Masak’s daughter shared the sad news in aFacebook poston Thursday.

“He has touched so many lives and will be greatly missed,” she wrote.

In addition to his wife and children, Masak is survived by 10 grandchildren.

LOS ANGELES - SEPTEMBER 30: (Pictured left to right) Ron Masak (as Sheriff Mort Metzger ), Angela Lansbury (as mystery writer Jessica Fletcher) and William Windom (as Dr. Seth Hazlitt) star in the CBS television detective drama “Murder, She Wrote”. The series premiered September 30, 1984. (Photo by CBS via Getty Images)

Ron Masak (as Sheriff Mort Metzger ), Angela Lansbury (as mystery writer Jessica Fletcher) and William Windom (as Dr. Seth Hazlitt) star in the CBS television detective drama ‘Murder, She Wrote.'.CBS/Getty

CENTURY CITY, CA - AUGUST 21: Actor Ron Masak arrives at the Eagle & Badge Foundation Gala on August 21, 2010 in Century City, California. (Photo by Paul Archuleta/FilmMagic)

Ron Masak in 2010.Paul Archuleta/FilmMagic