Sep 11

Fondas celebrate 50th wedding anniversary

Sunday, May 29, 2011

Bruce and Yoshiko Fonda of Radcliff will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary June 1, 2011.  They were married June 1, 1961, in Okinawa.  Mr. Fonda is a retired Sgt. Maj. from the U.S. Army and retired from service as a loan officer at Fort Knox Federal Credit Union.  Mrs. Fonda is very active in a bowling league and Soka Gakai International.  They have two children, 13 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Mr. and Mrs. Fonda then

Mr. and Mrs. Fonda now

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Dec 05
There are numerous ties between the Fonda and Lansing families… having followed very similar paths from Holland to Albany and beyond.   There is a new book published about the Lansing family entitled, “The Lansing Family Journey” which “begins with Henry Hudson’s journey to New Netherland and tracks the Dutch Lansing family as it spread out from Albany, New York. There are over 6,000 individuals referenced and 1,000 families tracked. It is a five-volume set of books including an index for easy searching.” The book was written by Bill Lansing and can be obtained from www.xlibris.com/bookstore.

According to my records, there are no less than 18 marriages between Fonda’s and Lansing’s between 1700 and today (listed below).  Many of these marriages are documented in the “The Dutch Settlers Society of Albany Yearbook: The Fonda Family“, McConville, Howard A.; Albany, NY; 48:17-20 (1981), 49:28-36 (1984) which can be downloaded here.  Several of these individuals are also buried in the recently restored Fonda-Lansing Cemetery located on Rt. 9 in Colonie, which has been highlighted previously on this blog.

Most of these weddings were done in the Dutch Reformed Churches in Albany County.

Most of these weddings were done in the Dutch Reformed Churches in Albany County.

Dutch First Reformed Church of Albany

Dutch First Reformed Church of Albany

Marr. Date Husband Wife
Dec 18, 1708 Isaac Douw Fonda Alida Hallenbeck Lansing
Aug 20, 1771 Abraham Douw Fonda Hendrikje VanWoert Lansing
Jun 5, 1773 Gerrit Johannes Lansing Alida DeFreest Fonda
Jan 10, 1778 Jacob Isaacse Lansing Susanna VanSch. Fonda
Sep 20, 1788 Douw Janse Fonda Machtel Visscher Lansing
Oct 16, 1794 Harmen Jacob Fonda Rachel Huyck Lansing
Oct 16, 1794 William W. Lansing Aaltje Lansing Fonda
Oct 10, 1796 Cornelius Isaac Fonda Cornelia Fonda Lansing
Mar 9, 1802 Dow Abraham Fonda Dirckje Abrahamse Lansing
Mar 1, 1808 Abraham Abrahamse Lansing Annatje Vandenberg Fonda
abt 1820 Robert W. Lansing Elizabeth Lansing Fonda
Jan 21, 1822 Francis TenEyck Lansing Jane Vandenberg Fonda
abt 1825 Levinus Abraham Lansing Rachel Winne Fonda
Jan 14, 1834 Abraham Isaac Fonda Maria Lansing
Dec 29, 1846 John VanAlstyne Fonda Rachel Cornelia Lansing
Sep 19, 1860 Jesse Abraham Fonda Jane Maria Lansing
Jul 30, 1867 Isaac I. Fondey Jr Anna Hinman Lansing
Dec 12, 1901 Frank Lansing Gertrude Lydia Fonda
Marr. Date      Husband      Wife
12/18/1708     Isaac Douw Fonda     Alida Hallenbeck Lansing
08/20/1771     Abraham Douw Fonda     Hendrikje VanWoert Lansing
06/05/1773     Gerrit Johannes Lansing     Alida DeFreest Fonda
01/10/1778     Jacob Isaacse Lansing     Susanna VanSch. Fonda
09/20/1788     Douw Janse Fonda     Machtel Visscher Lansing
10/16/1794     William W. Lansing     Aaltje Lansing Fonda
10/16/1794     Harmen Jacob Fonda     Rachel Huyck Lansing
10/10/1796     Cornelius Isaac Fonda     Cornelia Fonda Lansing
03/09/1802     Dow Abraham Fonda     Dirckje Abrahamse Lansing
03/01/1808     Abraham Abrahamse Lansing     Annatje (Ann) Vandenberg Fonda
abt 1820     Robert Campbell Lansing     Elizabeth Lansing Fonda
01/21/1822     Francis TenEyck Lansing     Jane Vandenberg Fonda
abt 1825     Levinus Abraham Lansing     Rachel Winne Fonda
01/14/1834     Abraham Isaac Fonda     Maria Lansing
12/29/1846     John VanAlstyne Fonda     Rachel Cornelia Lansing
09/19/1860     Jesse Abraham Fonda     Jane (Jennie) Maria Lansing
07/30/1867     Isaac I. Fondey Jr     Anna Hinman Lansing
12/12/1901     Frank Lansing     Gertrude Lydia Fonda

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Sep 21

Fourth time lucky?

