Obituary: BURGDORFF, Sarah M. (FONDA); b. 1856; New Chester, Adams County, Wisconsin ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Erika Hall < ehall@maqs.net > October 29, 1998 < http://files.usgwarchives.net/wi/adams/obituaries/burgdo01.txt > ==================================================================== Mrs. Sarah Burgdorff Is Laid to Rest in the New Chester Cemetery Mrs. Sarah M. Burgdorff of the town of New Chester, passed away Thursday, August 24, at the Adams county home, aged 77 years, 1 month, and 21 days. Funeral services were held Sunday, August 27, at the New Chester Congregational church with burial in the New Chester Cemetery. The Rev. H.A. Bernhardt of Westfield, was in charge of the services. Sarah M. Fonda was born in the town of New Chester, Adams county Wisconsin July 3, 1856. She was united in marriage to Theodore Burgdorff August 16, 1873. They settled in the town of New Chester on a farm. Their union was blessed with three daughters: Chloe Estelle, who died in infancy; Lena Emilie Fenner, who died in the year 1907, and Mrs. Bertha Fenner of Chetek, Wisconsin. The husband and father passed on September 17, 1929. In life Mrs. Burgdorff had more than her full share of suffering and sorrow. She not only tenderly mothered her own children, but also some of her grandchildren, and in addition took upon herself many of the burdens of her neighbors and friends. She was always ready to help those in need. A few years ago she had the misfortune to break her hip. This affliction and the intense suffering which accompanied her last illness she bore patiently and with fortitude. In addition to the one daughter she is survived by ten grand- children and 17 great grand children.