by mickrhodes@claremont-courier.com | Feb 5, 2026 | Claremont Obituaries
Lifetime activist, feminist, advocate for women, family matriarch Joyce Anderson Ride — a social activist known for her sharp wit and for being the mother of astronaut Sally Ride — died peacefully January 24 surrounded by family and friends at Pilgrim Place in...
by mickrhodes@claremont-courier.com | Feb 5, 2026 | Claremont Obituaries
Beloved father, husband, son, brother, and friend Karl Gregory Johnson, 52, was born in Boston and grew up in central Ohio, where he attended Upper Arlington High School. He then moved to Grinnell College, majoring in biology, and finished his education at UC San...
by mickrhodes@claremont-courier.com | Feb 5, 2026 | Claremont Obituaries
Beloved mother, sister, aunt, great-aunt, librarian, voracious reader Beloved mother, sister, aunt, great-aunt, librarian, and voracious reader Lauren Cassatt, age 80, died peacefully on January 19. Lauren Margaret MacDonald was born in Boston on January 12, 1946,...
by mickrhodes@claremont-courier.com | Feb 5, 2026 | Claremont Obituaries
Grandmother, teacher, CUSD Board member, traveler, volunteer Joan Marie Westin Presecan was born November 11, 1940 in New York, New York to Fannie and Clinton Westin. After a short time in New York, the family moved to Benton Harbor, Michigan where Joan grew up along...
by mickrhodes@claremont-courier.com | Feb 5, 2026 | Latest News
Congratulations to Jackie McHenry, one of 12 readers who correctly identified last week’s “Where am I?” as the faux bronze statue outside Buca di Beppo restaurant in Claremont. Jackie is now entered into the year-end drawing for a one-year subscription to everyone’s...
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