Claremont Obituaries
Grandmother, private investigator, aikido enthusiast, chef The Mary Jo Esquibel matter … “In the dimly lit corners of Southern California’s Inland Empire, where shadows danced with secrets and whispers lingered […]
Longtime ARCO executive, Claraboya board member Harry Cornelius Battin, Jr., 88, of Owings Mills, Maryland, died February at his home. Born May 10, 1931, in Pittsburgh, he was the son […]
Alice Flores Alice Marie Flores, renowned Padua Hills Mexican Player who performed at the Historic Padua Hills Theater in Claremont, died February 13. Services will be held at 2:30 p.m. […]
Longtime Claremonter, preservationist, activist, kindergarten teacher, volunteer Longtime Claremont resident and activist Barbara Fowler died peacefully in hospice care Tuesday, January 28 in Shreveport, Louisiana, surrounded by family. She was […]
Beloved grandmother, life member of Assistance League, tireless volunteer Valerie Ault Romero died January 8 at age 84, with family at her side and her grandchildren singing to her. Val […]
Nature enthusiast, loving mother, lifetime Claremont resident Sydney Jean Hill, a lifetime resident of Claremont, died Friday, November 29, after a long battle with cancer. She was 51. Sydney was […]
Father, Quaker, Pilgrim, gardener, longtime CHAP volunteer Pete J. Nelson died peacefully on January 1, 2020, cradled by his wife, Judith Favor. He had refused food since fracturing his spine […]
Teacher, tireless volunteer, Claremont Honored Citizen Rita Wodinsky died December 23, 2019, at the age of 94 and-a-half, in her home, with her family by her side. Born in Jamaica, […]
Noted Claremont artist Chris Darrow died Wednesday, January 15 of complications from a stroke. He was 75. A much beloved figure in Claremont, he was a renowned musician, songwriter, photographer, […]
Beloved father, husband, aerospace industry retiree Paul Francoeur, 73, died December 23, 2019 at Pomona Valley Hospital surrounded by family. Paul was born March 15, 1946 in Chandler, Quebec, Canada. […]
Decorated Vietnam veteran, sports fan, devoted husband, father Peter Charles Love, devoted husband and father, died January 4 in Knoxville, Tennessee. He was 74. Peter was born in Potomac, Maryland […]
Kind, optimistic and wise Longtime Claremont resident Helen-Jeanne Munter died peacefully in her sleep on December 20, 2019, in the loving arms and hands of all of her children and […]
Celebrated, award-winning sportswriter and columnist, helped popularize the NBA Phil Elderkin, for many years a nationally syndicated columnist for the Christian Science Monitor and The Sporting News, died December 21 […]
LA’s BEST board member, hiker, pilot David Lytle Paulson, 82, of Boise, Idaho, died unexpectedly from heart related complications on Tuesday, December 17, 2019, while visiting family and friends in […]
by Kelly Perez Thirty years ago Claremont lost a friend that many would consider the city’s biggest cheerleader, Alexander (Alex) Hughes. In memory of Alex, who many Claremonters remember but […]
David Lytle Paulson, 82, of Boise ID, died unexpectedly from heart related complications on Tuesday, December 17, 2019, while visiting family and friends in Claremont, CA. Born in Duluth, Minnesota […]
Celebrated advocate of and expert in kabuki, beloved professor, author, opera singer “I can’t imagine a world without Leonard” was the most common sentiment expressed by legions of Leonard’s former […]