Dr. John Finneran

Dr. John Joseph Finneran, 83, of Bloomfield, Iowa passed away on December 26, 2022 at the Bloomfield Care Center. He was born on May 25, 1939 in Scranton, Pennsylvania to Martin Bernard and Dorthea M. Hazelton Finneran. On August 25, 1962 he married Carolyn Pettinato at St. Thomas Moore Catholic Church in Lake Ariel, Pennsylvania. The couple enjoyed 58 wonderful years of marriage. Carolyn passed away on September 13, 2020. John was a 1957 graduate of Bordentown Military School in Bordentown, New Jersey, subsequentially graduating from the University of Scranton with a bachelor’s degree in biology and chemistry. He graduated from Marquette Medical School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Following his internship and residency, John served in the Air Force Medical Corp at Grissom AFB in Peru, Indiana. In 1972, John and Carolyn moved to Bloomfield, Iowa where he worked at the Gilfillan Clinic before opening his own practice, in Bloomfield. He was the epitome of a small town community physician, whose door and phone were always available. John retired in 2012 after 42 years. Dr. Finneran was a strong supporter of the athletic programs in Bloomfield and at Davis County High School. He started the Junior Olympics program in Bloomfield for track and field and spent countless hours attending track meets all over the state. His efforts and donations were instrumental in building the first all-weather track at Davis County High in 1980. The track program would win back-to-back Iowa State Championships the next two years with several members of that team being former Junior Olympic athletes that he coached. John and Carolyn were avid sailors, with a boat on Lake Rathbun. They built a home in Punta Gorda, Florida in 2006 and spent many warm winters there. enjoying visits from their children, grandchildren, and many other friends and family members from the more northern states. John is survived by five children, Michael (Denise) Finneran of Bloomfield, Kevin (Natasha) Finneran of Leaner, Texas, Martin Finneran of Dallas, Texas, Kathleen (Richard) Cooper of St. Louis, Missouri, Kristin (Steven) Fletcher of North Liberty, Iowa; six grandchildren, Austin Owen, Kaden Finneran, Natalia Finneran, Maya Fletcher, Sophie Fletcher, Ashley (Corey) Ward; two great-grandchildren, Aden and Addison; brother, Martin Finneran of Bloomfield; and several nieces and nephews. A Celebration of Life gathering will be held at a later date in Bloomfield. Burial will be at Our Mother of Sorrows Cemetery in Clifford, Pennsylvania. A memorial has been established to the Davis County “A” Club and may be mailed to: Wagler Funeral Home, 304 W. Jefferson St., Bloomfield, Iowa 52537.

Dr. John Finneran

May 25, 1939 - December 26, 2022