Joseph A. Mink, 86, of Miami Heights, died at the Western Hills Retirement Village on November 13, 2012. He had been employed in the automotive sales industry, was a US Army WWII veteran and a member of the Rakkasans. He had played minor league baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He was the beloved husband of Kathleen L. McFadden Mink, the devoted father of David A. Mink (Kim), Kathleen A. Heitkamp(Mark) & the late Barbara K. Massa (Tom), the dear brother of Ginny Lanzarotta (the late Joe) & the late Ruth Michaels (the late Bob), the loving grandfather of Matthew & Kimberly Massa, Zachary & Hailee Mink, Erin & Laurin Heitkamp & Caitlin Bucher (Joe) & the brother-in-law of the late Carol Morris (Dr. Richard). He is also survived by nieces & nephews. Visitation Sun., Nov. 25, 2 PM until time of memorial service with military honors at 3 PM at the Dennis George Funeral Home, 44 S. Miami, Cleves, OH 45002. Memorials may be directed to the Leukemia Lymphoma Assn. or the Wounded Warriors Project, either c/o the funeral home.