Claremont Obituaries

On Friday, July 22 Bernard “Bernie” Tecotzky died peacefully with his family at his side at Claremont Manor. He was 94. Bernie had been living in the assisted living community since 2014.

William D. (Bill) Thomas died peacefully on June 29, four days short of his 98th birthday, at Mt. San Antonio Gardens in Pomona.

Harold Sigurd Runsvold Jr. was born on June 25, 1935, in San Diego, California and died on July 8, 2022, in Nashville at the age of 87. He was predeceased by his parents Harold and Lucille Runsvold, and nephew Devin F. Brown.

Patricia Ann Beisser Pascal died after a short illness on December 10, 2021, at 97 years old, with her family by her side.

Granville Conner Henry III died a year ago on July 28, 2021, at the age of 89. Granville was a Southerner who became both a Westerner and a Midwesterner.

Michael Keys Snelson was born January 11, 1946 and left this world on July 6. He was 76 years old.

Couple lived in Claremont for 60 of their 68 years of marriage Dr. Jerome (Joe) Linne Johnson and Molly Ann Rideout Johnson were buried together at Oak Park Cemetery in Claremont on June 27, on what would have been their 69th wedding anniversary. Dr. Johnson, who was a resident of Pilgrim Place Health Services Center […]

Longtime Claremont resident Meredith McGovney Kaplan died on June 28 at her home in Oakland, surrounded by family, after a difficult battle with multiple system atrophy, a degenerative illness.

Longtime Claremont resident Tom Deno died June 8, joining his wife Diane on “the great walking path in the sky,” his family shared.

Longtime Claremont resident Robert “Bob” Boss died June 2 at Claremont Manor Care Center.

Great-grandfather, U.S. military veteran, traveler, entrepreneur On May 20, longtime Claremont resident Ken (Kenny) Vetterli died peacefully at the home of his daughter, with much of his family at his bedside. He was 92 years old. Son of Byron and Edna Vetterli, Ken was born and raised in Pasadena. After serving for five years in […]

Grandmother, teacher, writer, traveler, activist Longtime Claremont resident Elsie Bowie Harber died peacefully at rest in the early morning of Wednesday, May 4, at the Health Services Center in the Pilgrim Place retirement community. A resident Pilgrim since 2003, she was 89 and had lived in Claremont for 54 years. Elsie was born in Louisville, […]

On December 20, 2021, former longtime Claremont resident, Jo Ann Wesley Sorrensen died peacefully in Santa Barbara, California. Jo Ann was born in Pikeville, Kentucky in 1924 and spent her youth in the small towns of Grayson and Burgin, Kentucky. With both parents significant in promoting education in these small towns, she considered her Wesley […]

Longtime Claremont resident Sally Lynn Davis died peacefully on May 5, 2022 at the age of 85. She was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, community volunteer, neighbor, friend and so much more. Sally was born in Kansas City, Missouri on January 11, 1937. She was the only child of Ruby and Dale Steele. The family […]

Claremont resident Howard Spaulding Fuller died peacefully on May 15 at Pilgrim Place, his home for 28 years. He was 93.

Daniel “Dan” Robert DeChaine Jr. died peacefully on May 20, after a short illness.