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Obituary for Fonte


Published in the Albuquerque Journal on Tuesday September 02, 2003

Mary Thelma Fonte, 79, passed away Wednesday, August 20, 2003 in Albuquerque after a lengthy illness. She is preceded in death and now rests with the angels in the company of her lifelong soul mate and true love, Alfred Michele Fonte, who passed away in 1979. Mary was born in Glimmer, TX on January 28, 1924 and was married to Alfred on October 19, 1946. The couple then set about raising a family in Hicksville, NY before relocating to Tampa, Florida in the early 1960s. After her husband's death, she relocated to Albuquerque. Mary is survived by sons, John William of Albuquerque, Thomas Austin of Littleton, MA and Peter James of San Diego, CA; daughters, Barbara Anne Flannery and Constance Theresa of Tampa, FL and Dolores Margaret of Jacksonville, NC; grandchildren, Rachael Marie Fonte of San Diego, CA, Heather Marie Crosster of Tampa, Thomas Alfred and Matthew Christopher Vorees of Cherryvile, NC, Christopher Lee and Daniel Scott Hillyer of Jacksonville, NC and Michella Marie Fonte of Moreno Valley, CA. Interment will be announced at a later date. A memorial fund will be entered in her name for Breast Cancer survivors.


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