Fontanella, 86 CRISFIELD - Father Andrew J. Fontanella, retired Catholic Priest of Crisfield, Md. and formerly of Carlisle, Pa., died Saturday, Oct. 11, 2014 at Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home. He was 86. Born Mar. 30, 1928 in Paterson, New Jersey, he was a son of the late Andrew J. and Lucy Vuolo Fontanella. After obtaining his Bachelor of Arts Degree in 1949 from Don Bosco College in Newton, N.J., he attended St. Charles Seminary in Philadelphia, Pa. and was ordained to the Holy Priesthood in 1956 for the Diocese of Harrisburg, Pa. Father Fontanella served as Director of the Diocesan Office of Planning from 1973-76. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus 4th Degree. His pastoral appointments included St. Francis of Assisi - Harrisburg, Pa., St. Peter's - Mt. Carmel, Pa., Assumption B.V.M. - Lebanon, Pa., Corpus Christi - Chambersburg, Pa., St. Joan of Arc - Hershey, Pa., Holy Spirit – Palmyra, Pa., Holy Family – Harrisburg, Pa. and finally St. Patrick' s in Carlisle, Pa. for 27 years until his retirement in 2003. At St. Patrick's he was responsible for the expansion of the Parish, construction of the Activities Center which is named in his honor, and the restoration of the Shrine Church. Following his retirement and move to Crisfield, he assisted St. Elizabeth's in Westover, Md.,