DIED

August 9, 2025

LOCATION

Silver Spring, Maryland

Hortensia V. Fonseca, 103, of Wheaton, Maryland passed away on August 9, 2025, at home of natural causes. Mrs. Fonseca leaves an enduring legacy as the Founder and Artistic Director of the Academy of the Maryland Youth Ballet (MYB) which today, after more than 50 years, continues to carry on her...

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I was a student of Ms Fonseca when she operated from her Wheaton home many years ago. She was an important part of my early youth. I remember her husband as well as her sons. She was kind, enthusiastic about ballet and always interested in her students. I remember her with a warm heart.

Denise Kahn

August 23, 2025 | Other

HORTENSIA V. FONSECA

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