Claremont Obituaries
Michael Klein died at his home in Claremont on March 4, with family at his side. He was 81 years old.
Adoring wife, supportive mother Anita Gwen Shanahan died at her home on December 30, 2013 after a 10-month battle with bile duct cancer. She was 57. Mrs. Shanahan was born […]
Loving father, caring husband, Claremont son Claremont native George Copenhaver died unexpectedly of a brain aneurysm on December 28, 2013. He was 53. Mr. Copenhaver was born April 1, 1960 […]
Joan Carolyn Coats, a teacher at La Verne’s Calvary Baptist School and Claremont resident, died on Wednesday, December 11 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. She was 73. Services […]
Dr. Earl James “Jim” Fahringer, Claremont Symphony Orchestra music director emeritus, died on December 7, 2013. He was 78. Dr. Fahringer dedicated his musical life to the CSO. During the […]
Beloved husband, father and educator Robert “Bob” Charles Sauter, PhD, died at his longtime home in Claremont on September 1, 2013 surrounded by family. He was 88. Mr. Sauter was […]
Devoted husband, father, Claremont champion A 40-year resident of Claremont, Algird “Al” Leiga died August 2, 2013 at Pomona Valley Hospital following a brief hospitalization and a losing battle with […]
Legendary CHS football coach Legendary football coach Leonard Cohn died on June 26, 2013 at the age of 93. Coach Cohn inspired hundreds of athletes and students during his 18 […]
Musician John William Harrelson, a legendary fixture in Claremont’s music scene, died on June 26, 2013 in Upland, California. He was 62. Mr. Harrelson was born on September 28, 1950 […]
Teacher, historian, loving husband and father Michael Riggio, known among family and friends as Mickey, died peacefully in his sleep on April 24, 2013 after recurrence and complications from cancer. […]
Talented vocalist, loving wife, mother and grandmother Janet Virginia Jordan Tate died in her sleep in the early morning hours of Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at age 81. She had […]
Musician, teacher, consummate host Harley Alvin Reifsnyder, a longtime Pomona College professor, died on February 24, 2013 after a long decline due to Alzheimer’s disease. He was 86. Mr. Reifsnyder […]
On Thursday, an empty bench in front of the Village Grille in downtown Claremont could be seen draped with flowers, a rosary, a candle emblazoned with an image of the […]
Mother, teacher, woman of faith Virginia Lee Bissell, a 10-year resident of Claremont Manor, died peacefully on Tuesday, August 14 at the Emeritus at Victorian Court assisted living community in […]
Local legend, wizard of color leaves lasting legacy Speaking to those who knew Karl Benjamin, a longtime Claremonter and renowned abstract painter who died July 26 at the age of […]
Dedicated and determined—just two of the descriptions of Claremont’s Judith Campbell Wright, a true icon of the community if there ever was one. Ms. Wright, who died early on January […]