Thomas Joseph Enneking was born August 15, 1945, in Elwood, Indiana, to John and Sueanna Enneking. He attended Catholic school until moving to Page in 1960 as a sophomore in high school. He married Carol Blitch in 1963 and had two children, Lorrisa and Thomas Joseph Jr. He was in the Air Force from Sept. 1964 to 1967 and served in Vietnam. He divorced in 1973 and moved to Page, where he met Nancy Lee Knox. They were married in January 1976 and later had daughter Tiffany and son Jonathan.
Tom worked for NGS on the railroad for 25 years. He retired early, and he and his family moved to Kennewick, Washington, for 17 years. There he had his dream job working at Canyon Lakes Golf Course.
In 2015, he and Nancy started spending their winters in Puerto Penasco, Mexico. On the way home from Mexico in 2018, while visiting daughter Tiff, they bought a home in Page, moving into it September 2018. Tom worked at the Community Center delivering meals up until the time of his death.
Tom was loved by all who knew him. He was a wonderful husband, brother, uncle, dad and Papa. He enjoyed golfing, fishing and playing cards. He was a faithful greeter at Faith Bible Chapel and hosted Grow Group after church on Sundays for the past year.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his brother John and his niece Andrea. He is survived by his wife Nancy, his children Lorrisa (Doug) Sagle, Thomas Joseph Jr. (Kathy) Enneking, Tiffany (Kristin) Donoho and Jonathan (Ivy) Enneking; nine grandchildren; his sisters Kaye (Paul) Foulke, Susie (Chuck) Large and Collette (Dave) Price; and many nephews and nieces.
His celebration of life will be Thursday, November 19, at 4 p.m. at Faith Bible Chapel in Page.
