Current genealogy record
Generated at build time from the current GEDCOM (July 10, 2026). The record is validated by name and birth date so the page does not depend solely on a changeable GEDCOM ID.
- Born
- 2 Feb 1912 — Chicago, Cook Co., IL
- Died
- 20 Mar 1986 — Silver Spring, Montgomery Co., MD
- Burial
- Parklawn Memorial Park and Menorah Gardens, Rockville, MD
Parents
- Frank Mitchell Fonda (28 Jul 1877–28 Jul 1963)
- Anna Emily Gibson (30 Mar 1879–31 Mar 1969)
Marriages and children
Jewel Jane Specht (20 Apr 1910–)
Married 29 Jun 1935 — Chicago, Cook Co., IL; Divorced
Children
- Roy Douw Fonda (24 Nov 1938–)
- Richard Weston Fonda (14 Jun 1940–)
m. Chicago, Cook Co., IL
Lucile LaVon Weston (2 Feb 1913–19 Mar 2003)
Married 9 Mar 1944 — Chicago, Cook Co., IL
No children listed in the current GEDCOM.
m. Chicago, Cook Co., IL
Genealogy notes
b. Chicago, Cook Co., IL; 1920 US Federal Census, Calumet, Cook Co., IL; 1920, 1930 & 1940 US Federal Census, Chicago, Cook Co., IL; res. Bellingham, WA; res. Stuarts Draft, VA; bur. Parklawn Memorial Park and Menorah Gardens, Rockville, MD; SSDI Silver Spring, Montgomery Co., MD; o. WWII US Navy >> www.fonda.org <<
[National World War II Memorial - Beverley Gibson Fonda IL U.S. Navy Lucile Fonda]; [Illinois, Cook County Birth Certificates 1878-1922 - Name: Beverly Gibson Fonda, Birth date: 02/02/1912, Birthplace: Chicago, Gender: Female, Race or color (expanded): White, Father's name: Frank Mitchell Fonda, Father's birthplace: , Father's age: 34, Mother's name: Anna Gibson, Mother's birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, Mother's age: 32]; [R049] Lineage of William Henry Fonda (1829-1926); [Fonda, Beverly G., P.M. - Officers and Members of Birmingham Lodge No. 188, A.F.& A.M., are hereby notified of the death of Brother Beverly G. Fonda on March 20, 1986. Washington (DC) Post, March 23, 1986]
[Beverly G. Fonda, 74, a retired art director at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, died of a heart ailment March 20 at Georgetown University Hospital. He lived at Rossmoor Leisure World in Silver Spring. Mr. Fonda joined the APL in 1950. He became the art director in 1968 and supervised production of illustrations and graphic presentations of 25 artists. He also designed the APL's insignia. He retired in 1977. A native of Chicago, Mr. Fonda attended the Art Institute of Chicago and the American Academy of Art. During World War II, he served with the Navy Construction Battalions and was stationed in Washington. He remained her after the war and worked for an advertising agency before joining the APL. He was past president of the Rossmoor Camera Club. He also was a Mason and a member of the American Institute of Graphic Arts, the Art Directors Club of Metropolitan Washington, and the Photography Society of America. He was a founder and had been president of the board of the Greenbelt Youth Center. Survivors include his wife, Lucile, of Silver Spring; two sons, Roy D., of Glen Ellyn, Ill., and Richard W., of Bellingham, Wash., and five grandchildren. Washington (DC) Post, March 26, 1986]