Funeral Homes in Glendora, CA

Facts about the city

• Some of the notable people born here have been: Dennis Weathersby (american football player), Soleil Moon Frye (actor), Casey Jacobsen (basketball player), , Bob Joles (actor and voice actor), Ron Gallemore (surgeon), J. J. Davis (baseball player), and Shane Bowers (baseball player).

Glendora is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, 23 miles (37 km) east of downtown Los Angeles. As of the 2010 census, the population of Glendora was 50,073.Known as the "Pride of the Foothills", Glendora is an affluent city with a diverse housing stock and a consistently high-ranking school district. Glendora lies within the San Gabriel Valley, area code 626. A small portion of southeast Glendora is in the area code 909, which is the area code for areas in eastern Los Angeles County, such as Claremont, and for western San Bernardino County. The city to Glendora's west is Azusa while San Dimas lies to Glendora's east. Glendora has its own police force, and the town's crime rate is very low.Residences in Glendora range from early 20th-century bungalows, to modest ranch style homes, to multi-story configurations, to grand mansions. Glendora's most expensive neighborhoods contain many very large, secluded, estate homes with sweeping views across the San Gabriel Valley to Downtown Los Angeles. These neighborhoods include: Morgan Ranch, Gordon Highlands, Bluebird Hill, Silent Ranch, Oak Tree Rancho, Hidden Springs, Oakhart Estates, and Easley Canyon Estates. Membership in the Glendora Country Club is by invitation only. The Club's 18-hole golf course has been played by many professional golfers.Glendora celebrated its centennial as an incorporated city in 2011.

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Glendora Obituaries

It was revealed by Register Herald on April 21st, 2022 that Nathaniel Moon passed away in Glendora, California.  Moon was 60 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Nathaniel's life.

It was revealed by South West Times Record on January 5th, 2021 that Sharon Sue Henslee (Henslee) perished in Ft Smith, Arkansas.  Ms. Henslee was 58 years old and was born in Glendora, CA.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Sharon Sue's life.

It was written by Orange County Register on October 25th, 2019 that Harry Ragland passed on in Glendora, California.  Ragland was 88 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Harry's life.

It was reported by Orange County Register on October 17th, 2019 that William Lorusso passed on in Glendora, California.  Lorusso was 90 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor William's life.

It was noted by Orange County Register on April 26th, 2019 that Brian M MacIno perished in Glendora, California.  MacIno was 26 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Brian M's life.

It was noted by Orange County Register on January 31st, 2019 that Aurora Saldivar (Rojas) died in Glendora, California.  Ms. Saldivar was 88 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Aurora's life.

It was noted by Orange County Register on April 24th, 2018 that Kathleen Ruland (Verda) passed on in Glendora, California.  Ms. Ruland was 67 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Kathleen's life.

It was noted by Orange County Register on October 18th, 2016 that Beverly Jean Vest died in Glendora, California.  Vest was 77 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Beverly Jean's life.

It was revealed by Register Guard on October 16th, 2016 that Lyla J Zybach (Morris) died in Brownsville, Oregon.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Lyla J's life.

It was revealed on November 11th, 2015 that Ryan David Zalta died in Jackson, Wyoming.  Zalta was 41 years old and was born in Glendora, CA.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Ryan David's life.

History

Whitcomb was the founder of the Whitcomb Locomotive Works in Chicago and Rochelle, Illinois. Located at the foot of the San Gabriel Mountains, modern Glendora was founded on April 1 1887 by George Dexter Whitcomb D. Whitcomb who moved to California from Illinois in the early 1880s. He devised the name 'Glendora' by combining the name of his wife, Leadora Bennett Whitcomb, with the location of his home in a glen of the San Gabriel Mountains. As of 2006, the population of Glendora was estimated at 51,608.

Don Palomares received a land grant from Governor Juan Bautista Alvarado in 1837, which included the land of present day cities Pomona, California Claremont, California La Verne, California Verne, San Dimas, California Dimas, and Glendora.