Claremont Obituaries
Edwin Daniel Aluzas: Beloved husband and father, skilled athlete, man of faith Dr. Edwin Daniel Aluzas, beloved husband of Gloria Chase Aluzas, passed away on March 4, 2025 surrounded by his family. He was 91. A kind and compassionate man, Ed was born May 1, 1933 in Chicago IL to Benedict and Victoria Aluzas. He […]
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.
John Owen Regan died May 13, 2022 at Mt. San Antonio Gardens in Claremont, California. He was 90 years old.
Wife, mother, artist, teacher and community activist Mary Hughes died March 9 at her home in Claremont. She was 69.
Elisabeth Mott DesCombes, known as Lis, died unexpectedly at her home on March 26. She was nearing a full recovery from surgery for a spinal infection and was looking forward to returning to her passions.
Ellen Marie Dauchy (née Maloney), age 73, of Ontario, died April 2 at San Antonio Regional Hospital in Upland.
Artist and antique dealer Gary Michael Keith, a longtime resident of both the Central Coast and Upland, died suddenly on December 20, 2021 from unknown causes shortly after a routine surgery.
Beloved son and longtime fixture in the Claremont music scene, Pebber Brown, died suddenly in late February at the age of 62.
Sam Silvas, resident of Claremont for 22 years, died March 8. He was 57 years old.
Andrew Mackenzie Douglas, dear son, brother and uncle, died at home in Pomona on April 15. He was 32.
Born Charles Worthing Freitas on November 24, 1942, to Worthing Charles Freitas and Jordis Astrid Nelson Freitas, Chuck grew up in the orange groves of 1940s and ‘50s Orange County.
Betty Louise Thresher was born in Hampden, Massachusetts on February 7, 1935. She departed this life April 4 at her home in Nipomo.