Grandmother, respected pathologist, artist, cook Purnima Suresh Chaurushiya, M.D., died at her home in Claremont on March 21, the first day of spring, after a year of battling amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. She was...
Longtime Claremonter, Pitzer alum, beloved great-grandmother Loretta Warmbrunn, a longtime Claremont resident, Pitzer College alumna, and beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, died March 30. She was 90 years old. Born in Detroit to parents who immigrated...
Family man, humorist, mentor, historian Robert (Bob) Weingartner, a longtime resident of Claremont, died peacefully at his home on March 28, surrounded by his children and caregivers. He was born January 2, 1928, the son of Lillie Linden and Carl Weingartner in...
C’mon Claremont: time to up your playground game Dear editor: I am increasingly disappointed in the glaring ways in which we fall short compared to our neighbor cities. I should not be seeking out and driving my children to the fabulous playgrounds and parks in...
by Peter Weinberger | pweinberger@claremont-courier.com Last week I wrote a column about how recent changes on Independence Day festivities have impacted the quality of events and the participation of the public. This impacted the Freedom 5000 run, which was pushed to...
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