Albert George Jakubowski died peacefully in his sleep on Feb. 18, 2022 at his Provincetown home. His son, Jay Jakubowski, son-in-law Shawn Nightingale, and his beloved Havanese, Rosie, were by […]
Obituaries
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Frederick Young, 72, Craftsman and Inn Owner
Frederick E. Young of Wellfleet’s Holden Inn died on Feb. 13, 2022 at Cape Cod Hospital. He had suffered for many years from inclusion body myositis, a degenerative muscle disease, […]
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Frances Biddle, Who Helped Elect Democrats, Dies at 101
Frances Edith Disner Biddle, who taught elementary school, helped her husband earn a Ph.D., raised two sons, doted on her grandchildren, enjoyed a half century of summers in Wellfleet, and helped elect […]
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Albert David James, 89, Jet Engine Expert
Albert David James of South Wellfleet died peacefully on Dec. 12, 2021 at Seashore Point in Provincetown. The cause of death, confirmed by his nephew Chris James, was prostate cancer. […]
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The Feisty, Insightful Mary Grace Smith Dies at 87
Mary Grace Smith, a founder and longtime board president of Wellfleet Preservation Hall, died suddenly and peacefully in her sleep at home in Wellfleet on Feb. 14, 2022. Her death […]
ELEGY
At Gracie’s Table, Friendship Was the Main Course
Mary Grace Smith, who died on Valentine’s Day at her home in Wellfleet, raised table-hospitality not just to an art form but to a kind of transcending act of commonwealth, […]
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Stained-Glass Artist Christine Leigh Dies at 80
Christine Ann Leigh died at her home in Truro on Jan. 28, 2022. She had recently been released from Cape Cod Hospital, where she had been treated for pneumonia. She […]
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World War II Combat Veteran Irvin Daubert, 101, Lived Life of Service
In Leslie West’s telling, her father, Irvin Daubert, “was born happy.” Which is how he got his nickname. Once, West explained, young Irvin was acting silly at a birthday party. […]
Jon Scott Groves, Kind-Hearted Sportsman, Dies at 77
After a year of declining health, Jon Scott Groves of Provincetown died on Jan. 15, 2022 with his family at his side. The cause was lymphoma. He was 77. The […]
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Juliette Brown, 47, a ‘Free Spirit’ of the Outer Cape
When Juliette Brown began working at the Underground in Provincetown soon after it was founded in 2013, her coworkers found her tattoos a bit intimidating, but soon enough they marveled […]
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Katherine Perry, 85, Cared for Many
Katherine Margaret (Gavin) Perry died on Nov. 23, 2021 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Brockton. She was 85. The daughter of the late Katherine Jerome and Patrick Gavin, Kay […]
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Roberta Eggart, Actress, Dancer, Stage Manager
Roberta Barber Eggart, stage manager for Provincetown Theater productions as the long-time personal assistant to Michael Sottile, died peacefully on Jan. 26, 2022. Her death was confirmed by her daughter, […]
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Folk Art Champion Gerard Wertkin Dies at 81
Gerard Charles Wertkin of New York City and Truro died due to complications from Parkinson’s disease on Jan. 11, 2022 at Beacon Hospice Care in Hyannis. He was 81. The […]
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Interior Designer Dana Noble, 88
Dana Ashton Noble of Provincetown died on Jan. 16, 2022 at Seashore Pointe Wellness and Rehabilitation Center. He was 88. Born in Prentiss, Maine on April 6, 1933, Dana was […]
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Marilyn Colburn, 95, Author of ‘Maudie and Sophie’
Marilyn Hazel Coburn died peacefully in her Provincetown home on Dec. 26, 2021. She was 95. Marilyn was born to Ethel and Fred B. Pilkington of Allendale, N.J. on June […]
