In Memoriam: Longtime Former Fair Havenite, U.S. Navy WW II Vet, Arthur J. Flanagan Sr., 95

Former longtime Fair Havenite, Arthur J. Flanagan, Sr., also of Middletown and Kearny, passed away peacefully on Feb. 26. He was 95.

Born on June 26,1926 in Lyndhurst and raised in Kearny, Arthur was a resident of Fair Haven for more than 50 years.

Arthur J. Flanagan Sr.
Photo/family via Thompson Memorial Home

“Arthur was a Pan Am Airways corporate labor relations executive for 25 years. He retired in 1986. After retirement, he became an ad hoc arbitrator/mediator until 2002. He served on labor panels of the Federal Mediation and Conciliator service, National Mediation Board, American Arbitrator Service, Regional United States Postal Service panels, NYC Building Service panel, and New Jersey and New York
arbitrator/mediation panels.
In his free time, he and (his wife) Alice loved to travel within his beloved USA, to many destinations abroad, including Italy and the Algarve and spend time with their extended family. He also loved the Giants and Yankees, (pre-Steinbrenner).
Loved ones of Arthur J. Flanagan Sr. in his obituary

He was the son of John J. Flanagan Sr. and Jane Marie (Vanderbilt) Flanagan, and brother of John J. Flanagan, Jr.

Arthur attended St. Stephen’s school, Kearny, graduated from Queen of Peace High School, North Arlington in 1944 and Seton Hall University in 1950. He served In the U.S. Navy during World War II on USS Graffias (AF29) for two years in the Asiatic-Pacific war zone. He was a life member of the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign War.

Arthur was predeceased by his lifelong friend and beloved wife of 69 years, Alice V. (Feighan) Flanagan.

He is survived by: his sons, Arthur J. Flanagan Jr., Timothy J. Flanagan, and Michael J. Flanagan, Sr., (and wife, Palmina); his daughter, Jeryl Marra Flanagan; his four grandchildren, Sean P. Burney Jr., Elizabeth A. Flanagan, Michael J. Flanagan, Jr., Catherine A. Flanagan and Patrick Flanagan (deceased).

A mass of christian burial will be celebrated on Saturday, March 5, 2022 at noon at St. Anthony’s of Padua Church, 121 Bridge Ave., Red Bank. Interment will be private. Thompson Memorial Home of Red Bank has been entrusted with the arrangements.

In lieu of flowers please consider contributions to the Alzheimer’s Association, Immaculate Conception Seminary, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ or St. Anthony of Padua Church, Red Bank, NJ 07701.

— Edited obituary prepared by family via Thompson Memorial Home