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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…

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Anthony “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…

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Dale 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…

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Rex 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…

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Jelle 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…

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Martha 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.…

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Carolyn 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…

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Lewis 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…

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John 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…

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Zofia 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…

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Donald 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…

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Peter 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…

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Matthew 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…

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Alexander 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…

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James “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.…

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George 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…

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John 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,…

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Mildred 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…

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Isabel 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…

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Katherine “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,…

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Alfred 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…

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Everett 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…

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Gordon 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…

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Mark 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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