James Leo Flanagan, 85, of Girard, Ohio, died Tuesday at his home.

Born April 3, 1921, in Bradys Bend, he was the son of John and Stella Stein Flanagan.

He had been a controller and supervisor for the federal government's Air Traffic Control system for 25 years.

Mr. Flanagan was a member of St. Vincent DePaul Church, Vienna, Ohio.

He served in the Air Force as a radio operator during World War II.

Surviving are his wife, Ardelle Lynch Flanagan, whom he married Sept. 12, 1942; his children, Ronald (Carol Ann) of Liberty Township in Ohio and Thomas L. (Virginia) of Amherst, Ohio; two sisters, Stella Flanagan of Pittsburgh and Sister Marjorie Flanagan of Greensburg; and a brother, Jack Flanagan of California.

He also is survived by three grandchildren, Timothy Flanagan and Kelley Hersh and Krista Flanagan; and three great-grandchildren, Deirdre, Jack and Katie.

He was preceded in death by three sisters, Eileen Flanagan, Kathleen Rice and Rosemarie Cooney; and three brothers, Thomas, Vincent and Stephen.

<B>FLANAGAN</B> -- Friends of James Leo Flanagan, who died Tuesday, July 4, 2006, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the <B>Blackstone Funeral home</B>, 672 Churchill Road, Girard. Prayers will be said at 10:15 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. Services will follow at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Vincent DePaul Church. Burial will be at St. Mary Cemetery, East Brady.Material contributions may be made to Hospice of the Valley, in care of the funeral home.