Claremont Obituaries
Gerald Dale Rude died peacefully May 24 at his home in Claremont with his wife, Shirley, holding one hand and his grandson, Jeremy, holding the other hand.
Sheila Jennifer “Jenny” Stary died September 6, just six days before her 65th birthday.
On June 15, 2021, Patricia Margaret (Miller) Hampton, loving wife and mother of two children, died peacefully at the age of 72.
Marie Assman, 91, of Claremont, died on October 22. Marie was born September 26, 1931, to Joseph and Madeline Caruso (nee Rispoli) in Brooklyn, New York. After graduating from Franklin K. Lane High School, she worked at Abraham and Strauss in Brooklyn, where she met her future husband Charles F. Assman.
David Adam Kasakove died peacefully in his sleep on September 24 at his home in Portland, Oregon. He was 58 years old. He is survived by his brother Evan Dann McKillakove.
Longtime Claremont resident Marc Winter died peacefully at home surrounded by family on August 29. He was 69. Marc was born on July 4, 1953, in Baltimore, Maryland, to Joe and Lucille Winter. He was the second of three children. His family moved to Bend, Oregon, in 1957, where he spent most of his childhood. He had fond memories of growing up in Bend with his brother, Bruce, and his sister, Kim. They relocated to Salem, Oregon, during his junior year in high school.
Carolyn Mary Christian died on August 30 from long-term complications of COVID-19. Born in Los Angeles on June 6, 1961, to Suzanne and Otto Christian, Carolyn lived in the Claremont area for most of her life, after first visiting as a young child when her grandfather owned the citrus groves that would later become Chaparral Elementary School.
“Lillian (Billie) Louise Parrish Maguire was an extraordinary woman who lived an extraordinary life,” her family shared. Born December 13, 1930, she died at Mount San Antonio Gardens in Pomona on September 23. She was an impassioned advocate who dedicated her life to giving voice to the voiceless, with her dedication to equity and social justice targeted primarily toward children and women. On the issues facing children in particular her work and advocacy were driven by the central question she always posed, “Is it good for the children?” This question led her to engage in equity endeavors in healthcare, schools, and communities throughout Southern California.
Clara Soto Ivey, a cherished church and community leader who inspired thousands of students in her Spanish classes to see the world and who never stopped loving her native Cuba, even after becoming an American citizen, died peacefully in her beloved Claremont on September 6. She was 86.
Former longtime Claremonter Jacqueline Dunn died Friday, October 7 at her home in Oceanside, with her devoted husband of 61 years, Douglas Dunn, by her side. During her more than 40 years as a Claremont resident, Jackie Dunn was an interior designer and owner of the The Ivy House Antiques on Foothill Boulevard, as well as a therapist to many Claremont couples and families.
Longtime Claremonter, championship winning coach, athlete, traveler Raymond “Bim” Jollymour died September 23 following a brief hospital stay. He was 85 years old. “Bim” was born in San Rafael, California […]
Janice Irene (Coverdale) Campbell, of Sudbury, Massachusetts, died on September 2 at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, following a brief illness. She was 77.
Frank J. “Jerry” Peairs died at home on September 23 at the age of 82 after a long illness.
Wavalene Kumler Tong, 84, affectionately known as “Jinx,” died peacefully at home on September 21 surrounded by her family, after falling ill from cancer earlier in the summer.
On Monday morning, September 19, Stuart Oskamp died at Mt. San Antonio Gardens in Pomona. “Stu” earned his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Stanford University in 1960. He taught for 40 years at Claremont Graduate University, from 1960 to 2000. He loved to write, authored several books, and served as an editor for many publications.
Longtime Claremont resident Rosemary Henderson died September 2 at the Rauch Houses memory care center at Pilgrim Place. She was 82. The family shared that the principal gift from the Rauch Family Foundation to Pilgrim Place for the construction of the Rauch Houses, which opened in March of this year, was inspired by Rosemary’s friendship.
Janet Elaine Hodges was born October 20, 1939 in Pomona to Ronald and Mildred (Markham) Flora. Her parents and their forebears were farmers in Nebraska and before that Indiana. Janet lived in Claremont for 80 of her 82 years. She was a talented musician. Playing and teaching piano became her joy at a very young age as well as serving as the organist for First Baptist Church of Claremont at the tender age of 16. She was still playing the organ there until just a few months ago.