Jane Fonda to marry again at 71… as her ex-husbands watch on

By Daily Mail Reporter – 06th September 2009
Jane Fonda, 71, and fiance Richard Perry will tie the knot in a Christmas ceremony attended by two of her three ex-husbands.

Jane Fonda, 71, and fiance Richard Perry will tie the knot in a Christmas ceremony attended by two of her three ex-husbands.

Showing no signs of slowing down, actress Jane Fonda is planning to marry for a fourth time at the age of 71 and has invited two of her ex-husbands. Jane will marry Hollywood music producer Richard Perry, 67, who she was introduced to by her actress niece Bridget Fonda a year ago. According to reports Fonda will invite her second and third husbands, former politician Tom Hayden and media mogul Ted Turner, to the wedding, at which Troy Garity, her actor son by Hayden, will give her away. Jane has told friends she is planning an ‘unconventional union’. ‘She made the announcement during a dinner party at the Malibu home of Barbra Streisand and James Brolin, and now it’s the biggest open secret in showbiz.,’ said a friend.

The Oscar winner’s first husband, French director Roger Vadim, who turned her into an international sex symbol in the film Barbarella, died in 2000. A source close to her revealed: ‘After her divorce from Ted, Jane vowed she’d never wed again. ‘But at this point in her life she has learned to trust her gut instincts and her gut tells her that Richard is a keeper. ‘They fit like a glove, clearly love each other, and share a lot of common pastimes, in­- cluding a keen interest in politics.’ The source said: “The only sense in which she’s a ‘peacenik’ these days is that she wants peace to rule her entire family. So why not invite her two ex-husbands? She’s friends with both now and Jane wants them to share her happiness.

Jane has invited her media mogul ex-husband, Ted Turner, to the wedding.

Jane has invited her media mogul ex-husband, Ted Turner, to the wedding.

Jane with second husband, politician, Tom Hayden in 1989.

Jane with second husband, politician, Tom Hayden in 1989.

Jane with first husband, film director, Roger Vadim in 1969.

Jane with first husband, film director, Roger Vadim in 1969.

Jane and her three previous husbands. Her father, Henry Fonda, married five times and her brother, Peter Fonda, has married twice.

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Apr 27

Fonda couple leaves strong legacy

Gazette Reporter, April 27, 2008

Wemples set up scholarships

– This year’s high school graduation at the Fonda-Fultonville school district will mark the start of a unique legacy left by a village couple known for hard work and community service. About a dozen students unlikely to afford college on their will have opportunity to continue their studies with free tuition with a new scholarship named after its donors, William Barent Wemple and Elizabeth Ashley Burton Wemple. School officials have said the gift of $1.83 million is remarkable in its size alone.

W. Barent Wemple and Ashley Burton Wemple left a $1.8 million bequest for scholarships for Fonda-Fultonville school graduates. Copy photograph from his obituary dated Aug. 24,1978 from the Mohawk Valley Democrat.

W. Barent Wemple and Ashley Burton Wemple left a $1.8 million bequest for scholarships for Fonda-Fultonville school graduates. Copy photograph from his obituary dated Aug. 24,1978 from the Mohawk Valley Democrat.

The Wemples stipulated in their will that the scholarship would be active once their heirs were dead; school officials learned about it last fall following the death of the Wemples’ son, Frank Wemple, in 2006. But some who knew the prominent, upper-class family are not surprised that the donation, spelled out in the Wemples’ last will and testament, went unheralded for more than 30 years. “Today , people seem to be more interested in saying they did something,” said Rose Aversa, who grew up next door to the Wemples on Montgomery Terrace in Fonda. “The old way was you don’t talk about what you do. You just do it.”

Aversa, now 79, was one of many in the community who witnessed the generosity of Elizabeth Ashley Burton Wemple and the work ethic of her husband, W. Barent Wemple. She said W. Barent Wemple spent much of his time working, while his wife arranged household affairs and was constantly involved in community service work. Many of Ashley Wemple’s acts went unnoticed, Aversa said, except the fact that she allowed all the neighborhood children to play in their yard on Montgomery Terrace. “She was really gracious,” Aversa said.

community leader

According to his obituary, W. Barent Wemple, born on Nov. 30, 1895, was a descendant of one the earliest Dutch families in the Mohawk Valley. His ancestor Jan B. Wemple, who arrived in America in 1640, was one of 15 founders of Schenectady. His name is among those found on the bronze tablet in the First Dutch Reformed Church in Schenectady’s Stockade. W. Barent Wemple went to school at the Albany Boys Academy, lived in New York City, and moved to Fonda when his father, William Barent Wemple, bought the Fonda-based Mohawk Valley Democrat newspaper.

