Mary Margaret (Zaenglein) Senger-Dickinson Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Mary Margaret (Zaenglein) Senger-Dickinson was born September 2, 1933 in Rochester, NY, where she spent her childhood. She was the daughter of Mary (Larkin) and H. Conrad Zaenglein. Mary Margaret attended Marygrove College Detroit where she received her B.A. magna cum laude. She received her M.A. from Fordham University and her Ph.D. from the University of Notre Dame. She spent twelve years as a nun in the Sister Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Monroe, MI and during that time taught high school and at Marygrove College. Upon graduation from Notre Dame she became an assistant professor at Michigan State University and taught there for the next twenty years. She became full professor in the department of social science and early on was named teacher-scholar of the year. In 1982 she became director of behavioral medicine in the department of family practice at the MSU College of Human Medicine. Mary Margaret was also a fully licensed psychologist and had a part-time private practice in counseling. She spent thirty three years of her life in education, and she loved teaching. In retirement, Mary Margaret was active in both of her communities, volunteering for multiple organizations in Anna Maria Island, FL and Charlevoix, MI. Mary Margaret had the good fortune to marry two extraordinary men: in 1973 she married Frank B. Senger who passed away in 1979, and in 1985 she married Joseph E. Dickinson who passed away in 2020. She enjoyed great happiness in both of these marriages and “inherited” seven loving step-children. Mary Margaret is survived by four of her step-children: Michael Senger (Nancy Walker), Rosemary Senger (LJ Schenck), Mary Senger (Paul Brendtro), and Judy Boughton (Christopher), and two of their spouses: Vince Squillace and Deborah Pahssen. She leaves behind 18 accomplished grandchildren and 28 great grandchildren with one on the way. She is also survived by her brother Conrad Zaenglein, her brother-in-law Jim Langbein, and a group of loving friends, whom she always counted as family. She was preceded in death by her sister Anne Langbein, and her step-children Frank B. Senger III, Jeff Dickinson, and Cathy Squillace. She will be remembered for her feisty personality, wit, and undying loyalty to the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame. A celebration of life will be held at a later date. Memorial contributions can be directed to the Humane Society of Sarasota County (hssc.org).

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Mary Margaret (Zaenglein) Senger-Dickinson

September 2, 1933 - July 30, 2022