Claremont Obituaries
Mother, educator, theater lover, athlete “After a life devoted to connecting people, helping others, and simply brightening her corner of the world, Elizabeth (Sullivan) Walkenbach passed away unexpectedly on March […]
Beloved wife, mother, grandmother, biochemist, educator, quilter With great sorrow and love for a life fully lived, the family of longtime Claremont resident Barbara C. Dev announces her death, which […]
Caring minister, trailblazing woman Frances Florence Shorrock joined us on earth as a real lightweight, but left as a spiritual heavyweight—and along the way made the world a little bit […]
Great-great-grandmother, concert pianist, traveler, was 104 years old Lucile Gates Carr died peacefully Wednesday, September 4 at Mt. San Antonio Gardens’ Oak Tree Lodge in Pomona. She was one month shy […]
Compassionate legal advocate, musician, loving wife Catherine Rose Lombardo died at 12:44 p.m. September 18 at her Claremont home, surrounded by her family. She was 54 years old and fought […]
Episcopal deacon, longtime Alaskan, great-grandmother Betty Lou Anthony died August 9 at age 89. She was born 90 years ago today, on Friday, September 13, 1929, at the beginning of […]
Brother, son, uncle, music lover Alan E. Wray was born, October 11, 1961 in Pomona. He grew up in Claremont, where he was the fifth of five children born to […]
Beloved mother, grandmother, longtime Claremonter, devout Catholic, sports fan Mary Frances Patterson Brehaut died peacefully at her Claremont home on Sunday, June 16 at the age of 95. Mary […]
Buddhist, minister, sculptor, musician, teacher, journalist, gardener Former Claremont resident Jeanne Variell Stott Chippendale died August 25 at the age of 94. Jeanne was born March 9, 1925 in Golden, […]
Beloved matriarch, mother of nine, devout Catholic, minister, dancer Ellen Catherine Carlson died peacefully in her sleep at her home in Claremont on August 25. The daughter of the late […]
Esteemed Pomona College professor, professional soprano vocalist Gwendolyn Lytle, who led a distinguished career as a vocal soloist and college professor at the University of California, Riverside and Pomona College, […]
Artist, dancer, teacher, loving mother Longtime resident of Claremont Katie Selke died at home July 12, surrounded by her family. Born during the Depression in rural Texas, she lived through […]
Trailblazing female politician, college dean, art lover Kay Sandra Ceniceros, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, public servant and friend, died July 26 at the age of 81 from Alzheimer’s disease. […]
Father of 10, devout Catholic, private investigator, semi-pro baseball star Eldon Sanford O’Brien died August 17 at age 93. He was born November 13, 1925 in Omaha, Nebraska, and grew […]
Music teacher, longtime Claremonter Thomas Murie, a 47-year resident of Claremont and longtime San Marino schools band director and music teacher, died in October 2018 at the age of 85. […]
College professor, author, activist Catherine Cameron died peacefully on July 26 at Mt. San Antonio Gardens health center, with her family at her side and aided by hospice. Previously, she […]
On Friday, 2019, Ruby Richardson, loving wife and mother of three children, died June 28 at age 92. Ruby was born on May 9, 1927 in Belleville, Arkansas, to Dewey […]