William J. Fontana, age 94, a longtime resident of Framingham, MA, and Sun City, AZ, passed away peacefully on October 22, 2026. He was the beloved and devoted husband of the late Marianne (Frauwallner) Fontana.

Born in Malden, MA, then moved to Medford, where he was a graduate of Medford Vocational Technical High School. Bill joined the Air Force during the Korean War and served with the 7360th Base Complement Squadron, Tullin Air Force Base in Vienna, Austria, as a Senior Aircraft Mechanic where he met the love of his life, Marianne. They married in Austria in 1954 before returning to the U.S.

Bill was the owner and operator of Bak Bay Transmission in Brookline, MA, before retiring and moving to Arizona.

Bill was preceded in death by his parents Salvatore and Mary (Sebastiani) Fontana, his sister, Carmella C. Fontana and her husband Frank of Medford, his brothers, Joseph A. Fontana and his wife Mary of Malden, Edward V. Fontana and his wife Angelina of Stoneham, Salvatore R. Fontana and his wife Maureen of West Palm Beach, Florida. He has lived with his nieces Carol A. Fontana and Linda E. Scioli in Stoneham for the past 3 years. He is survived by many loving nieces and nephews and great-nieces and nephews.

Services will be announced at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Visiting Nurses and Community Care https://www.thevisitingnurses.com