Obituaries
Neil R. Andersen
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Neil R. Andersen on August 29, 2024, at the Goodwill Retirement Community, Memory Lane, Grantsville.MD. He…
Read MoreAnthony “Diego” Mello
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with sorrow the death of former employee Anthony “Diego” Mello on September 7, 2024, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was 69. Born…
Read MoreDale Goehringer Toner
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Dale Goehringer Toner on September 3, 2024. She was 68. Dale was born to Ernest and…
Read MoreRex D. Adams
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow former member of the corporation Rex Adams on September 1, 2024. Rex died peacefully at home in Fearrington Village, NC. The…
Read MoreJelle Atema
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former WHOI guest investigator Jelle Atema on July 19, 2024. He was 84. Jelle was a pioneering marine…
Read MoreMartha Anne Vaccaro
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Martha Anne Vaccaro at her home in West Falmouth following a brief illness. She was 93.…
Read MoreCarolyn Sue Hampton
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of WHOI retiree Carolyn Sue Hampton on June 20, 2024. She was 80. Carolyn was born in Boston to…
Read MoreLewis M. Branscomb
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of WHOI Life Trustee and Former Honorary Trustee Dr. Lewis M. Branscomb on May 31, 2023. Dr. Branscomb, who…
Read MoreJohn Moline Teal
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of WHOI scientist emeritus, ecologist, oceanographer, and writer John Moline Teal, on June 14, 2024, at his at home…
Read MoreZofia Mlodzinska-Kijowski
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Zofia Mlodzinska-Kijowski on June 14, 2024, at her home in Falmouth. She was 96. Zofia was…
Read MoreDonald P. Souza
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Donald P. Souza on June 2, 2024, at Bridges in Mashpee. He was 89. Don was…
Read MorePeter Matthew Finnegan
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Peter Matthew Finnegan on April 19, 2024, after a long battle with lung cancer. He was…
Read MoreMatthew Robert Gould
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of employee Matthew Robert Gould on April 30, 2024, at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston after a two-year…
Read MoreAlexander Watson Hiam
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former Corporation Member Alexander Watson Hiam on February 26, 2024. He was 66. Born in Evanston, Illinois, on…
Read MoreJames “Jim” Saret
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former WHOI volunteer James “Jim” Saret on April 18, 2024, surrounded by his loving family. He was 93.…
Read MoreGeorge F. Heimerdinger
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee and volunteer George F. Heimerdinger on April 13, 2024. He was 86. George was born on…
Read MoreJohn Arthur Crobar
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree John Arthur Crobar on April 4, 2024. He was 71. John was born in Ogdensburg, New York,…
Read MoreMildred Mae (Mann) Teal
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announced with great sorrow the death of retiree Mildred Mae (Mann) Teal on March 20, 2024, at Brandon Woods of New Bedford after a long…
Read MoreIsabel Maclellan Penman
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree Isabel Maclellan Penman on March 27, 2024. She was 81. Isabel was the daughter of the late…
Read MoreKatherine “Kay” Williams Brown
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Katherine “Kay” Williams Brown on March 7, 2024, at the Sedgewood Commons Nursing Home in Falmouth,…
Read MoreAlfred W. Morton
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Alfred W. Morton of Bourne, Mass., on March 17, 2024. He was 93. Alfred was born…
Read MoreEverett E. Bagley
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former WHOI Volunteer, Everett E. Bagley, on January 10, 2024. He was 99. Born in Brockton to Lucy…
Read MoreGordon R. Sullivan
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former Member of the Corporation and Life Trustee, Retired Gen. Gordon R. Sullivan, on January 2, 2024. He…
Read MoreMark C. DeRoche
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the unexpected death of former employee Mark C. DeRoche on August 1, 2023, in Bangor, ME. He was 63. Mark was…
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