W. Barent Wemple graduated in the Fonda High School class of 1913, went to Union College and graduated in 1917, according to his obituary, published in the Mohawk Valley Democrat, the paper he ultimately took over as its publisher. He served as secretary of the Mohawk-Glen Development Corp., which succeeded in getting the Keymark Corp. to locate in the village. Keymark, which manufactures extruded aluminum products, remains in Fonda today and is one of Montgomery County’s largest employers.

When he was 41, W. Barent Wemple became a director of the former National Mohawk River Bank of Fonda and later, its president. The bank merged with Central National Bank of Canajoharie, where he served as a director, and chairman of its building committee, according to his obituary. He was a director of the former FJ & G Railroad and of the Fulton County Coal and Oil Co. He served as a trustee of the village of Fonda and a member of the former Fonda Planning Board. He was a member of the board of education and a member of the first Montgomery County Economic Development Committee.

She was born on the former McNab homestead on North McNab Avenue and West Fulton Street. That land was later donated to the city of Gloversville by her parents which now serves as the site of the McNab Elementary School, according to her obituary.

Ashley Burton Wemple studied in Gloversville schools and went to high school at The Willard School in Berlin, Germany, later studying at Smith College in Massachusetts and then at the Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing, where she became a registered nurse.

Ashley Burton Wemple was a member of the Nathan Littauer Hospital’s board of trustees, commissioner of the Girl Scouts of Fulton County, president of the Alliance Francaise and the Every Monday Club of Gloversville, according to her obituary. Her activities, described as “innumerable” after she died, included membership on the boards of education of the Fonda School and later of the Fonda-Fultonville school districts once they consolidated. Her memberships included the PTA, the Caughnawaga Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Century Club of Amsterdam, and the Antlers Country Club. Ashley Burton Wemple also served as a trustee and secretary-treasurer of the Frothingham Free Library and as a member of the Mohawk Valley Library Association, according to her obituary.

married in 1930

Elizabeth Ashley Burton and W. Barent Wemple were married on July 26, 1930. They had two children; one, William Jr., was struck and killed at age 8 by a sand truck on Park Street in the village. He was on the way to third grade at the Fonda Elementary School, according to genealogical materials. Their son Frank, was born on Oct. 12, 1935, and attended Bard College and Columbia University. He worked with his father at the newspaper, according to his 2006 obituary.

Elizabeth Ashley Burton Wemple died at age 69 in November of 1964, 14 years before her husband, who died in August of 1978 at age 82. Rose Aversa, who still lives in the home next door to the former Wemple home, said she recalls W. Barent Wemple living alone after his wife’s death. “After she died, he didn’t do much. He gave up the paper and he just kind of walked,” Aversa said. “He kept to himself. In fact, he kept the light on at night    he just kind of withdrew to himself.”

Though gone for decades, the Burtons will be memorialized through their gift to students, which, though surprising to residents when announced, doesn’t surprise people who knew them. The Fonda-Fultonville School District expects to distribute about 12 scholarships of $7,000, the cost of tuition at Fulton-Montgomery Community College. The family left a request that the scholarships be distributed equally among males and females and based on student financial need. The fund itself requires that at least 5 percent of its value go to Fonda-Fultonville graduates pursuing higher education and, depending on its management, could endure for decades, officials said.

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Feb 01

Jeanne Ryan Fonda, 87; Raised Her Family Here

Pacific Palisades Post, January 22, 2009

Jeanne Ryan Fonda, a former resident of Pacific Palisades, passed away peacefully in her home in Pebble Beach on January 1, with her beloved husband of 65 years, Bill, at her side. She was 87.

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Born in Ashville, North Carolina, Fonda graduated from Stephen’s College for Women in Columbia, Missouri, and later was proud of being one of the original American Airlines stewardesses from World War II, during which time the airline ferried only dignitaries and military leaders. She continued her relationship with her airline colleagues in the Kiwi Club, within which she formed a dance troupe, staging performances for charity that included the famous Ebsen sisters, Helga and Vilma, sisters of Buddy Ebsen.

Jeanne and Bill were wed shortly after his return from piloting 50 combat missions in the Mediterranean theater during World War II. They had three children: Lynne Fonda of Colorado Springs; Robert Fonda, M.D., of Newport Beach; and Laurie Fonda Gile, who predeceased her mother.

After moving to Pacific Palisades in 1954 and raising their children, Jeanne and Bill relocated to Pebble Beach, where they opened a small business. Fonda found joy as an active member of the Jesters Club, the fundraising arm of the Monterey Museum of Art. Her charm, exquisite taste, and joie de vivre were blessings to everyone she met.

Fonda loved and enjoyed her grandchildren, Zoe Dombrowski, Beka Chinery, Jeremy Caraway, Jason Caraway, Scott Gile, Jacob Gile, Zak Phillips, Clark Fonda and Emilia Fonda; and 13 great-grandchildren.

A service will be held at 1 p.m. on January 24 at the El Carmello Chapel in Pacific Grove. Memorial donations can be made to Hospice of the Central Coast, P.O. Box HH, Monterey, CA 93942.

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