Joseph Michael Vartain, 87, died March 24, 2012, at VNA Hospice House in Vero Beach.
He was born in Astoria, Queens, N.Y., and lived in Vero Beach for the past 20 years, coming from Merrick, N.Y.
He served in the Army in the Pacific Theatre during World War II.
He was a member of the Garden City Country Club in New York and Dodger Pines Country Club.
Survivors include his wife of 63 years, Claire Vartain; and his four children, Ellen VaVak, of Vero Beach, Michael, of Palo Alto, Calif., Mary Cordes, of Dallas and Richard, of Bowie, Md.; and nine grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice House Foundation, 110 35th Lane, Vero Beach, FL 32960.
Visitation will be 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 29 at Cox Gifford Seawinds Funeral Home in Vero Beach.
A Mass of Christian burial will follow at 2 p.m. March 29 at St. Helen Catholic Church.
Interment with military honors will be 2:15 p.m. March 30 at South Florida National Cemetery in Lake Worth.
A guestbook is available at www.seawindsfh.com.
