Claremont Obituaries
Grandmother, longtime activist for peace and justice, volunteer Gaynl Clair Trotter (Stouffer) was born on August 14, 1935, in Modesto, California, to Weslie and Mavis Stouffer (Proudfit). Growing up in the small farming town of Ripon, California, deeply influenced Gaynl’s values and provided her with many leadership opportunities (girls state, national 4-H, debate, high school yell […]
Purnima Suresh Chaurushiya, M.D., died at her home in Claremont on March 21, the first day of spring, after a year of battling amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.
Loretta Warmbrunn, a longtime Claremont resident, Pitzer College alumna, and beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, died March 30. She was 90 years old.
Robert (Bob) Weingartner, a longtime resident of Claremont, died peacefully at his home on March 28, surrounded by his children and caregivers.
Diann Benningfield Ring died at age 81 on March 2, her hand firmly held by Robert, her husband of 60 years.
Bertha Peters died March 3 at Kaiser Hospital in Walnut Creek, California after a short illness, in the loving presence of two of her grown children. She was 92.
John Michael Layne died March 16 at the age of 88 after a brief illness.
Bob Redick died March 22, 2023 “following a valiant battle with Covid pneumonia,” his family shared. “As his niece said, ‘The loss is palpable, leaving an empty space in our lives once filled with humor, laughter and grace.’
Octavio Gustavo Boubion, a longtime Claremont resident who launched the Upward Bound program at the Claremont Colleges and built it into a nationally recognized model of excellence, died March 14 in Claremont, surrounded by family. He was 89 and suffered a long decline due to Alzheimer’s disease.
John Thomas Kusleika was born on July 6, 1968, to Tom Kusleika and Janey Cole in Monte Vista, Colorado. Two years later his brother Dant rounded out the family.
Paul Andrew O’Leary, a 55-year resident of Claremont, died February 19. He was 89.
Artist, scholar, publisher, editor Mervyn Winston Adams Seldon died January 24, 2024 after a battle with dementia. Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, Mervyn considered herself an artist first and foremost. However, she was a late bloomer, embarking on her journey as an artist after a robust career in education, publishing, and nonprofit industries. Before […]
A memorial service and gravesite viewing for Mervyn Winston Adams Seldon, who died January 24, will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, March 21 at Forest Lawn Cemetery Reception Hall, 21300 Via Verde St., Covina, CA 91724. Lunch will be served, and Mervyn’s artwork will be available for viewing. A full account […]
Michael Klein died at his home in Claremont on March 4, with family at his side. He was 81 years old.
Susan Joy Quaney, beloved wife of the late Robert Quaney and mother to Thomas Quaney and Amanda Quaney Jones, died February 4 following a brief time of illness.
Former Claremont resident and Claremont Graduate University faculty member Jerry Spanier died March 1 in Irvine, California at the age of 93.
Leonaine (Wells) Dixon died peacefully in her sleep on January 26. She was born February 29, 1936 in Porterville, California, the daughter of Dwight Wells and Iva (Coates) Wells