82, passed away peacefully on April 26, 2015 in Lafayette, Colorado. Joe is survived by his loving family; his wife of 57 years, Pat Gale, sons, Gary Joseph (Patricia) Gale, and David John (Andrea) Gale, his daughter Kelly Marie (Jim) Martinez, sisters, Beverly Spomer, and Joann Persichitte, grandchildren; Rebecca Louise Gale, Travis Joseph Gale, Joseph Tyler Gale, Nicholas David Gale, Ryan David Clemens, and Megan Gale Clemens, one great grand-daughter, Magnolia Clemens. He was preceded in death by his parents, Rudolph and Helen Gale, sisters; Helen Wilson, Irene Schilz, Margie Garcia, Amelia Gale, and Rosie Henkel.
Memorial Mass will be held on Tuesday, May 5, 2015, 10am at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, 11385 Grant St., Northglenn. Interment will follow at Evergreen Memorial Gardens in Broomfield, Colorado. (Hwy. 7 and I25).
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Joe's name to the Wounded Warriors Project, at www.woundedwarriorproject.org.