Claremont Obituaries

Paul Andrew O’Leary, a 55-year resident of Claremont, died February 19. He was 89.

World traveler, pilot, pinball wizard Keith Charles “Casey” Davis, a Claremont resident, was killed on July 26, 2015 when his small aircraft crashed in Riverside. He was 52 years old. […]

Helen Ketchum, a longtime Claremont resident, died on July 29, 2015 at her home in Sandpoint, Idaho. She was 90. She was born on July 10, 1925 in South Pasadena […]

John C. Powlesson, Jr. died on June 19, 2015 at his home in Claremont. He was 99. Mr. Powlesson was born on April 16, 1916 in St. Louis, Missouri to […]

Longtime Claremont resident and dentist Gerald “Jerry” Juergens died on July 10, 2015 after a brief illness. He was 90. He was born in Whittier on November 22, 1924 to […]

Eleonore Regina Russak Powell died June 29, 2015 at Pilgrim Place in Claremont. She was 98 years old. She was born on June 12, 1917 in New York City, New […]

Dedicated professor, gifted musician Mark David Parsons died peacefully, surrounded by his family, on June 3, 2015 at his parents’ home in Bend, Oregon following an extended battle with cancer. […]

Margaret Woosley died on May 30, 2015. She was 96. Mrs. Woosley was born in Los Angeles on July 21, 1918 to Vera and Jonas Frownfelter and spent her early […]

Laurie Lambert Nix died on May 13, 2015 at the age of 46. She was born on July 4, 1968 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Her family moved to California in 1971 […]

Entrepreneur, veteran, loving patriarch Mario “Marty” Gottuso Sr., a longtime Claremont resident, died on May 22, 2015. He was 92. He was born in 1922 in Utica, New York to […]

Jeffrey Nelson

Jeffrey Nelson, a longtime Claremont resident, died on May 13, 2015 after a brief battle with brain cancer. He was 68. He was born in New York on July 13, […]

Loving wife, mother and grandmother  Martha Leone Noble Russell of Claremont died on April 22, 2015 at Pomona Valley Hospital. She was 93 years old.    She was born on […]

Newspaperman, jazz musician, loving patriarch Harrison Lee Stephens, a longtime Claremont resident, died on May 4, 2015, two months short of his 100th birthday. He was born on July 7, […]

Activist, woman of faith, loving mother Mildred “Millie” Moser Smith, a longtime Pilgrim Place resident, died on April 1, 2015. She was 95. She was born on August 11, 1919 […]

Engineer, family man, practical joker Christopher Alan Stelzer died on February 3, 2015 from complications following surgery. He was 43. Mr. Stelzer graduated from the University of California at Berkeley […]

Beatriz Zita

Teacher, avid reader, loving mother and sister Beatriz Zita, a longtime resident of Claremont, died after a brief illness on Friday, March 27, 2015 at Pomona Valley Hospital. She was […]

Reporter, loving mother and grandmother Longtime COURIER reporter Patricia “Pat” Lee Yarborough died on Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at the Pilgrim Place Health Center. She was 80. She was born […]