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 […]
Obituaries
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 […]
OBITUARY
Art Historian, Critic, and Curator April Kingsley Dies at 82
An art historian, curator, scholar, and critic, April Kingsley of Wellfleet and Truro lived her life amidst art. “I wouldn’t go anyplace if there wasn’t art to see,” she once […]
OBITUARY
Community Organizer May Ruth Seidel was 99
May Ruth Seidel of Cambridge and Wellfleet died peacefully on June 14, 2023 at Mt. Auburn Hospital in Cambridge. She was 99. Born to the late Mollie and Sidney Needle […]
OBITUARY
Nick Perugini, 45, Dies in a Car Crash in Italy
Nick Perugini of Provincetown was killed in a single-car accident outside Naples, Italy on May 12, 2023 while vacationing with his husband, Jim Ryan, who was seriously injured in the […]
IN MEMORIAM
Celebrating Jerome Costa
A celebration of the life of Jerome Lee Costa, who died on March 4, 2023 at 81, will be held at the Provincetown United Methodist Church at 11 a.m. on Saturday, […]
OBITUARY
Master Fundraiser Francis S. Gilligan Dies at 85
Francis S. Gilligan of Boston, Provincetown, and Fisher Island, Fla. died peacefully on June 6, 2023 at his home in Florida. He was 85. Born in Worcester on July 8, […]
OBITUARY
John G.D. Edwards of Pier Cargo Was 82
Longtime Provincetown resident John G.D. Edwards died peacefully in his sleep on April 14, 2023 at Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis following an extended illness. He was 82. John was […]
