William Joseph “Bill” Brennan, 77, of Chatham and Venice, Fla. passed away on Saturday, January 23, 2021, in his Venice Beach home, surrounded by his devoted wife Janet (Eldridge), his son Peter, and his daughter Pamela. He was born in Boston on November 22, 1943. The third child of nine children born to Cecil Joseph Brennan and Rena Mae (McNamara) Brennan. After living in Maine for a short time, the family moved...

Raymond Herbert Hecht Chemical Engineer, Church Advocate Raymond Herbert Hecht, 102, of Brewster, died on January 10, 2021 at the Pleasant Bay Nursing Facility. He was born in Paterson, NJ in 1918 to Cora and Herb Hecht. He graduated from the University of Delaware with a degree in chemical engineering and married his college sweetheart, Mary Gilmore Hart...

West Harwich: It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Elizabeth Sayre Naughton on January 5, 2021.                Born on December 16, 1933 and raised in Washington, D.C. Her parents were the late Dr. A. Nelson Sayre and May Laudenslager Sayre. She graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School. She then went on to graduate from Wellesley College in 1956 with a Bachelor's degree in Zoology. ...

On Sunday, January 10, 2021, Peter F. Demers, 79, beloved by family and friends, succumbed to a brief, but fierce, battle with COVID-19 in Los Angeles, California while caring for his partner of 36 years.               Peter was a cherished member of the Chatham community. His generosity and genial presence touched all who encountered him. He lived his life to the fullest and was known by his family and fri...

                Leonard Hayden, age 72, of West Harwich, formerly of Fair Lawn, N.J., passed away on Wednesday, January 13, 2021.                  Beloved son of Stanley Hayden and the late May.  Devoted father of Pamela Douglas, and Trevor Hayden.  Cherished grandfather of Noah and Quinn Hayden, and Tyler, Casey May, and Lila Douglas.  Dear sister of Hilary Levenson.                  A graveside service wa...

            James Perron of Chatham, passed away peacefully on January 7, 2021 after a long illness. Born in Brockton, Jim grew up in Whitman where he graduated from Whitman High School in 1953. He played both baseball and football, and enjoyed scouting, eventually becoming an Eagle Scout. After honorable discharge from the US Army, he earned a BS at Bridgewater State College and a Masters degree in education fro...

              Elise Maclay, poet, writer, foodie, elegant dresser and accomplished traveler, died on Tuesday, January 5, 2021. Elise passed away peacefully at the age of 95 in her beloved home on the Long Island Sound in Westport. Her final days were spent looking out over the sea, surrounded by family, and with a photograph of her beloved husband David at her side.               Elise was born on August...

Alice Faith (Freeman) Twombly, 96, of Chatham, known as Faith by family and friends, passed away on January 3, 2021 at her home surrounded by family. Though she was born in Lexington on April 27, 1924, she spent her childhood summers in Chatham and considered it home. After graduating Middlebury College in 1945, she accepted a teaching position in a two room schoolhouse in the small town of Madison, N.H., where s...

              Bill Krantz JR (William) of North Chatham passed away on December 30th at the McCarthy Care Center in Sandwich with his daughter Kristen Kiki Garcia by his side.              Born in 1938 in NYC and oldest son of William and Muriel Krantz. Bill honorably served his country from as an Personnel Services Officer in the Air Force reaching the rank of 2 nd Lieutenant.  Bill went on to retire from ...

Katherine Nolan Burlin July 16, 1922 – December 8, 2020                     Katherine Nolan Burlin, 98, of Fort Belvoir, Virginia, and North Chatham passed away on Tuesday, December 8, 2020 in Alexandria, Virginia following a stroke.  Born July 16, 1922, in Whiz Bang, Oklahoma to Margaret Cecelia Phalen Nolan and Leo Bernard Nolan, she was raised in oil field boom towns in Oklahoma, Texas and Kansas. ...

Marion Lawson of Chatham passed away at the age of 95 on December 13, 2020 at Cape Cod Hospital, Hyannis. She had been a recent resident at Mill Hill Residence Memory Care in W. Yarmouth after a few years of declining health.             Marion was born at home in West Haven, Conn. on February 25, 1925 to the late Louise Broggi Lynch and Harvey Thomas Lynch. She was predeceased in 1999 by her devoted husband W...

Thomas Brewer Nickerson, of Orleans, died Saturday, December 12th in his winter home in Punta Gorda, Florida, at the age of 87. Nickerson was the beloved husband of Carol Nickerson and father of Bethany Nickerson and Thomas Brewer Nickerson, Jr. Originally from Eastham, he was the son of Otto Eli Nickerson and Albina Brewer Nickerson. He attended his father’s one room schoolhouse through grade 8 and graduated fro...