Flaherty, John age 92, of Eden Prairie, formerly of New Bedford, MA. Survived by daughter Cheryl Mel-lem; grand-daughters, Hilary (LeMar) Gilreath and Shauna Mellem; great-grandson, Logan Gilreath; close friend, Bob Bettencourt and his family. John was an Army veteran of WWII - where he was a POW. He enjoyed bird watching and sharing family stories. Visitation Tuesday 5-8 PM at Gearty-Delmore Park Chapel, 3960 Wooddale Ave South, St. Louis Park. Graveside service Friday 11:45 AM at Fort Snelling (please call funeral home for lane #). Gearty-Delmore 952-926-1615