Longtime Truro resident Martha Bicking Nagy died surrounded by her family on Oct. 25, 2024 at Seashore Point in Provincetown, where she was cared for during the last few years […]
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Artist and Cook Alice Brock, Made Famous by a Song, Dies at 83
Alice May Brock of Provincetown, made famous by Arlo Guthrie’s 1967 song “Alice’s Restaurant Massacree,” died on Nov. 21, 2024 at the Lily House hospice in Wellfleet. Her caregiver Viki […]
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Barbara Anthony, the ‘Story Lady,’ Dies at 87
Master storyteller Barbara Mead Anthony of Wellfleet and South Yarmouth died peacefully at her Thirwood Place home on Nov. 3, 2024 from complications of dementia. She was 87. Barbara was […]
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H. Alfred Yonce of Orleans Was 96
H. Alfred Yonce of Orleans died on Nov. 12, 2024 at Broadreach Healthcare in Chatham. He was 96. A graduate of the University of Maryland and Georgetown Law School, Al […]
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Fudge Factory Founder John Maguire Jr. Dies at 73
John Francis Maguire Jr., who founded the Provincetown Fudge Factory on Commercial Street in 1984, died at his Eastham home on Nov. 2, 2024. The cause was brain cancer. He […]
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Conservationist and Road Racer Peter Buffington Dies at 89
Peter Buffington, who was devoted to the annual Wellfleet and Truro road races, died on Oct. 17, 2024 at the Terraces skilled nursing center in Orleans following a steady decline […]
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Ann Curby, Computer Systems Pioneer and Sailor, Dies at 97
Ann Ward Curby, a pioneer in the field of computer systems analysis, died in her sleep at her home in East Cambridge on Oct. 27, 2024. She was 97. The […]
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Brent Harold, Wellfleet Writer and Sensualist, Dies at 86
Brent Harold, a teacher, builder, and prolific writer with an indomitable and independent spirit, died at his home in Wellfleet on Oct. 29, 2024, attended by family and close friends. […]
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Yvonne Colligan of Provincetown’s Conant Street Dies at 89
Yvonne Joyce Colligan of Braintree and Provincetown died at her family home in Provincetown on Oct. 3, 2024 in her childhood bedroom. The cause was colon cancer, which she had […]
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Designer, Gardener, and Caretaker George Smithers Dies at 61
Nobody loved flowers, dogs, and being outdoors more than George Smithers, who died unexpectedly on Oct. 12, 2024 at the corner of Freeman and Bradford streets in Provincetown while out […]
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Artist Kay Cassill of Truro Was 93
Kay Cassill, a celebrated artist and writer, died peacefully on Oct. 12, 2024 at her home in Truro as the sun rose on a spectacular autumn day — as she […]
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Brian Plummer, Who Had 9 Holes in One, Dies at 71
Brian Lee Plummer, an easy-going father who loved family, friends, and golf, died at his Truro home on Oct. 10, 2024, surrounded by family. He died less than three months […]
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Laurie deSousa of Provincetown Dies at 63
Laurie J. deSousa of Provincetown and Colebrook, N.H. died peacefully on Sept. 8, 2024 at Royal Health Cotuit in Mashpee. The cause of death was complications of multiple sclerosis and […]
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Artist and Teacher Thomas Funk Was 81
Thomas Christopher Funk, formerly of Provincetown and Wellfleet, died on March 11, 2024 surrounded by his family at Holy Cross Health in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The cause of death was multiple […]
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National Seashore Naturalist David Spang Dies at 86
David John Spang, one of the first three naturalists hired by the Cape Cod National Seashore in 1963, died at his home in Truro on Oct. 5, 2024 after a […]
