James Joseph Flanagan, 95, died July 29, 2011, at VNA Hospice House, Vero Beach.
He was born in Glasgow, Scotland, moved to the United States in 1925, and lived in Vero Beach since 1981.
He worked for the Refined Syrups and Sugars Co. in Yonkers, N.Y.
He served in the Navy during World War II aboard the ammunition ship USS Mount Baker.
He attained the rank of First Class Petty Officer, and also was a qualified deep sea diver.
He was a charter member of the Vero Beach Irish-American Club.
Survivors include his wife of 65 years, Esther Connolly Flanagan, of Vero Beach; son, James Flanagan, of Upper Nyack, N.Y.; daughters, Patricia Mandell and Lynn Borlas, of Sebastian; and six grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to , Tribute Program, P.O. Box 1000, Memphis, TN 38148, or at www.stjude.org/tribute.
A funeral Mass will be celebrated at noon Aug. 3 at St. Helen Catholic Church, Vero Beach.
Arrangements are by Cox-Gifford-Seawinds Funeral Home and Crematory, Vero Beach.
A guestbook is available at www.seawindsfh.com.
