Wellfleet native and longtime parishioner of the United Methodist Church Hazel Marie Cox of Keene, N.H. died on March 17, 2023 at Genesis Healthcare in Keene. She was 88. The […]
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Stephen Royka, ‘The Captain,’ Dies at 85
Stephen F. Royka of North Truro died at home in his sleep on April 24, 2023. He was 85. He was born on April 7, 1938, in Rochester, N.Y. to […]
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Former Pilgrim Monument Director Ellen Coolidge Burbank Dies at 77
After a long career as a corporate executive, nonprofit leader, and civic advocate, Ellen Randolph Coolidge Burbank died at her home in Philadelphia on May 15, 2023. The cause was […]
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Wellfleet Chiropractor Susan Gatto Was 76
Dr. Susan M. Gatto of South Wellfleet died peacefully at home on May 10, 2023 after a prolonged bout with cancer. She was 76. The daughter of Charles and Mercedes […]
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Susan Turcotte of Home Port Cottages Was 80
Susan Catherine (Ford) Turcotte died peacefully at home in Wellfleet with her husband, Willie, by her side on May 7, 2023. She was 80. The daughter of the late Catherine […]
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Mad as a Hatter’s Peter Edmonds Was 76
In 2014, a man named Adam P. from Salem, N.H. posted a review of Mad as a Hatter after a visit to Provincetown. “For each hat we picked up, Peter […]
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Artist and Cook Jacqueline Charter Dies at 77
Jacqueline Rae Charter of Wellfleet died on Feb. 12, 2023 at Cape Regency Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Centerville. In the days before her death, her son, Chad, and […]
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Master Painter and Paperer Douglas Nichols Dies at 70
Douglas Theodore Nichols of Ft. Myers, Fla. and Provincetown died at the Gulf Coast Medical Center in Ft. Myers on April 21, 2023 after an intense, brief fight against cancer. […]
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Plumber Richard Scoullar Was 63
After a struggle with cancer, Richard A. Scoullar Jr. died at his mother’s home at 22 Court St. in Provincetown on April 12, 2023, surrounded by loved ones. He was […]
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Sandra Proia, Who Camped on the Dunes, Was 78
Sandra (Barton) Proia died on April 5, 2023 at Bellamy Fields in Dover, N.H. under the care of the VNA hospice team. She was 78. Sandra was born in Middletown, […]
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Nancy Tarvers, 89, Provincetown Nurse
After nearly half a century providing nursing care for older Provincetown residents, Nancy Tarvers died at home on April 13, 2023 with her son, Michael, by her side. She was […]
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Peter Thrasher Was a Welcoming Presence at Truro Library
Peter Thrasher, a longtime resident of Provincetown and North Truro, died on April 21, 2023. He was 52. A native of Newton, Peter was the son of Jody Thrasher, born […]
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Celebrating Duane Steele
A celebration of the life of Duane Steele, the former publisher of the Provincetown Advocate who died on March 8 at 83, will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, […]
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Paul LaFrance of Corn Hill Cottages Dies at 86
Paul N. LaFrance, former owner of the Corn Hill Cottages in Truro, died on Easter Sunday, April 9, 2023 at Regal Care in Harwich, with his daughter Marilyn by his […]
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Former Wellfleet Building Inspector Gerald Sutton Was 92
Former Wellfleet Building Inspector Gerald Clay Sutton of Orleans, builder of the Mainstay Motel, died peacefully at home on April 15, 2023 surrounded by his family. Even in his last […]
