Claremont Obituaries

Mother, longtime El Roble PE teacher, athlete, equestrian Marjery McBurney Jollymour was born in Pomona on March 17, 1938. She and her older sister Barbara lived with their parents Benjamin […]

Loving husband, father, computer science professor, jazz educator, musician, mentor Robert (Bob) M. Keller died September 13 at age 76 in Claremont after a battle with aggressive brain cancer, his […]

Mother, award-winning artist, Pomona College grad Penelope “Penny” Claire Ross, age 59, died the evening of October 7 at her home in Houston, Texas after a nearly two year battle […]

Beloved father, grandfather, 40-year Cal Poly Pomona professor Beloved father and grandfather Laszlo Szijj died October 3 at the age of 88. Laszlo was born in Budapest, Hungary on February […]

CGU grad, political consultant, traveler, pianist  Peter Dan Vasilovich was born September 5, 1946, in Fresno, California. His grandparents immigrated to America from Montenegro in 1914. He grew up on […]

Professor, pastor, social activist, musician, woodworker Stanley Raymond Moore, longtime Pilgrim Place resident, died October 3, at the age of 90. Many Claremont residents will remember him as “Stan the […]

Dedicated Latter-day Saint, teacher, artist Barbara Gustaveson died October 4 due to complications from sepsis. She was 61. She was born in Pomona on September 27, 1959 to Robert Carl Gustaveson […]

Grandmother, beloved music teacher, musician Evelyn Gladys Hubacker died in her home on Thursday morning, October 8 at the age of 84.  Evelyn was born March 3, 1936 and grew […]

Great-grandmother, Pomona College, CGU grad, professor, writer, dedicated environmentalist Betty Jean Barnes, a longtime resident of Claremont and most recently of Mt. San Antonio Gardens, died peacefully at age 99 […]

Grandfather, sports fan, friend to all Calvin K. Merrill, 81, died August 11 in Claremont. Calvin was born May 1, 1939 in Blackfoot, Idaho to Ralph and Lucille Merrill, the […]

Retired firefighter, beloved husband, father, grandfather, son and brother Kevin S. Lee died September 15 at 61 years of age due to complications from knee replacement surgery. Kevin was born […]

Homemaker, gardener, volunteer, pet lover, friend to all Longtime Claremont resident and homemaker Sarah Meier Morris died September 11 in Houston, Texas at the age of 97. Sarah was born […]

Great-grandfather, engineer, teacher, volunteer, sports enthusiast Longtime Claremont resident, Wade Anthony Myers died on September 20, 2020, at the age of 90 from complications of Alzheimer’s disease. Born October 18, […]

Lifelong outdoorsman, grandfather, veteran of Southern California defense industry Don Thomas Durboraw Jr. of Pomona died September 8 at the age of 85. Don was born on February 13, 1935 […]

Beloved grandmother, first woman president of Temple Beth Israel, entrepreneur Micky B. Ross died peacefully at her home in La Quinta, California on September 8, with her beloved grandson Michael Simmons and his […]

Beloved mother, grandmother, decorated US Army veteran Adel Jeran, a longtime resident of Claremont, died May 18 at the age of 85 after a brief illness.   Adel was born […]

Physicist, historian, author, esteemed Harvey Mudd College faculty member, alumnus Physicist, historian, and Harvey Mudd College faculty member and alumnus Richard G. Olson died June 27 at age 80. Former chair […]