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 […]
Ena T. Moorhusen, 85, a Claremont resident for 50 years, died August 22 after a three-and-a-half year battle with cancer.
Claremont resident David Levering died July 11, three weeks short of his 93rd birthday.
Delighted by family and friends, committed to justice and faith, and steadfastly curious, David Thurston Harshman died on Sunday, August 15 in Pomona at the age of 92.
Joseph (Joe) Tokeshi, veteran, retired Los Angeles County Deputy Probation Officer, and longtime resident of Claremont, died peacefully on August 8 at the age of 92 at Sunrise of Claremont.
Ray (Raymond) William Sanders, son of Ray Sanders and Erma Evelyn Brubaker Sanders and husband of Sally (Sarah) Elizabeth Sanders, died August 16 in Santa Monica at the age of 94.
A man of integrity, kindness, generosity, with a wonderful sense of humor
Charles (Doug) Kroll, loving husband and father, died Tuesday, August 3 in Williamsburg, Virginia at the age of 72.
Nicole Hamon died peacefully on August 10 at her Claremont home. She was 70 years old and had courageously fought a 20-year battle against breast cancer.
Roberta was born March 2, 1932, in New Bedford, Massachusetts, to Estelle McQuade (nee Krzynowek) and Joseph McQuade.
Influential educator, former principal of Sycamore Elementary School John Lewis Bobo, former principal of Sycamore Elementary School, died peacefully in his home in Claremont on Tuesday, May 5, 2020. He was 85 years old. Mr. Bobo was born on January 24, 1935 in Hamilton, Alabama to Haley Lewis Bobo and Rudie Gann Bobo. Rudie taught […]
Longtime Scripps employee, teacher, grandmother, reader, traveler, friend Alice Betts Carpenter, resident of Mt. San Antonio Gardens in Pomona, wife of Charles Carpenter, and longtime friend of the Claremont Colleges, died peacefully on July 18 at the age of 85 after contending with dementia for several years. Born November 7, 1935 and raised in Long […]
Father, baseball enthusiast, musician, ‘man of the people’ Claremont resident Milovan Pompa, 63, died July 23 at home with his loving family surrounding him. He had been in hospice care. “Milo” was born on December 7, 1957, in Pomona, the son of Melque Pompa and Angelina Tarin Pompa. He grew up in Claremont playing baseball […]
Great-grandmother, volunteer, artist Billie Marie McKenna celebrated her 103rd birthday on May 21, in Claremont, her adopted home of 20 years. She had survived the pandemic year in good health and was looking forward to the first gathering with her bridge group in June. An unfortunate fall on May 30 became her final life’s challenge, […]
Former Pitzer College vice president, Pilgrim, father Arnaldo Rodriguez, former Pitzer College vice president for admissions and financial aid, died on June 27, after a short illness. Born in 1945 in San Juan de los Yeras, Cuba, Arnaldo immigrated to the U.S. in 1962 and was resettled in Portland, Oregon, where he finished high school […]
Great-great-grandmother, lifelong Claremonter, volunteer, dancer, music lover Beulah Mae Hardy, a lifelong resident of Claremont, died July 11. She was 98 years young. “Bea,” as she liked to be called, was born in Claremont on April 28, 1923, in a house on Mountain Avenue where North Hills Church of Seventh-day Adventists stands today. She was […]