Field, John Andrew, 1934 - 2024

FIELD, BISHOP, SCHWEBEL, MCCANN, HOGAN

Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 11/22/2024 at 11:02:17

Decorah native John Andrew Field died May 10, 2024.

A resident of Glen Ellen, Calif., John was born on Sept. 24, 1934, to Dr. H.P. and Iduna Field in Decorah.

A member of the Decorah High School Class of 1952, John graduated from the University of Iowa and earned a graduate degree in literature from the University of Exeter in Exeter, England. While serving in the U.S. Army in France, John met Mary Bishop, his British bride-to-be, whom he married in her hometown, Kingsbury-Episcopi, England in 1960. The couple later settled in Glen Ellen, their longtime home in California’s Wine Country.

An English teacher and poet, John’s publications include a book, “Another Kind of Laughter,” Selected Poems, 1969-2023. His poems appeared in numerous journals including The Coe Review, published by Coe College.

John is survived by Mary, his wife of 63 years; daughters, Catherine (Martin) Schwebel and Genevieve (Ted) McCann, both of Petaluma, California; five grandsons; two great-grandsons; and sister, Elizabeth Field Hogan of Pompton Plains, New Jersey.

John was predeceased by his parents, Henry Paul and Iduna Bertel Field of Decorah, and brother, Bert Field (Anne) of Newport Beach, Calif.

Source: Decorah Newspapers Nov. 14, 2024