Peter Mittelstadt

Peter Mittelstadt, 91, born on December 22, 1934, in Los Angeles, CA, United States, passed away May 04, 2026. He resided in Chino, CA at the time of his passing. Arrangements are under the care of Forest Lawn, Covina Hills, CA.

Pete was born and raised in Los Angeles. After graduating from Hamilton High School, he first attended Los Angeles City College where he received an AA degree in music. From there he went on to USC where he received a Bachelor of Music Degree. He later resumed his studies at USC and received an MS degree.

Pete taught various music classes in the West Covina Unified School District for 36 years. He served in the U.S. Army Reserve for 31 years. For the last 17 years of that time he was Commander of the 300th Army Band in Southern California. He retired in 1994 from both teaching and the Army. Shortly after his retirement Pete traveled to Durango, CO, with the Tommy Dorsey Band and then to Brazil with the Glenn Miller Band. He devoted much of his time to community bands and small combos in the area. Among others, he was a member of the Glentones Big Band, the Pomona Concert Band, the Frank Palmentari Big Band, and the San Dimas Jazz Workshop. More recently he was a member of the Covina Concert Band and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Concert and Swing Bands.

Pete directed the choir at First Presbyterian Church of Corona and before that at Grace Presbyterian Church, Los Angeles. In his “spare time” he did music arranging for most of the groups he played with as well as for the church choirs. He loved reading science fiction, and his favorite hobby was model railroading, both HO and G gauge

He leaves his wife, Marilyn of 51½ years, 2 daughters, Karen and Loriann, son-in-law, Thegn, and 3 grandchildren, Erik, David, and Erin.