Claremont Obituaries
Mother, grandmother, teacher, artist, art patron Colleen Joyce Farley, beloved mother, grandmother, and long-time Claremont educator, died peacefully in her sleep on August 8 at the age of 92. Born December 3, 1932 in Fresno, California to Nora and Joseph Long, whose journey from Blueberry, Arkansas to central California began by covered wagon, Colleen was […]
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.
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.