survived by his wife, Frances, who resides at 5858 MidnightPass Road, Sarasota, Fla. and a sister, Jane Fonda Randolph of Northfield, Mass. Douw Fonda, 66 Sarasota, Fla. AP – Douw Fonda, who served asAssociated Press chief librarian and biographical editor from 1961 to 1974 after more than 25 years as anewsman, is dead at the age of 66. Fonda died on February 24 after a long illness. News of his death was withheld by the family becausehis wife and sister were hospitalized at the time. Fonda went to work for the Utica N.Y. Daily Press after graduatingfrom Hamilton College in 1931 and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism a year later. Fonda joined theAP in Boston in 1934 and transferred to New York in 1940. During World War II he worked in London and for a time headed the bureau in Bern, Switzerland. In 1961, Fonda was named chief librarian and editor of the AP’s biographical service.He retired in 1974. Fonda was a member of one of New York State’s oldest families. A town in Montgomery County is named for them. He is survived by his widow Frances, whom he married last summer a sister, Mrs. Herbert Randolh ofNorthfield, Mass., and an aunt, Mrs. William Smith of Sea Girt, N.J. and Sarasota. The body was cremated and the ashes will be interred in Northfield. The Times Record Troy, New York , March 9, 1977 www.fonda.org
2).  b. Brooklyn, NY  1910 US Federal Census, Buffalo, Erie Co., NY  1920 & 1930 US Federal Census, Amherst, Erie Co., NY  m1. Herbert William Cooper 1934  SSDI issued OH, d. Sarasota, FL    www.fonda.org

						

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