Local funeral services are to be announced for Edmund Louis Fontana, 61, of Carolina Shores, N.C. He died March 9. He was born in Jersey City to Louise Leone Fontana and the late Robert Louis Fontana. Prior to his retirement, he attended the North Bergen School System and was a star pitcher for the high school team. In addition to his mother, he is survived by his wife, Patricia Blizzard Fontana; sister, Karen Mastropaolo, and husband, Mark, of Emerson, N.J., and his brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Robert and Kim Blizzard. Private online condolences may be sent to the family at www.brunswickfuneral service.com. Services arranged by the Brunswick Funeral Service and Crematory 5229 Ocean Highway West Shallotte, N.C. 28459 (910) 754-6363.