Obituaries

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Wilfred “Bill” Bryan on February 4, 2025, at his home in Rio Rancho, New Mexico.  He…

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former MIT-WHOI Joint Program Student Bruce Brownawell on February 2, 2025, of complications from ALS.   He was…

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Christopher P. Moody on February 4, 2025, after a long battle with COPD. He was 74.…

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Robert Charles Spindel on January 8, 2025, after a courageous fight with sudden and devastating health…

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Clarence L. “Roy” Smith on January 9, 2025, with his family by his side.  He was…

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee David L. Fish Jr. of Falmouth on December 30, 2024.  He was 64. Born to David…

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee John P. Kamataris (J.P) on December 18, 2024, with his family, friends, wife, and daughters by…

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Ernest H. Mayberry at the Royal Nursing Center in Falmouth on November 15, 2024.  He was…

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of innovator in oceanographic research technology, pioneer in the development of transistorized computers, and former WHOI employee Douglas C.…

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Valerie Ann Barber on October 20, 2024. Val was born in Winter Haven, Florida, in 1956,…

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Anne S. Edwards on October 22, 2024.  She was 93. Anne was born on May 10,…

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee, beloved husband, father, friend, and forever the captain of his family’s ship, Thomas Albert Maddigan, on…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…