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Frank Fonteyn Sr.

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Frank Fonteyn Sr.

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10 Apr 2002 (aged 79)
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North Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA Add to Map
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NORTH HAVEN -- Frank Fonteyn Sr., 80, of 17 Trumbull Place, North Haven, died Wednesday, April 10, 2002 at the Alzheimer's Resource Center, Southington. He was the husband of the late Lorraine Russell Fonteyn.

Born in Manchester, N.H., on Oct. 26, 1922, son of the late Joseph and Leoni Fonteyn. Mr. Fonteyn was a U.S. Army veteran in World War II, with the 100th Infantry Division when they landed at Omaha Beach. He joined the New Haven Police Dept., as a patrolman in 1946 and made his way up to the ranks to Detective assigned to the Special Services Division and later to the Arson Investigation Squad. He retired in 1976 after 29 years of service. He was a member of the Police Legionnaires, the American Legion and a parishioner of St. Barnabas Church for over 50 years.

Father of Frank E. Fonteyn Jr. of Wallingford, Linda M. Thomas and Deborah A. Miller, both of North Haven; brother of the late Robert Fonteyn and Phyllis Lamey; grandfather of Frank and Heather Fonteyn, Margaret (Meg) and Richard Thomas and Kristyn and Joshua Miller.

Christian burial was celebrated in St. Barnabas Church

Interment with military honors will follow in All Saints Cemetery, North Haven.
NORTH HAVEN -- Frank Fonteyn Sr., 80, of 17 Trumbull Place, North Haven, died Wednesday, April 10, 2002 at the Alzheimer's Resource Center, Southington. He was the husband of the late Lorraine Russell Fonteyn.

Born in Manchester, N.H., on Oct. 26, 1922, son of the late Joseph and Leoni Fonteyn. Mr. Fonteyn was a U.S. Army veteran in World War II, with the 100th Infantry Division when they landed at Omaha Beach. He joined the New Haven Police Dept., as a patrolman in 1946 and made his way up to the ranks to Detective assigned to the Special Services Division and later to the Arson Investigation Squad. He retired in 1976 after 29 years of service. He was a member of the Police Legionnaires, the American Legion and a parishioner of St. Barnabas Church for over 50 years.

Father of Frank E. Fonteyn Jr. of Wallingford, Linda M. Thomas and Deborah A. Miller, both of North Haven; brother of the late Robert Fonteyn and Phyllis Lamey; grandfather of Frank and Heather Fonteyn, Margaret (Meg) and Richard Thomas and Kristyn and Joshua Miller.

Christian burial was celebrated in St. Barnabas Church

Interment with military honors will follow in All Saints Cemetery, North Haven.

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