Claremont Obituaries
Diann Benningfield Ring died at age 81 on March 2, her hand firmly held by Robert, her husband of 60 years.
The life and times of Nikolaus Hermann Brinkama, son of August Ludwig and Katja Brinkama, came to a conclusion on May 10, 2018. Born on Bastille Day, July 14, 1928, […]
Longtime Claremont resident and founding faculty member of Pitzer College Robert Leon “Lee” Munroe died May 14 after a short illness. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Mr. Munroe was the eldest […]
Grandfather, US Marine, traveler, joker, bibliophile, Christian Larry E. Everett died on Friday, May 11, three years after being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. He was 73. Mr. Everett was born […]
CHS graduate, pilot, son, brother Beloved son and brother Rob Poling died of natural causes on April 28 at the age of 59. A native of Claremont, he was born […]
Great-grandfather, longtime Pomona resident Edward D. Westerdale, 90, died May 5. He was a Pomona resident since 1965. Mr. Westerdale was preceded in death by his daughter, Ruth. He is […]
Grandmother, social worker, seamstress Susan Palmer, a 33-year Claremont resident, died May 5, surrounded by family, just short of her 65th birthday. She had been battling brain cancer, which was […]
Great-grandfather, longtime UCC minister and Claremont resident Reverend David M. Held died peacefully in his home at Pilgrim Place in Claremont on May 10. He was 97 years old. Mr. […]
Grandmother, homemaker, devout Catholic Betty Jane Rensch died quietly in her sleep on May 6. She was 90 years old. Born Elizabeth Jane Dooley on June 10, 1927 in Ramona, […]
Father, engineer, US Navy veteran, avid sailor, musician Albert J. “Jack” Mallinckrodt died peacefully on March 2, 2018. He was 91. Born April 24, 1926 in St. Louis, Missouri, young […]
Husband, former Pitzer College president, liberal arts champion Former Pitzer College?President Paul Byers Ranslow died April 9, 2018 in Lincoln, California from complications caused by prostate cancer. He was 70 […]
Devoted grandmother, opera singer, pianist Harriette Jean Schneider, 78, died peacefully at her Claremont home on April 20. She was born April 5, 1940 in Mt. Clemens, Michigan to Donald […]
College professor, homestead farmer, ‘grampa,’ powder ski hound A longtime resident of Claremont, Ralph Henry Miller, 73, died peacefully on April 19 following a long battle with a rare genetic […]
Dr. William Henry Gordon, Jr., 89, of Upland, died peacefully at his home on April 22. He was born June 14, 1928, in Detroit, Michigan. He graduated from the University […]
Michael “Maniac Mike” Stewart, 62, died April 16 from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Mr. Stewart was the longtime owner of Maniac Mike’s Cafe located at Cable Airport. A memorial service […]
Great-grandmother, beloved ‘Mimi’ to her grandchildren Sharon Sue Berkey died peacefully in her Claremont home with her family and loved ones by her side on April 17, 2018 at the […]
Father, longtime Claremont resident, devoted Episcopalian Thomas W. Donaldson, a 38-year Claremont resident, died peacefully on Tuesday, April 17 at the age of 90. He was born in New York […]