Benjamin Weinryb Grohsgal of Philadelphia, New York City, and Provincetown died on July 13, 2024 after a year-long battle with glioblastoma. A scholar, linguist, software engineer, and artist, he was […]
Obituaries
IN MEMORIAM
Mass for John O. Browne, 79, Is Sept. 28
The death of Provincetown fisherman and chef John O. Browne, who was known as “JB,” on July 7, 2024 was reported by his wife, Frannie Coco, and family. A 1964 […]
OBITUARY
Jean G. Rose of Wellfleet Was 84
Jean Gail Rose died peacefully at home in Wellfleet on July 6, 2024. She was 84 and had been living with dementia. “She was the strongest person,” attentive, loving, and […]
OBITUARY
A Lover of Solitude, Philip Mastrobattisto Dies at 68
Philip Mastrobattisto, a fisherman, wanderer, explorer, craftsman, and artist, died on April 18, 2024 at his friend Eric Lindholm’s Eastham home at age 68. The cause, according to his family, […]
OBITUARY
Former Shop Owner and Author Irma Ruckstuhl Dies at 93
Irma Ruckstuhl died peacefully in her North Truro home on June 23, 2024. The author of Old Provincetown in Early Photographs, she was an antiques expert, gift shop owner, and […]
OBITUARY
Dorothy Ross, a Historian of Social Science, Dies at 87
Dorothy Ross, a pioneering historian of the origins of modern social science and the first woman chair of the history department at Johns Hopkins University, died at her home in […]
OBITUARY
Timothy Sherlock of Wellfleet Dies at 51
Timothy Michael Sherlock of Wellfleet died peacefully at home with his three sisters by his side on June 15, 2024. He had faced esophageal cancer with great courage. He was […]
OBITUARY
Psychotherapist David W. Griffiths Dies at 77
David W. Griffiths, a clinical psychologist, was for many years an instructor at Harvard Medical School; he was well known in the Boston area for his decades of professional service […]
OBITUARY
Vernon L. Brown III, a Lover of the Cape, Was 73
An interior designer and restorer of classic homes in Provincetown and Truro, Vernon Lee Brown III died on April 17, 2024 after several long illnesses. The cause of death, confirmed […]
OBITUARY
Provincetown’s VFW Commander Philip Andrew Fingado Dies at 57
Paul Mendes was grocery shopping in 2009 when he saw a man in his early 40s wearing a Marine Corps buckle. A Vietnam vet of the Corps and longtime Provincetown […]
OBITUARY
Photographer Barbara Cole Kirk of South Wellfleet Was 94
A lover of Wellfleet and the world, Barbara Cole Kirk died peacefully on May 16, 2024 at Seashore Point in Provincetown surrounded by family, friends, and caregivers. She had lived an […]
IN MEMORIAM
Jane Peters Memorial
A memorial service for Jane Hutchings Peters of North Truro, who died at 81 on June 5, 2024, will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 29 at the […]
OBITUARY
Writer, Artist, and Judge Dermot Meagher Dies at 83
Dermot Meagher, the first openly gay judge in Massachusetts, who was also a writer and artist, died on Dec. 28, 2023 at Holy Cross Hospital in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. He […]
OBITUARY
Donald Morris Sr., Owner of Central Parking, Was 90
Fisherman and parking lot owner Donald L. Morris Sr. of Provincetown died on June 6, 2024 at Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis. He was 90. Born on Oct. 19, 1933 […]
OBITUARY
Custodio Silva Sr. Was 97
Custodio Joseph Silva Sr., known as Joe, died peacefully at home on June 4, 2024 at 97. He was born in New Bedford on Christmas Day 1926 to Custodio Charles […]
