The interesting life of Dr. Joe O’Shea, his wife Bridgetta and Doc (Merlin) in Norquay, Saskatchewan.

This is a picture of the Canadian Expeditionary Force 1st Division which was the Division Dr. Joe joined in 1918. This picture was taken at St Eloi near Vimy Ridge in 1917.

Life in an orphanage in the USA to becoming a doctor in Quebec Canada took a lot of hard work for Dr. Joe as he was lovingly called.

From Fond-du-Lac, Wisconsin to Norquay, Saskatchewan is this story of an adventurous schoolteacher who became a doctor’s wife and Mother of Gerald Patrick Merlin O’Shea

Garry loved to talk on the phone and called Doc almost every day. He and Lois were a most interesting couple.