Dr. John Phelps Kieffer M.D.

Kieffer, Dr. John Phelps M.D.
Passed away quietly in his home in Pasadena on the morning of April 14, 2006, Good Friday, holding the hand of his beloved wife, Mary Jane. Born May 16, 1914, he is survived by his wife, three children Steven, John and Carol, five grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. John graduated from Loyola University of Chicago's Stritch School of Medicine in 1938. He enlisted in the U.S. Air Force six months before Pearl Harbor, where he served as captain and flight surgeon in World War II. After the war, he began practicing obstetrics and gynecology, and opened his own office in Pasadena with partner Dr. George Lancaster M.D. in 1949. John was on the staff of the Huntington Memorial Hospital for over 35 years, serving the community of Pasadena with love and commitment, and delivering over 5,000 babies. John and Mary Jane celebrated their 59th wedding anniversary in February. It was a marriage characterized by true and unwavering devotion between a husband and wife. His family is proud to remember him as a man who showed great integrity, who loved his family, his work, and his God. We rejoice in his passing into the arms of the Lord, and we will miss him dearly. A funeral Mass will be held at St. Bede's The Venerable in La Canada on Thursday, April 20 at 1:00. There will be a reception in his home immediately following. Cabot & Sons, Pasadena, Directors