Claremont Obituaries
Great-grandmother, teacher, friend to many “With full hearts, we remember and celebrate our dear Margaret Ann Geerken who passed away on December 4, 2025,” her family shared. She was born to Dorothy and Russell Steele on September 16, 1938. The family was living in Panama at the time and as Americans, her birth certificate needed […]
John David Nichols, husband, and lifelong sweetheart to Lynn Nichols, died peacefully in Claremont on May 22.
Longtime Claremont resident Anne Perry Ford was laid to rest April 29 when her ashes were spread at the gravesite of her late granddaughter, Anna, at Winchester Center Cemetery, Winchester, Connecticut. Anne died January 3, 2021 at the Gardens of El Monte Nursing Home in El Monte, California after a short illness.
Joy Diann Haroldson Jackson died peacefully surrounded by her family on May 16 at the age of 86. Joy will be remembered as a trailblazer — she was the first in her family to earn a college degree and was a leader in public education.
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.