The Rev. Joseph O’Shea, a beloved member of the Catholic community in Southwest Washington, died in his Vancouver home Friday.
The 74-year-old died of a heart attack.
This was O’Shea’s 50th year in the priesthood. Many of those years were spent in Clark County and Southwest Washington.
O’Shea was born in Kilkenny, Ireland.
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