Ann Steidel, age 57, died on October 18 with her family by her side at her home in Harwich after a courageous 2-year battle with cancer.               The youngest of nine siblings, Ann was born November 11, 1962 in Bronxville, N.Y. to Richard and Margaret Murray. She attended Roosevelt High School and Elizabeth Seton College in Yonkers N.Y. In 1990, she married the love of her life, Arthur Steidel, and the...

Stephen H. Erwin, 89, of Harwich, died on March 26, 2020 in Sarasota, Fla. He was predeceased by his parents James and Teresa Erwin, wife Denise, brother Jim, and sister Helen. He is survived by several nieces and nephews and his long-time partner Barbara A. Tomasian, and his beloved dog Max.             He grew up in N. Quincy and was a graduate of N. Quincy High School, the New Hampton School, Boston College...

Frances Louise Slavin Szmit August 14, 1939 – October 7, 2020     Spofford, New Hampshire – Frances Louise Slavin Szmit passed away peacefully on Oct. 7, 2020 after a brief but courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Born in Lowell, Massachusetts, to John Slavin and Margaret (Carpenter) Slavin, Frances grew up in the Lowell-Chelmsford area and attended Notre Dame Academy in Tyngsboro. On May 2...

Where is Poppa? ask my grandchildren, Adam and Stella, now that my husband and their grandfather, Greg Meier, has passed away. I tell them he isn’t gone, he’s still with us in our hearts, in our memories, and in the love he gave us.      In the house, I see the chair he sat in, the kitchen where he cooked big dinners, the yard and trees he loved so much. I see the sofa where he liked to lie with his head in my l...

Peter Hallock, 89, of Touisset, Massachusetts, died peacefully on September 25 in the company of his family. Born on April 8, 1931, Pete was a kind and creative person with a passion for adventure and a knack for doing things his own way. The founder and CEO of Gripnail Corporation, Pete came from a long line of inventors, including his father, Robert Lay Hallock, who held more than 30 patents, and whom Pete cred...

Dona Louisa Pike (Patti), 79, of Orleans, passed away at home on September 22, 2020, surrounded by her family. She was the beloved wife of Harry Lynn Pike and daughter of the late Anthony and Antoinette Patti.  Born in New York, she later made her home on Cape Cod, where she enjoyed spending time by the water and gardening. She had a lifelong love of reading and rose early each morning to complete the crossword...

CONCORD - Robert (Bob) Lawrence Kemp, age 88, of Concord, died peacefully at home surrounded by family on September 25, 2020. He was the beloved husband of Mary (Blayz) Kemp for 61 years.  Bob was the proud father of five daughters, forever missed by Carolyn Kemp and her husband Eric Broege, Margaret Carlson and her fiancé Michel Zeitouny, Elizabeth Wiza, Amy Sweeney and her husband Joseph, and Katherine Flood a...

Born: Dedham, MA November 27,1931   Died: Harwich, MA September 26, 2020. Daughter of Weldon and Christine Lovely Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother, Great Great Grandmother, Nurse and Friend. A graduate of the Cape Cod Community College Nursing Program, Marjorie served her Cape Cod friends and neighbors for over 40 years as a Registered Nurse at Cape Cod Hospital. An active member of Pilgrim Congregation...

Andrew Patrick Doane, 52, of Chatham passed away unexpectedly at home on Sept. 20, 2020.  He was born on May 18, 1968 at Cape Cod Hospital, son of Tommy Doane and the late Pella Cooling.  He is survived by his father and stepmother, Tommy and Linda Doane, his sister and nephew, Kristen and Matthew Doane, his sister and brother-in-law, Katy and Dan VanderZwaag, aunt and uncle Donna and David Carter, cousins Lindse...

Pieter Schiller of North Chatham, Massachusetts, formerly of Concord, Massachusetts, passed away on Monday, September 7, 2020 in Boston at 82 years of age. Pieter was born on January 14, 1938 in Orange, New Jersey. He was the son of John and Helen Schiller of Maplewood, New Jersey. Pieter was married to Betty Schiller for 55 years. He attended Middlebury College in Vermont and graduated with a bachelor’s degree ...

EAST HARWICH - Walter J. Kane, 87,  of East Harwich died peacefully on September 12, 2020, surrounded by his loving family.  He was the beloved husband of Mary Louise (Greeley) Kane. They shared 62  years of marriage.  Walter was born in Somerville on December 6, 1932 to the late Walter J. and Pearl (Callan) Kane. He grew up in Arlington where he played high school football.  After the famous Pendleton shipwrec...

Elizabeth A. (Raggi) Nickerson-Power, 34, Hingham, MA Beloved Beth passed away August 12, 2020 at the Pat Roche Hospice House in Hingham, after a courageous four-year fight with cancer. Devoted wife of Michael E. Nickerson-Power, and brilliant mother of their precious daughter, Isadora Aubrie Nickerson-Power, Beth will be forever remembered in our hearts for her loving dedication to family, her intelligence pe...