Paul Brodeur of Truro, a longtime staff writer at the New Yorker, died at Cape Cod Hospital on Aug. 2, 2023. His death, following hip replacement surgery and a bout […]
Obituaries
OBITUARY
Interior Designer and Florist Brian Ahern Dies at 58
Brian G. Ahern of Boston and Provincetown died unexpectedly in his sleep at home on July 25, 2023. The cause has not yet been determined. He was 58. The youngest […]
OBITUARY
Timothy Downey, a Dedicated Conservationist, Dies at 65
Timothy J. Downey of Provincetown died unexpectedly on July 19, 2023 at home. “He had a rough go the last few years of his life,” said Tim’s brother, Tom. “While […]
OBITUARY
Attorney Neil J. Roberts of Orleans Was 76
After a night of dinner, drinks, and laughter with his nephew Tim and great-nephew Connor, Neil J. Roberts of Orleans died in his sleep at home in the early morning […]
OBITUARY
Lifelong Truro Resident Stephen Houser Dies at 66
Stephen Daniel Houser died on July 8, 2023, at Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis with his family by his side. The cause of death, confirmed by his wife, Arlene, was […]
OBITUARY
Dave Roberts of Truro Vineyards Dies at 81
If Dave Roberts never bought you dinner, you probably didn’t eat out enough. He was renowned for his generosity, often picking up the tab for others whether he knew them […]
OBITUARY
Margaret Burt of Provincetown’s West End Was 85
Ten years after being given three months to live because of a paralyzed diaphragm, a form of lung disease, Margaret Elizabeth Burt of Provincetown and Fort Myers Beach, Fla. died […]
APPRECIATION
Holly Condit, 54, Was an Independent Proofreader
Catherine Olivia Morrow Condit, known as Holly, died at her home in Weston on June 29, 2023. A psychologist and special education teacher, she had also been a proofreader for […]
OBITUARY
Jacquelyn Boyd-Emond of Truro Was 81
Jacquelyn Ruth Boyd-Emond died suddenly of heart failure while driving on Route 6 in Wellfleet on April 19, 2023. She was 81. Jackie was born on March 8, 1942 to […]
OBITUARY
A ‘Maverick’ Police Chief and Master Shucker, Anthony Bouza Dies at 94
Anthony Vila Bouza, the former police chief of Minneapolis and a summer resident of South Wellfleet since the late 1970s, died on June 26, 2023 in Bloomington, Minn. He was […]
OBITUARY
Rosemary Spagnolo Murrman, Who ‘Lived Life in the Superlative,’ Dies at 78
Rosemary Spagnolo Murrman of Eastham died at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston on June 3, 2023 after suffering a stroke at home. She was 78. Rosemary was born in […]
OBITUARY
John R. Burrows, Founder of Bear Week, Dies at 66
In the winter of 2001, John R. Burrows proposed to a group of friends, whom he later dubbed the “Bear Team,” that they organize festivities for the week after the […]
IN MEMORIAM
Mac Gatch Service Is July 8
A memorial service and celebration of the life of Milton “Mac” Gatch of Wellfleet and New York City will take place at 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 8 at the […]
OBITUARY
Roberta ‘Bubbles’ McKay, 93, Was Lifelong Provincetown Resident
Nicknamed “Bubbles” by her friend Peter Tompkins because she was the “shampoo lady” at his Provincetown Hair Deezines Salon on Bradford Street for 19 years, Roberta Irene McKay died on […]
OBITUARY
Brian Long, Who Fought Cystic Fibrosis, Dies at 51
Half a century ago, cystic fibrosis (CF) was still a mystery. Children born with the genetic disease fell victim to drowning coughs and digestive complications that shortened their lives, many […]
