Obituaries

The Institution has received word of the death of Honorary Corporation Member Giles E. Mosher Jr., on February 12, at his home in Wellesley.  He ws 80. Giles was a…

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree Evangeline P. Wilkins on January 24, after a lengthy illness.  She was 83. She was the daughter…

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree David Dow Ketchum on January 26, of complications from a fall taken during Hurricane Sandy at his…

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree Anthony “Tony” Mendousa on January 25, in Orleans, MA.  He was 87. Tony began his career at…

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of WHOI volunteer Dorothy B. Buchanan on January 20, at the Cape Cod Hospital, surrounded by her family.  She…

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree Arthur Costa on January 18, in Falmouth.  He was 80. Arthur was born in Fall River, MA. …

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release December 14, 2012 Presidential Proclamation — Honoring the Victims of the Shooting in Newtown, Connecticut HONORING THE VICTIMS OF…

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former WHOI volunteer Beverly E. Klink on November 25, at Royal Nursing Home in Falmouth.  She was 82.…

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of employee Michael (Spydir) Marchisin on Nov. 5, 2012.  He was 45. Michael began his career at WHOI in 2010…

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of WHOI Corporation Member Mary Draper Janney on October 7, at George Washington University Hospital.  She was 91.  Mary…

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former joint program student Suzanne Wetzel Seemann on September 27, in California. She was 40. Suzanne (Suzie) died in…

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree Cyril L. Fennelly on September 26, in Falmouth.  He was 92. Cyril was born on May 2,…

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree Charles Yentsch on September 19.  He was 85. Charlie was born September 13, 1927, in Louisville, KY.…

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree Jean Walker on September 8, at Mary Washington Hospital in Fredericksburg, VA, after a brief illness. She…

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree William White on July 15, 2012, in Dunedin, Florida, after an extended illness.  He was 76. William…

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree Melvin Rosenfeld on August 19, 2012, in Hoffman Estates, IL. Melvin Rosenfeld was born in Chicago, and…

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with deep sorrow the death July 26, 2012 of former Life Trustee and Honorary Member, Admiral James David “Jim” Watkins.  Jim and his wife…

Mark Grosenbaugh passed away on July 26 after a long battle with cancer. He was 59 years old. Mark was a Senior Scientist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, where he…

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree James R. McCullough on July 19, in Falmouth.  He was 77. Jim was born on April 13,…

Joint Program alumnus and WHOI Postdoctoral Investigator, Daniel Philip Lane, 29, died Wednesday, July 11, 2012 in Charleston, S.C.  Services were held this past Saturday at East Dillon Baptist Church. …

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree Timothy John Connors in May. He was 50. Tim was born on January 28, 1962.  He graduated…