MONTEREY – Alice Cloran passed away on November 3, 2006. She was 97. She was born Alice Honora Comes in Pittsburgh, PA in 1909.
Her father from Luxembourg, a world-renown church architect, died when Alice was 17 and in 1926 she sailed with her mother and two sisters to Europe where they lived, were educated and met lifelong friends that she would communicate with regularly by letter for the rest of their lives.
Alice studied at the University of Bologna as well as the University of Grenoble in France. As a result of these experiences she developed a lifelong love of anything and everything Italian, including an on-going desire to remain conversational in the language.
The family eventually returned after several years to Pittsburgh where Alice met Everett Cloran who was finishing at Harvard, graduating Cum Laude in mechanical engineering. They were married in 1933 and stayed in Pittsburgh where Everett worked at Rockwell Manufacturing Co.
The couple and their two small children relocated to Pasadena, CA in 1941, where her husband was an officer in the Naval Reserves. Everett passed away in 1956. Alice then worked at Pasadena City College as secretary to the chairman of the English Department.
After retiring from there she moved to Carmel Valley in 1980 to be near her family and worked as secretary to Sister Carlotta and, later, Sister Claire at Santa Catalina School.
Her interests were a good book, a great movie, entertaining with family and friends and, especially, winning hands of bridge with her regular weekly bridge group.
Alice is survived by a daughter, Alison and a son, Michael of Carmel Valley; 3 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren and her two nieces and nephews of Washington, D.C.
She was a lovely and gracious lady who will be very missed.
Contributions may be made to San Carlos Catholic Cathedral, where a Mass Intention is scheduled for Jan 7, 2006 at 9am. Visitation is available anytime at San Carlos Cemetery in Monterey. Published in The Monterey Herald from Nov. 19 to Nov. 18, 2006
Her father from Luxembourg, a world-renown church architect, died when Alice was 17 and in 1926 she sailed with her mother and two sisters to Europe where they lived, were educated and met lifelong friends that she would communicate with regularly by letter for the rest of their lives.
Alice studied at the University of Bologna as well as the University of Grenoble in France. As a result of these experiences she developed a lifelong love of anything and everything Italian, including an on-going desire to remain conversational in the language.
The family eventually returned after several years to Pittsburgh where Alice met Everett Cloran who was finishing at Harvard, graduating Cum Laude in mechanical engineering. They were married in 1933 and stayed in Pittsburgh where Everett worked at Rockwell Manufacturing Co.
The couple and their two small children relocated to Pasadena, CA in 1941, where her husband was an officer in the Naval Reserves. Everett passed away in 1956. Alice then worked at Pasadena City College as secretary to the chairman of the English Department.
After retiring from there she moved to Carmel Valley in 1980 to be near her family and worked as secretary to Sister Carlotta and, later, Sister Claire at Santa Catalina School.
Her interests were a good book, a great movie, entertaining with family and friends and, especially, winning hands of bridge with her regular weekly bridge group.
Alice is survived by a daughter, Alison and a son, Michael of Carmel Valley; 3 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren and her two nieces and nephews of Washington, D.C.
She was a lovely and gracious lady who will be very missed.
Contributions may be made to San Carlos Catholic Cathedral, where a Mass Intention is scheduled for Jan 7, 2006 at 9am. Visitation is available anytime at San Carlos Cemetery in Monterey. Published in The Monterey Herald from Nov. 19 to Nov. 18, 2006
MONTEREY – Alice Cloran passed away on November 3, 2006. She was 97. She was born Alice Honora Comes in Pittsburgh, PA in 1909.
Her father from Luxembourg, a world-renown church architect, died when Alice was 17 and in 1926 she sailed with her mother and two sisters to Europe where they lived, were educated and met lifelong friends that she would communicate with regularly by letter for the rest of their lives.
Alice studied at the University of Bologna as well as the University of Grenoble in France. As a result of these experiences she developed a lifelong love of anything and everything Italian, including an on-going desire to remain conversational in the language.
The family eventually returned after several years to Pittsburgh where Alice met Everett Cloran who was finishing at Harvard, graduating Cum Laude in mechanical engineering. They were married in 1933 and stayed in Pittsburgh where Everett worked at Rockwell Manufacturing Co.
The couple and their two small children relocated to Pasadena, CA in 1941, where her husband was an officer in the Naval Reserves. Everett passed away in 1956. Alice then worked at Pasadena City College as secretary to the chairman of the English Department.
After retiring from there she moved to Carmel Valley in 1980 to be near her family and worked as secretary to Sister Carlotta and, later, Sister Claire at Santa Catalina School.
Her interests were a good book, a great movie, entertaining with family and friends and, especially, winning hands of bridge with her regular weekly bridge group.
Alice is survived by a daughter, Alison and a son, Michael of Carmel Valley; 3 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren and her two nieces and nephews of Washington, D.C.
She was a lovely and gracious lady who will be very missed.
Contributions may be made to San Carlos Catholic Cathedral, where a Mass Intention is scheduled for Jan 7, 2006 at 9am. Visitation is available anytime at San Carlos Cemetery in Monterey. Published in The Monterey Herald from Nov. 19 to Nov. 18, 2006
Her father from Luxembourg, a world-renown church architect, died when Alice was 17 and in 1926 she sailed with her mother and two sisters to Europe where they lived, were educated and met lifelong friends that she would communicate with regularly by letter for the rest of their lives.
Alice studied at the University of Bologna as well as the University of Grenoble in France. As a result of these experiences she developed a lifelong love of anything and everything Italian, including an on-going desire to remain conversational in the language.
The family eventually returned after several years to Pittsburgh where Alice met Everett Cloran who was finishing at Harvard, graduating Cum Laude in mechanical engineering. They were married in 1933 and stayed in Pittsburgh where Everett worked at Rockwell Manufacturing Co.
The couple and their two small children relocated to Pasadena, CA in 1941, where her husband was an officer in the Naval Reserves. Everett passed away in 1956. Alice then worked at Pasadena City College as secretary to the chairman of the English Department.
After retiring from there she moved to Carmel Valley in 1980 to be near her family and worked as secretary to Sister Carlotta and, later, Sister Claire at Santa Catalina School.
Her interests were a good book, a great movie, entertaining with family and friends and, especially, winning hands of bridge with her regular weekly bridge group.
Alice is survived by a daughter, Alison and a son, Michael of Carmel Valley; 3 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren and her two nieces and nephews of Washington, D.C.
She was a lovely and gracious lady who will be very missed.
Contributions may be made to San Carlos Catholic Cathedral, where a Mass Intention is scheduled for Jan 7, 2006 at 9am. Visitation is available anytime at San Carlos Cemetery in Monterey. Published in The Monterey Herald from Nov. 19 to Nov. 18, 2006
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