Claremont Obituaries
The family of Janis Lou Johnston Papineau is deeply saddened to announce her peaceful passing at the age of 82. Born and raised in Alpena, Michigan, Janis was the beloved daughter of Betty (Douville) and Frederick “Fred” T. Johnston. The eldest of six children, she was a precocious, whip-smart child and a protective big sister. She grew […]
Grandfather, esteemed professor, minister The Reverend Joseph C. Hough Jr., or Joe as he was known to everyone, died May 15, a few months shy of his 90thbirthday, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. He was born and raised in North Carolina, but his career took him all over the world. He had a […]
Gloria Olivas Garcia died peacefully at her Claremont home surrounded by her children, family, and beloved friends on April 2 at the age of 85.
Earl Ranney died May 12 at the age of 97. The second oldest of five boys, he was born October 8, 1925 in San Bernardino, California, to Lester and Edna Ranney.
“It is with a heavy heart we announce the recent passing of beloved Barbara Marie Benson Myers, on April 20th, 2023,” her family shared.
Eldred Frank Tubbs, a longtime resident of Claremont, died March 21. He was born March 31, 1924, in Buffalo, New York.
Elizabeth Ann (Whitcomb) Ambord died peacefully on April 4.
Lorraine (“Lori”) Donovan McCarthy, a 63-year resident of Claremont, died peacefully at home on April 17 with her family by her side. She was 92.
Wayne R. Cox Jr., “Guy” to family, “Wally” to friends, died peacefully April 6 at age 75 surrounded by family and friends.
Edward Brant was born August 1, 1933 in Columbus, Ohio. He died April 21 in Rancho Cucamonga.
Ardon Alger was born on April 17, 1946, in Whittier, California. His interest in photography was apparent by high school, where he became the photo editor of the yearbook.
John David Alexander III, 62, of Bomoseen, Vermont, died peacefully at home on May 3, 2022, after a valiant fight against head and neck cancer.
Great-grandmother, 31-year Claremont McKenna College employee. Mary Margaret Schuster Anderson was born April 3, 1949 in Montebello, California. She died on Monday, April 10, 2023 at age 74.
Virginia (Samples) Gillette, loving wife, and mother of three daughters, died at the age of 96 on Thursday, March 23.
Jo Ann Toothaker, of Claremont, died peacefully on Sunday, March 19. Jo Ann was born in Upland on August 16, 1934. She was raised in Ontario and graduated from Chaffey High School in 1952.