- Date Of Birth: April 30, 1921
- Date Of Death: June 20, 2018
- State: New York
Troy – Nunzio D. Fontana, 97, of Gregory Court died Wednesday, June 20, 2018, at Troy Center for Rehab & Nursing after a long illness.
Born in Cansano, Italy, he was son of the late Fortunato Marco Fontana and Nicolina DiBartolomeis Fontana and husband of the late Maria G. DiGregorio Fontana. He was raised in Cansano, Italy until the age of 17, moving to Brooklyn where he resided until coming to Troy at the age of 62.
Nunzio worked in the engineering and maintenance department of the General Post Office in Manhattan.
He was an Army veteran of World War II in the European Theater, earning a Purple Heart.
Survivors include a daughter, Nicolina (Charles) Breiner, Troy; a son, Marco A. Fontana, Troy; five grandchildren, Charles, David and Gregory Breiner and Marc and Carly Fontana; and 8 great grandchildren.
Entombment will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery Mausoleum Troy.
