Claremont Obituaries
“MaryPalooza, Mary’s celebration of a life very will lived,” services for Mary Jo Esquibel, who died March 30, will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 26 at 641 Ridgefield […]
Beloved great-grandfather, dentist, sports enthusiast John Thomas McGwire died December 29, 2020 at the age of 83 at Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo of pneumonia caused by leukemia. He is […]
Longtime Claremont residents married 56 years, died a month apart On Saturday, December 5, 2020, Edward Johnson died of natural causes at his home at the age of 82. His […]
Principled, resourceful, modest, insightful Leslie Arthur Brewer, 97, lived life with integrity, used words sparingly but effectively, and was well known for his dry, clever humor. In many ways, […]
Loving husband, father, scuba enthusiast, pilot Loving husband and father Robert (Bob) Gene Simpson died peacefully on December 24, 2020, at home with his wife by his side. He was 67 […]
Wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother Peggy Ericson died peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday, December 9, 2020 in her home. She had celebrated her 95th birthday the prior week. Margaret […]
Beloved patriarch, U.S. Navy veteran, construction company executive, outdoorsman, sharpshooter Jerald Bert Laird, of Rancho Cucamonga, left for a joyous reunion with his parents, sister and extended family on December […]
University of La Verne Dean Emeritus, professor, traveler, musician and mentor John H. Gingrich, Dean Emeritus and professor of religion and philosophy at the University of La Verne, died peacefully […]
We mourn the loss of Los Angeles artist Roland Reiss who passed away from natural causes on December 13, 2020 at the age of 91. As Chair of the Claremont […]
Beloved grandmother, mother, wife Rhonda Jean Clark, a longtime Claremont resident, died December 10 after a short battle with pancreatic cancer. She was 57. Rhonda was born in Pomona on […]
Beloved great grandmother, teacher, prolific volunteer, artist, dancer, musician Adeline Keehan Hill, beloved “Omi,” died November 22 in Sacramento at the age of 90. She is survived by her three […]
Great-grandfather, decorated U.S. Army veteran, world traveler, jazz musician and deejay Lothar “Larry” Fox died November 15 at age 91 in Upland. Larry was known and acclaimed for many things […]
Mark Thomas Hunter died peacefully November 4 at his home in Chino at the age of 60. He is survived by his wife of 17 years, Jennifer; children, Addison, Michael […]
Beloved sister, aunt, chef, volunteer, small business owner, furniture restorer, antiques dealer Suzanne Charlotte Festag Colp, a longtime Phoenicia, New York resident, died Monday, Nov. 9, 2020 at Calvary Hospital […]
Grandfather, Christian, “Mr. Patriotic” Longtime Claremont resident Jim Brost died November 27 at Sunrise Assisted Living after enduring a long illness. He was 76. Jim was born February 3, 1944 […]
Grandfather, husband, decorated US Navy veteran, engineer Donald Lee “Don” Obert was born November 8, 1935. His father, William John Obert, was from New York and his mother, Betty Jane […]
Mother, longtime Claremont elementary school teacher, beloved matriarch, volunteer Sylvia Ann Phillips-Walker died peacefully on November 3 at the age of 77. She was surrounded by her three children and […]