John Anthony Lasch

John Anthony Lasch obituary, Palm Desert, CA

John Anthony Lasch

John Lasch Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by FitzHenry-Wiefels Indio Mortuary on Dec. 13, 2023.

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John Anthony Lasch, a loving husband, father and grandfather passed away peacefully in his sleep on November 24, 2023. Born December 19, 1936 in McKeesport, Pennsylvania. He was one heck of a football player and played for Georgia Tech in his undergrad. He went on to earn his MBA in Finance from USC. He married his beautiful wife, Marianne Sprecher in Casper WY in 1968.
He is survived by Marianne, his 3 children Ted, James, Julie and 7 grandchildren. He was a banker for over 30 years and at retirement became a small business entrepreneur for another 20 years. He also was a proud member of the Croatian Fraternal Union of America.
Services will be held on January 5th. Church service is at Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Indio at 11:30 am. Burial is at Coachella Valley Cemetery at 1:00pm. A celebration of life to follow at his family home.
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