Claremont Obituaries

Husband, father, veteran, engineer, volunteer, traveler John Marion Suchocki of Mount San Antonio Gardens in Pomona, California passed away due to heart failure on April 21, 2024 at 94 years […]

Doting grandmother, volunteer, traveler Mary “Georgine” Hertz died August 21 at Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center. She was 75. Georgine was born on March 16, 1945 in San Francisco. As […]

Painter, teacher, beloved son and brother Richard H. Gleason died August 16 at the age of 75. He was born in 1945 to John and Mary Gleason in Washington D.C., […]

Great grandfather, ULV hall of fame athlete, longtime Azusa educator, administrator Peter Samuel Baum Jr. (Pete) was born in Lebanon, Pennsylvania on May 1, 1931, the same day that the […]

Longtime educator, traveler, volunteer Michael David Gregory was born in Phoenix, Arizona on October 28, 1947. He died unexpectedly, but peacefully, of a massive stroke on August 13. His death […]

Great-grandmother, US Army veteran, first in family to attend high school and college Hazel Leff died at the Claremont Manor Care Center on July 12, one day shy of her […]

Humble, independent matriarch, realtor Saturnina R. Torres, died peacefully on Sunday, July 26 in Claremont, surrounded by her loving family. She had suffered a stroke on July 3. She was […]

Musician, teacher, conductor, church organist, choral director Mary Wigent Hornberger, a longtime Pilgrim Place resident, died March 8 at the age of 96. Mary was born in Chicago on December […]

Descendant of iconic Claremont family, worked on Manhattan Project, pilot, beloved patriarch Theodore (Ted) Howard Garner died recently at the age of 96. Ted was born to Bess and Herman […]

Wife, mother, friend, mentor, artist Vivian Bornemann died peacefully in her sleep early in the morning of July 14 at the Claremont Manor Skilled Nursing Center, concluding a long life of […]

Beloved husband, father and grandfather Richard D. Anthony died July 5, 2020 at Claremont Place Assisted Living Residence. He was the stepfather of Kathryn Nasiali and the stepfather-in-law of Opanyi […]

Great-grandfather, longtime DPSS director, US Army veteran, tennis enthusiast Donald Eugene Brown died peacefully on July 10, with his wife by his side. He was 92 years old. Donald was […]

Author, storyteller, pilot, sailor, trucker, therapist, priest, chaplain  Christopher S. Rubel died peacefully on March 7 in his Claremont home surrounded by his family. He was 87 years old. Those […]

Longtime Claremonter, innovative Glendora schoolteacher, grandmother Eleanor Rose Records Henry, a 38-year Claremont resident who taught at Washington School in Glendora for nearly as long, peacefully breathed her last in […]

  College dean, professor, sports car enthusiast, traveler Beloved husband, father, and grandfather Jerome “Jerry” Garris died peacefully at home on June 27 with his wife and two sons by […]

Surgical nurse, grandmother, traveler After many years of declining health due to chronic lung disease, Ilene Bonilla died June 15 at the age of 78. She died peacefully at home […]

Longtime CUSD superintendent, educational innovator, volunteer, traveler Former superintendent of Claremont Unified School District Richard S. Kirkendall died June 26 at the age of 93. He was born December 14, […]