Photographer Renate Ponsold Motherwell, who was married to the late artist Robert Motherwell, died in her sleep on Feb. 3, 2023 at the age of 87. Her death was confirmed […]
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Provincetown Artist and Writer Constance J. Black Dies at 93
The artist Constance J. Black died at her home on Priscilla Alden Road in Provincetown on April 5, 2023. She was 93. The oldest child of William A. Broadley Sr. […]
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Educator Robert J. Foy of Provincetown Dies at 93
Robert John Foy of Provincetown died on March 26, 2023 after a short illness while in hospice care. He was 93. Bob was born on April 12, 1929 in Concord, […]
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John Thomas Tully Was 76
John Thomas Tully of Provincetown died peacefully on Jan. 13, 2023 at 76. His death was confirmed by his daughter, Deborah Kleber. The son of the late Stuart and Irene […]
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Stained-Glass Maker, Former Eastham Selectman John Knight Dies at 84
Former Eastham selectman and stained-glass craftsman John Knight, whose work graces the police station and Methodist Church in town along with the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History in Brewster […]
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Provincetown Native Jerome Lee Costa, ‘Coach Grampa,’ Dies at 81
After being diagnosed with pneumonia a few days before the end of a five-week vacation in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Jerome Lee Costa of North Truro died unexpectedly on March 4, […]
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Provincetown Native Clarice Dutra, 95
Clarice (Malaquias) Dutra of North Truro and Pittsfield died on March 24, 2023 in Pittsfield. She was 95. The daughter of the late Domingo and Louise (Enos) Malaquias, Clarice was […]
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James D. Russo of North Truro Was 95
James Dominick Russo of North Truro died at Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis on March 4, 2023. He was 95. The son of Thomas and Rose (Cundari) Russo, Jim was […]
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Cecilia Hall, the Bird Lady of Provincetown, Dies at 78
“I don’t know that she could have survived anywhere but Provincetown,” said Cecilia Hall’s sister Ann. Plagued by physical and psychological disabilities dating back to infancy, Cecilia had a strong […]
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Duane Steele, Owner of His Hometown Paper for 24 Years, Dies at 83
Duane A. Steele died at home in Provincetown on March 8, 2023 of an interstitial lung disease. He would have liked the directness of that sentence, though definitely not its […]
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Lucille Roza of North Truro Was 87
Lucille Kelley Roza of North Truro died on Dec. 28, 2022 after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s disease. She was 87. The daughter of Jack and Lucy Kelley, Lucille was […]
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Joan Guerreiro, 72, Followed Her Heart to Provincetown
Joan C. (Corley) Guerreiro died on Feb. 27, 2023 in her Provincetown home after a lengthy illness, with her husband, Rob, by her side. She was 72. Born in Framingham […]
ELEGY
Remembering Mac Gatch
A priest who knew how to create and appreciate beauty
One day last summer, Mac urged me to come visit him in his Wellfleet garden that afternoon. He wanted me to see how his late peonies overlapped with his early […]
OBITUARY
Theologian, Scholar, and Gardener Milton ‘Mac’ Gatch Dies at 90
Milton McCormick Gatch, a professor, librarian, and longtime priest-in-charge at the Chapel of St. James the Fisherman in Wellfleet, died on Feb. 21, 2023 at his apartment in New York […]
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Philosopher and Builder Heinrich Sirucek Dies at 85
After a long struggle with Alzheimer’s disease, Heinrich J. Sirucek, “war refugee, immigrant, teacher, builder, long-time Fleetian, father to four, and friend to many,” in his son Nicholas’s words, died […]