Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....NASTASI, JOSEPH December 19, 2016
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News Star World - December 25, 2016
JOSEPH NASTASI

Funeral Services for Col. Joseph Nastasi. USMC (Ret.), 91, of Monroe, LA 
will be held 2:00 P.M., Tuesday, December 27, 2016, at St. Matthew Catholic 
Church in Monroe, LA with Father Job Edathinatt Scurria officiating. 
Interment will follow in Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery in Monroe, LA under 
the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Monroe, LA. 

Joseph Nastasi was born August 18, 1925, and passed away December 19, 2016. 
He was a graduate of St. Matthews Catholic School. During high school, he 
began working for his parents, Mike and Georgia Nastasi, who started the 
Monroe Candy Company. He started attending ULM but once the war began he 
joined the military, serving in WWII, Korean War, and the Vietnam War. He 
was a highly-decorated officer retiring as a Colonel. Following serving in 
the wars, he decided to return to LSU where he obtained a Bachelor's Degree. 
Col. Nastasi was very civic minded and was a member of The Tower Club, Lions 
Club, Knights of Columbus, and St. Vincent DePaul. He served on the board of 
directors for Conway Hospital and was a very active speaker for the elderly 
and the Council on Aging at the State Legislature. Col. Nastasi retired as 
the Regional Director of the Council on Aging and was very instrumental in 
obtaining the new office building on Ferrand Street, where it is currently 
located. 

He was preceded in death by his parents; first wife, Louise Nastasi; second 
wife, Margarith Nastasi; sons, Michael Nastasi and Joseph Nastasi, Jr.; and 
sisters, Phyllis Black, and Mary Boyle.

Survivors include his son, James Marco Nastasi; daughter, Rose-Mary Nastasi; 
grandchildren, Chris Nastasi, Rachel Nastasi, Whitney Scallan and Wesley 
Wilcher; great granddaughter, Aubree Nastasi; and great grandson, Cason 
Scallan.

Visitation will be held from 11:30 A.M. until 1:30 P.M., Tuesday, December 
27, 2016, at Mulhearn Funeral Home, Monroe, LA. 

Memorials may be made to your favorite charity . 

Online Registry/Condolences: www.mulhearnfuneralhome.com

Mulhearn Funeral Home

Sterlington Road

Monroe, LA

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