Mother, minister, volunteer, accountant

“With great sadness we announce the passing of the Rev. Miriam Mercado, who died of natural causes, peacefully, in her home on Easter Sunday, April 20, at the age of 101 years,” her family shared. She is pictured below her 101^st birthday party.

Miriam was born in Puerto Rico on July 23, 1923. When she was 9 her family moved to New York. She moved her family to California in 1968, then to the Inland Empire in the late 1970s. She has lived in Claremont for the past 30 years.

She served as staff minister at Claremont Church of Religious Science for 18 years, and give her time as chaplain at Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center, all while running her own successful tax accounting business.

She is survived by her children Nina Kroon, William Mercado, and Jenje Dennis.

“Her legacy lives on through the generations she nurtured and inspired,” her family added. “May her memory bring comfort to those who knew and loved her.”

A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 17 at Claremont Center for Spiritual Living, 509 S. College Ave., Claremont, CA 91711. For more information call (909) 624-3549.