Michael Patrick O'Shea

Michael Patrick O'Shea obituary, Gilmer, TX

Michael Patrick O'Shea

Michael O'Shea Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by McWhorter Funeral Home - Gilmer on Nov. 1, 2025.

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Graveside services for Michael Patrick O'Shea, of Gilmer, Texas, will be held at 10:00 am, Tuesday, November 4, 2025, at Hopewell Methodist Church Cemetery, under the direction of McWhorter Funeral Home.
Michael was born on October 23, 1944, in Chicago, Illinois, to Francis Joseph O'Shea and Caroline Delisle O'Shea and passed from this life on October 30, 2025, in Gilmer, Texas.
Michael proudly served our country in the United States Army and was a helicopter pilot while serving in Vietnam. He married Donna Kalbow on August 20, 1988, in Bridge City, Texas. Michael worked at Southside Bank for many years before his retirement. He was a member of St. Theresa's Catholic Church.
Those left to cherish his memories are his wife, Donna O'Shea; children, Michael David O'Shea and wife, Claudia, Kelli Lee, Michael Wayne Kalbow and wife, April, and Leslie Bates and husband, Allen; brother, Frank O'Shea and wife, Judy; and several grandchildren, nieces, and nephews.
He is preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Lori Ann O'Shea Roberts; and his brother, Patrick O'Shea.
Please visit Michael's online registration book at www.mcwhorterfh.com to leave a memory for the family.

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