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Obituaries


Leslie Kendall Martin

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of long-time volunteer Leslie Kendall Martin, of East Falmouth on Wednesday, May 16, after a long struggle with Alzheimers.…

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John Beckerle

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree John Beckerle on May 14 at his home in Falmouth.  He was 89. John was born February…

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Margaret Kien

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of long time volunteer Margaret Kien on May 4, at Royal Nursing Home in Falmouth.  Margaret volunteered at the…

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Joseph Ribeiro

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree Joseph Ribeiro on April 3, at his home after a brief illness.  He was 85. Joseph was…

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Anna Maria Peirson

Anna Maria Peirson

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee and volunteer Anna Maria Peirson on March 17, in the comfort of her home. She was…

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Anthony F. “Peane” Ferreira

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree Anthony F. “Peane” Ferreira on March 14 at the Falmouth Care & Rehabilitation Center.  He was 87.…

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Percy L. Kennedy

The Wood Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree Percy L. Kennedy on November 17, in the McCarthy Care Center, Sandwich.  He was 88. Percy was…

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Lester “Hoyt” Watson

Lester "Hoyt" Watson

The Wood Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree Lester “Hoyt” Watson on October 20, 2011.  He was 93. Hoyt was born April 30, 1918, in…

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Jeffrey A. Zwinakis

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree Jeffrey A. Zwinakis on September 30, at his home in Falmouth.  He was 63. Born in Salina,…

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Nadine Athearn

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree Nadine Athearn on August 23.  She was 83. Nadine was born on November 14, 1927, in Quincy,…

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David D. Scott

The Wood Hole Oceanographic Institution has received word of the death of retiree David D. Scott on August 10, in San Francisco.  He was 99. David was born on February…

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Leon W. Schuyler

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution has received word of the death of retiree Leon W. Schuyler on July 16.  He was 87.  Leon was born on May 30, 1924 in…

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Edward L. Bland, Jr.

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree Edward L. Bland, Jr., on July 15 in Livingston, Texas.  He was 88. Ed was born May…

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Gene Kummel

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of Honorary Corporation Member Gene Kummel on June 25, 2011.  Further information will be posted when available.

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John M. Stewart

John M. Stewart

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with deep sorrow the death May 19, 2011 of Life Trustee and Honorary Member, John M. Stewart.  John and his wife Eliot became WHOI…

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Richard G. Mintz

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with deep sorrow the death April 20, 2011 of former Life Trustee and Honorary Member, Richard G. Mintz.  Richard and his wife Evvajean became…

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Margaret Stern

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree Margaret P. Stern on May 6, in Naples, FL.  She was 78.  Margaret was born July 2,…

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Richard “Dick” W. Call

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with deep sorrow the death March 11, 2011 of former Honorary Member, Richard “Dick” W. Call.  Dick was elected to the WHOI Corporation in…

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Richard A. Machado

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree Richard A. Machado on March 1, at Mountain View Regional Medical Center in Las Cruces, NM. He…

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David Casiles

David Casiles

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree David Casiles in Falmouth on February 15.  He was 83.  Dave was born in Hempstead, NY, on…

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William “Bill” B. Cruwys

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree William “Bill” B. Cruwys on February 8, after a long courageous fight with cancer.  He was 76.…

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Eugene (Gene) Pineault

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of retiree Eugene (Gene) Pineault in Maine on January 31.  He was 86.  Gene was born July 18, 1924. …

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Donald Edwin Koelsch

Donald Edwin Koelsch

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution has received word of the death of retiree Donald Edwin Koelsch on January 28, in the comfort of his home, surrounded by his loving family. …

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Hugh Brennan Dakers Sr.

The Institution has received word of the death of retiree Hugh Brennan Dakers Sr., on January 19, surrounded by his family at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough, Maine. …

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