John Max Jascob passed away on January 7, 2026 after a year- long battle with cancer. John was born on May 30, 1964, at Riverside Hospital in Toledo, Ohio, to Edward R. and Virginia Zaremba Jascob. Very active in orchestral and jazz percussion, he performed with the Bedford Symphonic, Stage, and Marching bands as well as with the Toledo Youth Orchestra and the University of Michigan Youth Band.
A lover of classical art and architecture, John received a B.A. from the University of Michigan before taking a Master of Arts in Teaching Latin and Classical Humanities from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. After teaching Latin for three years at the university and high school levels, he transitioned to financial services, working twelve years with investment firms in Toledo and Boston.
Along the journey John developed a strong interest in law, earning a J.D. from Concord Law School (now, Purdue Global LA School) and a Master of Laws from the University of Alabama School of Law. He was admitted to the. Bar of California in 2004.
John is survived by his loving brother, David (Cynthia) Jascob; his nieces, Alexandra and Amber; grandniece, Anastasia, and three grandnephews Darron, Ethan and Jake. There will be no services. After cremation, the cremains will in interred at historic Forest Hill Cemetery in Ann Arbor. Arrangements entrusted to Urbanski’s Bedford Funeral Chapel 8300 Temperance, MI.
Donations may be made to the Capuchin Soup Kitchen in Detroit or to a charity of your choice.
