Obituaries.(Edward De Fontaine; Herman W. Land)(Brief Article)(Obituary)

Edward De Fontaine, award-winning broadcast journalists, died in his sleep on April 23. De Fontaine, who survived throat cancer, had been hospitalized a few days before his death in Alexandria, Va., after collapsing from congested heart failure. He was 72.

Born in Dubuque, Iowa, De Fontaine received his calling at an early age. He was 15 when KDTH(AM) Dubuque hired him to work part-time in the engineering department. By 1951 he was a full-time reporter with the station.

De Fontaine joined the Army in 1953, becoming a newsman with Armed Forces Network Europe.