Lobster boat Capt. Jeffrey Walter Johnson of Truro died at home on Jan. 19, 2024 from complications of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He was 67. The son of Walter and […]
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Old-School Scalloper Capt. Russell Murphy Dies at 76
Third-generation scallop boat Capt. Russell Louis Murphy Sr. of Wellfleet died peacefully at Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis on April 27, 2024 with his family by his side. He had […]
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Documentary Filmmaker Peter Poor Dies at 97
Pioneering television documentary filmmaker and longtime Truro summer resident Peter Poor died on April 4, 2024 at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, where in the 1950s he had […]
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Deborah McCutcheon of Truro Dies at 78
Deborah Louise McCutcheon of Truro died at the Cape Regency Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Centerville on March 18, 2024 after a 15-year struggle with Parkinson’s disease. She was […]
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Special Education Teacher Jerelyn Fields Was 73
Jerelyn Denise Fields, who spent 40 summers in Provincetown, died peacefully in her Hartford, Conn. home on April 11, 2024 surrounded by family and friends. The cause of death was […]
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A Decorated Naval Officer, Thomas H. Peters III Dies at 75
Wellfleet resident and former Navy lawyer Thomas Harrison Peters III died peacefully on April 18, 2024 at Rosewood Manor in Harwich after a long illness. He was 75. The son […]
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Psychologist and Peace Activist Robert Holt Dies at 106
As director of the Research Center for Mental Health at New York University from 1953 to 1971, Robert R. Holt supervised “scientific research dedicated to the clarification and testing of […]
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Zookeeper and Model Builder David Raboy Dies at 82
David Abraham Raboy, who ran a zoo in Provincetown in the 1970s and lived most recently in Newport, R.I., died at Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River on April 6, […]
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Coast Guard Veteran Manuel Macara Jr. Dies at 89
Coast Guard veteran and fisherman Manuel G. Macara Jr. of Truro died peacefully on March 23, 2024 at home with his children by his side. He was 89. Manny, or […]
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West Waters, Owner of Codder’s Furniture, Was 66
West Waters, former owner of Codder’s Furniture Co. in Wellfleet and a self-taught artist, died suddenly on Feb. 24, 2024 at his home in King and Queen County, Virginia. The […]
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‘Beautifully Fierce’ Wellfleet Painter Nora Speyer Dies at 101
The painter Nora Speyer, a founder of the Landmark Gallery in New York City and the Long Point Gallery in Provincetown, died on March 20, 2024 at Grand Oaks Assisted […]
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Businessman and Mentor Richard Paul White Dies at 81
Richard Paul White of Provincetown and Sarasota, Fla. died after a short illness on March 11, 2024 at Sarasota Memorial Hospital with his husband, David Scarbie Mitchell, by his side. […]
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Writer and Professor Kermit Wonders Moyer II Dies at 80
Professor Kermit Wonders Moyer II died at Cape Cod Hospital on March 8, 2024 at the end of a day spent with his family. The cause was advanced Parkinson’s disease. […]
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Printer and Provincetown Summer Resident George Gillen Was 90
George J. Gillen died peacefully, surrounded by his family, on March 1, 2024 at the V.A. Hospital in West Roxbury after a period of declining health. He was 90. A […]
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Civil Rights Lawyer Julie Shapiro Dies at 68
Civil rights lawyer and legal scholar Julie Shapiro, a longtime summer resident of Truro, died at her home in Seattle on March 12, 2024 after a lifelong fight with Marfan […]
