Joseph C. Massale

Joseph C. Massale, 82, formerly of Miami , Florida, died Friday, June 4, 2010 in Winchester, Virginia.

Mr. Massale was born in 1927 in Brooklyn, New York, the son of the late John and Nancy Massale. He was a police officer in New York City until his retirement, and was a veteran of the U.S. Army, having served during the Korean Conflict.

Surviving are two children, Nancy Arnett and her husband, John of San Francisco, California, and John Massale and his wife, Anne Marie of Winchester, Virginia; five grandchildren; one great grandchild, and a sister, Sylvia Arnett and her husband, Michael of Greenville, South Carolina, and their children.

A funeral service will be conducted on Wednesday at 10:00 AM at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church with Father Stanley Krempa officiating. Military honors will be afforded by VFW Post 2123. Interment will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery.

The family will receive friends Tuesday evening from 6:00 – 8:00 PM at Omps Funeral Home, Amherst Chapel.

Memorial contributions may be made to VEFC (Volunteer Emergency Families for Children), P.O. Box 35074, Richmond, VA 23235 ( VEFC.org) .