Name: Death of Mary “Fon” Sendenburgh, 1972
Start: 1972-01-07
End: 1972-01-07
Location: Beaver Island

Event

Date: 1972-01-07
Kind: Death
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: communityheritage
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

Mary “Fon” Sendenburgh died in Escanaba, Michigan, on January 7, 1972, according to the February Beaver Beacon. The notice names her Beaver Island-connected mother, siblings, and brother-in-law Joseph Sendenburgh.

Evidence and limits

The source is a brief death notice. It supplies no funeral, burial, civil certificate, or complete family identification.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, February 1972, “Mrs. Mary (Fon) Sendenburg.”
Reports Mary (Fon) Sendenburgh’s January 7 death in Escanaba and names her mother, three sisters, two brothers, and brother-in-law Joseph Sendenburgh; it does not provide funeral or burial details.
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Beaver Beacon, February 1972, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held eight-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
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Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Death of Mary “Fon” Sendenburgh, 1972”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/death-of-mary-fon-sendenburgh-1972/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1972, “Mrs. Mary (Fon) Sendenburg.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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