Michael James White
7/2/1939 - 3/2/2016

Michael James White, Sr. (76) of Freeport, Texas passed away on March 2, 2016. The funeral service will be held at St. Mary's Star of the Sea on Friday, March 4 at 1:00 with Mnsr. Leo Wleczyk officiating. Family will be receiving guests from 11-12:30. Rosary will begin at 12:30 and will be followed by a funeral mass at 1. Burial will follow at Restwood Cemetary.

He was born on July 2, 1939 in Omaha, Nebraska to Mary and Bill White and grew up in Portland, Texas. Upon graduation from high school, he attended New Mexico State University and graduated with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. He went to live in Freeport and it was there that he met his wife, Ann and they were married 27 years until she passed away in 1993. Mike worked for Dow Chemical 30 years until his retirement in 1994.

He is survived by his daughter, Anne Marie Cervenka and her husband, Brian of Sugar Land; daughter Laura Gilbey and her husband, Sean of Austin; son, Michael White of Houston; sisters Pat Kerwin and husband Bob of Houston and Peggy Brown and husband Bud of Portland. Six grandchildren, Alex, Adam and Grace Cervenka of Sugar Land and Matthew, Cate and Anna Gilbey of Austin.


The family will receive friends 11 am 12:30 pm Friday at St. Mary's Catholic Church with 12:30 rosary. The funeral mass will follow at 1 pm with Msgr. Leo Wleczyk officiating and Deacon Wallace Shaw assisting. Pall bearers will be Brian Cervenka, Sean Gilbey, Blake Graves, Alex Cervenka, Adam Cervenka and Matthew Gilbey.




Arrangements by the Turner family. On line condolences may be made to lakewoodfuneralchapel.com.

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