The Very Rev. Archpriest John Michael Fields of Frackville, Pa., entered into eternity on Friday, November 27. The son of the late John “Jack” Fields and Olga Uhryn Fields, John was born on February 19, 1950, in Butler Township, Pa., and is survived by his sister Diane M. Berkheiser and her husband Dennis, and sister MaryAnn Fields-Whyne; nephew Keith John Berkheiser and his wife Shawn, niece Kristen A. Berkheiser, niece Katharine A. Whyne and her husband Chris, and niece Maria A. Whyne; great-niece Caroline G. Berkheiser and great-nephew Wyatt “Jack” Berkheiser.
Very Rev. Archpriest John Michael Fields
The Rev. Fields began his extensive academic résumé at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa., graduating magna cum laude with a dual degree in Russian studies and political science in 1972. He continued to Villanova University in Villanova, Pa., graduating from The Charles Widger School of Law with his juris doctorate in 1975. Upon passing the bar exam, he began practicing l