The Calumet news., 1912-05-27
TORCH LAKE
LAST RITES FOR
FIR. MENARD HERE
REMAINS OF BELOVED PRIEST
WHO DlEDitN EScANRsA SAT.
URDAY TO BE BROUGHT
HERE.

The news of the death of Rev. Fr
| Menard, former pastor of the Lake
Linden and Calumet Catholic churches
which occurred last Saturday night at
Escanaba. was received here yester-
day with widespread regret. Fr. Me-
rard was a haf-brothcr of Adolph
SENEGAL of Lake Linden and the re-
mains will be brought here for inter-
ment. The last funeral rites for the
beloved priest viii be neld at the Lake
Linden church Thursday morning and
will be attended by priests from all
parts of the upper peninsula. Inter-
ment will be IN Mount Calvary ceme-
terry
For weeks, Father Menard bRavely
and unflinchingly faced death. The
cause of his illness was dlabetis gan
creme and his suffering for weeks had
been intense but in spite of the great
pain and suffering the veteran priest
fought resolutely against the end that
he might complete the work he had
planned to do.
Father Menard was born at st.
Francois Verchcres, Canada, Sept. %,
lSi5. After attending the common
schools he entered toilette college az
toilette. Canada and following his
completion of the course at that school
ho entered the Grand Seminary at
Montreal. He was recognized as n
brilliant theologinn and was grad
uated from college before he reached
the age sufficient to allow him TO be
ordained as a priest. Following the
completion of his course at the GranI
Seminary he went to Escanaba as a
scholar and a student TO reside with
the late Father Langner. on April %,
1876 he was ordained priest by
Mark at Marquette.
His first pastorate was at Menom-
inee, which at that time was big
rough numbering town and where Fa-
ther Menard welded an immense in
Iuence after the beginning of his
work there. At the time that Father
Monard came to this district as an
ordained priest the cities and settle
mcnts were separated by immense for
csts connected only by Indian trails.
Many times I'm the early days Father
Menard left Menomince with n pack
on his back ana travelled alone among
the Indian tribes and settlers i'm the
district between Menominee and the
copper country. His work was that
Of a missionary and he was mis-
in the finest sense Of the word.
Ills work among the scattered settle
ments of the district was distinctive
IN itself and for years he was the
only member of the Catholic clergy |
20 serve the people through a great
cxpanse OF territory.
Following his pastorate at Menom- !
inee, which included missions at ste
phenson, Cedar River and other points |
he was i'm charge of the pastorates at
Lake Linden and Calumet. finally go
ing TO Escanaba in 1898 as pastor of
ST. Anne's church and over which
he presided up to the
time of his death.
Father Menard is survived by one
half brother. Adolph SENEGAL OF Lake
Linden and one half sister. Mrs Ida
Clark Of ST. Hyacinthe. ont
He was OF "A most generous ana
loving disposition and many poor ram
ilies even outside Of his congregation
can today testify to his many acts oil
kindness and charity
to them In time of need. With the
death Of Father Menard the upper
peninsula lost priest thoroughly low
ed by all who knew him. Catholic ana
Protestant alike.