Claremont Obituaries

Teacher, lifelong learner, traveler, beloved aunt and great-aunt Melisa Catherine Salvato was born in Pomona on June 11, 1957, to Orlando Gregory Salvato and Vittorina Fuduli Salvato. Melisa died peacefully in her sleep on Thursday, March 6. She attended Harrison Elementary School in Pomona, El Roble Intermediate School, Claremont High School, Occidental College, and the […]

Beloved wife, mother, sister, educator “And He will raise you up on eagles’ wings Bear you on the breath of dawn Make you to shine like the sun And hold you in the palm of His hand”                – On Eagles Wings Maureen Ann Connor-Carlson, 69, died January 27 […]

Beloved patriarch, proud Navy veteran, long-time volunteer Devoted husband, beloved patriarch, proud Navy veteran, long-time volunteer, and Claremont Police Department aide Anthony Joseph Marino died peacefully at home in Florida on January 30 after a four year battle with lung cancer. Anthony “Tony” Joseph Marino was born in Columbus, Ohio July 13, 1938, to Italian […]

Beloved artist, teacher, and mother Joanna Gray, a gifted artist, dedicated teacher, and loving mother, died last weekend. Her life was one of creativity, quirky humor, and unwavering passion for teaching and love for her family. She made art till the day she died. Joanna’s artistic journey began early. With a natural talent for capturing […]

Great-grandfather, longtime Mt. SAC professor, traveler Much loved husband, father, grandfather, Kenneth C. Irvine died February 11 at age 87 at Mammoth Lakes Hospital. He was a cancer survivor. He was born in Deadwood, South Dakota. his family moved to Los Angeles in his early years. Ken lived with his wife, Edyth, and raised a […]

Husband, father, grandfather, professor, theologian, philosopher Longtime Pilgrim Place resident, husband, father, grandfather, professor, theologian, and philosopher Edward Albert Yonan, 89, died at Rauch Memory Care House at Pilgrim Place in Claremont on January 29. Born on a small family farm near Knox, Indiana on January 24, 1936 to Benjamin and Shimamie (nee Desho) Yonan, […]

Beloved matriarch and friend Jane Ellen Grunnet, a Claremont resident for 65 years, died December 4, 2024 after suffering a stroke. Jane was born July 23, 1940 in Charlotte, Michigan to Ronald and Margaret Hess, and came to California with her family at the age of 5, settling in Pasadena. She met her future husband […]

Beloved grandmother, longtime CUSD employee Bettie Jean Hungerbeeler Osborne died peacefully on February 9 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Bettie was born June 5, 1938 in Shreveport, Louisiana. She moved with her family to Claremont in 1972. In 2019, she moved to Florida to live closer to her eldest daughter. She and her […]

Grandmother, longtime corrections and parole officer Kimberly Carol Kaufman, a 48-year resident of Claremont, died peacefully on February 1 after a short battle with cancer. She was 71 years old. Kim was born on December 3, 1953, to parents Glen and Lorraine Kaufman at St. Joseph’s hospital in Denver, Colorado. She attended All Souls Catholic […]

Great-grandmother, day care center owner, proud soccer mo Jimmie Eisenwinter died January 26 from complications related to Alzheimer’s disease. She was 84. Born September 27, 1940 in Muskogee, Oklahoma to Clara Opal Powell and Hanfurd Eugene Powell, Jimmie attended elementary school in Oklahoma, middle school in Earlimart, California, and graduated from Delano High School. She […]

A public memorial for Perdita Loomis Sheirich will take place at 11 a.m. Saturday, February 22 at Seaver House, 305 N. College Ave., Claremont. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests a donation to the Rembrandt Club’s Perdita Sheirich Scholarship Fund at therembrandtclub.org/perdita-donate.

Father, theologian, professor, author John B. Cobb, Jr. died peacefully in his Claremont home on December 26, 2024. One of the foremost Christian theologians and philosophers of the late 20th and early 21st centuries, Cobb shaped a movement in process thought that has influenced scholars and communities worldwide. “John was a man of brilliant mind, […]

Longtime Claremont arts patron, volunteer, traveler Longtime Claremont resident Perdita L. Sheirich died in peace early in the morning on January 15 at the age of 94. “Ever determined, Perdita struggled with macular degeneration and hearing loss, and was confined to her wheelchair, but never felt sorry for herself, and appreciated her visits with family […]

Father, tireless, award-winning high school, college educator Louis Anthony Sergio, affectionately known as “Dr. Sergio,” “doc,” uncle Lou, and dad, died peacefully on January 2 at his home in Claremont. He was 95 years old. Born on January 16, 1929, in Trenton, New Jersey, Louis moved with his family to San Gabriel, California, at 16, […]

Teacher, artist, family woman Longtime Claremont resident Carolyn Whitham died Monday, January 27 at the age of 90. Carolyn was born in Omaha, Nebraska, November 6, 1934, to parents Neil and Dorothy Chapman. She had one sister named Gayle. After their mother died of cancer at age 37, the girls were raised by their grandparents, […]

42-year Claremont resident, dog lover, loved flowers Thelma Jean Bogus, 87, of Claremont, died February 3 at Claremont Place. Born August 13, 1937 in West Pike Run, Pennsylvania, and daughter of the late Henry and Margaret Wright, Jean, as she was known, was a 1955 graduate of Centerville High School. She married Charles R. Bogus […]