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 years in Upland. After her family moved to Alhambra, she graduated from Alhambra High School.
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 and she was a Claremont resident for many years. Laurie attended Condit and Our Lady of the Assumption elementary schools and St. Lucy’s Priory High School. Always a good student, she earned a degree in finance from Loyola Marymount University in 1990, graduating with honors.
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 Vincent Gottuso, a Pentecostal minister, and his wife Evangeline, both of whose parents immigrated to the United States from Sicily, Italy in the early 1900s. The eldest of 10 children, he spent his early years growing up on the family farm.
Marty loved school and, as he claimed, was always the teacher’s pet.
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, 1946 to Lala and Clarence Nelson.
Mr. Nelson graduated from Brooklyn Tech and earned his bachelor’s degree at Wagner College and his master’s degree at Richmond College. He served in the United States Navy for two years.
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, 1915 in Los Angeles, the son of Jess and Alice Stephens. His father was city attorney of Los Angeles for several years and then became a Superior Court judge.
Harrison graduated from Los Angeles High School and from Stanford University with a degree in journalism.
