Louisville, KY - Janice M. "Jan" Finnegan, 83, of Louisville, KY, passed away on Sunday, September 14, 2025. She was born in Guthrie, OK, on November 12, 1941, to the late Clifford and Lola Scott (Adair).

Jan was a steadfast Catholic, attending Mass at St. Bernadette Catholic Church. She was also a dedicated nurse, retiring from the VA Hospital after 35 years of service.

Jan's family moved from Oklahoma to Ashland, KY during her childhood where she later graduated from Ashland H.S. She later moved to Louisville, KY to pursue her nursing degree at Spalding University.

She worked as a psychiatric nurse for over 35 years when she retired from the VA Hospital where she passionately cared for war veterans.

She married Jack Finnegan in Louisville, Ky on April 16. 1965. They lovingly welcomed 7 children and raised them in Louisville.

Upon her retirement they moved to Floyds Knobs, IN and after the passing of her husband, Jan uprooted and moved to Ave Maria, FL before returning to the Louisville area for the final years of her life. Jan's devotion to her Catholic faith and love for her children and grandchildren will leave a lasting legacy for those who loved her.

Preceding Janice in death is her husband, John "Jack" Finnegan, son, Scott Matthew Finnegan, and her parents, Clifford and Lola Scott. The family members left to cherish memories and celebrate the life of Janice are her children, John Finnegan III (Jill), Patrick Finnegan (Eileen), Laura Mahoney (John), Karen Watt (Kyle), Anne Lucas (Brad Miller), and Natalie Wenzel (Craig); twenty-three grandchildren, three great-grandchildren; her brother, Myron Scott; and her cousin, Norma Smith. Visitation will be Thursday, September 18, 2025, from 1:00 pm-8:00 pm, at Naville & Seabrook Funeral Home, 1119 E. Market Street, New Albany, IN. The funeral Mass for Janice will be on the following day, Friday, September 19, 2025, at 10 a.m. at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church 316 N Sherwood Ave, Clarksville, IN, with Fr. Florian Tiell, OFM Conv. The burial is to follow in St. Mary of the Knobs Catholic Cemetery, Floyds Knobs, IN.

Expressions of sympathy may be made to Meals On Wheels, 701 W. Ormsby Ave, #201, Louisville, KY. 40203, or to the Catholic Education Foundation, 401 W. MainStreet, Suite 806, Louisville, KY 40202.