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Fr. James Joseph McEnery

Madison, Wisconsin

1927 - 2022

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May 5, 2022
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Madison, Wisconsin

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Fr. James Joseph McEnery

March 19, 1927 - May 5, 2022

MADISON - Guess who died! Fr. Jim McEnery. Finally. (That's 'finally' with an.) Fr. James Joseph McEnery, age 95, died on May 5, 2022, in Madison, WI. He was born two days late, on St. Joseph's Day, 1927,...

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Did not know the priest, but what a tribute!!! Whoever wrote this obit, was so thoughtful... as well as humorous! Enjoy your heavenly home, Father.. Sorry I missed your life here on earth!i

Loved that man!!! He was a blessed, saintly and very human loving human being!! He is ow with God in Heaven!!

Classic McEnery to the end. Follows my mentor Gene Walsh who said: JESUS promises two things --your life will have meaning and you'll live forever. If you get a better deal take it.

Fr. Jim was wrong about one thing. He will never be forgotten by those of us he served and shepparded.

Fr. McEnery, what a character! He was simply the best. My husband and I were blessed to be married by him, in the same church where he baptized me (St. Mary's in Milton.) I will always remember singing and playing clarinet for Christmas Eve masses with my dad Robert Berger, who was the church organist for 50 years, and my mom Ruth Bingham Berger who sang in the choir. My parents were also married by Fr. McEnery at St. Mary's and he was a wonderful part of all of our family memories. Rest...