from the Rutland Daily Herald, Saturday Morning, January 11, 1986

John P. Laskevich

Springfield - John Peter Laskevich, 43, formerly of Springfield died Friday morning at the Springfield Hospital following a brief illenss.

Mr. Laskevich was born in Montpeiler August 17, 1942, the son of Peter and Wanda (Kuzmick) Laskevich.

He attended schools in Springfield and in 1960 graduated from Springfield High School.  He also graduated from Lyndon State College in 1977 and attended Dartmouth College.

He served in the U.S. Navy as a petty officer during the Vietnam War and was active in the U.S. Naval Reserve at the time of his death.

He taught English in several Vermont schools for a number of years and for the past three years he was employed by the administration at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, Mass.

Survivors include his mother and father, both of Springfield, and several aunts and cousins.

A funeral service will be held Sunday at 3 p.m. in the Davis Memorial Chapel  The Rev. Gordon W. Stearns of the First Congregational Church will officiate.  Burial will take place in th Oakland Cemetery at a later date.

There will be no calling hours.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Vermont Heart Association, 2821 Shelburne Road, Shelburne, VT 05482