Joye Daley died at her daughter Shannan’s home in New London, Conn. on Aug. 21, 2022, of complications from COPD. She was 80. The daughter of the late Viola and […]
Obituaries
OBITUARY
A Man of Sparkling Wit, Shawn Nightingale Dies at 62
Entrepreneur, businessman, producer, and philanthropist Shawn David Nightingale died on Aug. 26, 2022 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. He was 62. Born in Hyannis to the late Roy and […]
OBITUARY
JoAnn DeSouza of Truro and Hyannis Dies at 72
When Jojo DeSouza’s husband, John, came home from work on July 25, she said she wasn’t feeling well. They had spent the previous week camping at the Bourne Scenic Park […]
OBITUARY
Artist and Teacher Joseph Connolly III Was 77
Joseph A. Connolly III died unexpectedly on Aug. 15, 2022 at Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis. He had had a stroke at home four days earlier; his husband, Bob; sister […]
OBITUARY
Claes Oldenburg, Whose Art was Transformed by Provincetown, Dies at 93
In 1960, Claes Oldenburg left New York City to spend the summer in Provincetown, where, according to his own testimony, he washed dishes. He also constructed 70 flags out of […]
OBITUARY
Navy Veteran and Eastham Summer Resident Daniel Meffen Dies at 71
Daniel Arthur Meffen died at his home in Orlando, Fla. where he was found at noon during a wellness check on April 25, 2022. Although he had not been seen […]
IN MEMORIAM
Carol Green Memorial
A celebration of the life of Carol Phillips Green, who died on Aug. 2, 2021, will be held at 11 a.m. on Sunday, July 31 at the Wellfleet Harbors Actor […]
IN MEMORIAM
Fred Todd Memorial July 30
A memorial service for Frederick Wilson Todd of Truro, who died at age 79 on April 16, will be held on Saturday, July 30 at 10:30 a.m. at the Payomet […]
OBITUARY
Gary Coxe, an Extraordinary Ordinary Guy, Dies at 66
Gary Coxe died peacefully at his home in Provincetown on July 13, 2022. The cause of death, confirmed by his husband, Len Bowen, was late-stage kidney cancer. He was 66. […]
OBITUARY
Sebastian W. Davis, World War II Vet, Dies at 97
Sebastian William Davis of Truro, known as Sibby, died on June 29, 2022 at the Regal Care Center in Harwich with his son Brian by his side. He was 97. […]
OBITUARY
Perry Avila Seder, 79, Provincetown High Graduate
Perry Ann (Avila) Seder of Sandwich died on July 5, 2022, after a short illness. She was 79. The daughter of the late George and Wilhelmina (Duarte) Avila, Perry was […]
OBITUARY
Jewell Barker, 97, Leaves a Legacy of Service
Jewell Maher Perry Barker, or “Granny Dool,” as her grandchildren dubbed her, died on July 5, 2022 in Baton Rouge, La. She was 97. Jewell was born on Oct. 23, […]
OBITUARY
Rachel Schwolow, a Provincetown Legend and Adventurer, Dies at 50
A free spirit who both lived on her own terms and was deeply committed to her family and friends, Rachel Schwolow donned a shark costume on July 4, 2022, surely […]
OBITUARY
Hilde Oleson, Beloved Poet and Teacher, Dies at 99
Cofounder of the Writer’s Voice Café wrote of ‘my beautiful crazy town’
PROVINCETOWN — Hilde Oleson, who began a second career as a poet at age 84 and became a beloved teacher of writing here, died on June 19, 2022 at Seashore […]
OBITUARY
Provincetown’s Donald V. Edwards, ‘The Gov,’ Dies at 99
Donald V. Edwards, the longtime owner of the Governor Bradford restaurant who was lovingly referred to as “The Gov,” died on June 26, 2022, at Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis. […]
