Mr. William “Bill” Joseph Madden of Clover, SC, passed away Friday, May 5, 2023, at Atrium Health, Pineville, NC after a brief illness. Bill was born February 8, 1943, in North Brookfield, MA to the late William “Red” James and Bertha Revane Madden.  He grew up in Chatham, MA (Chatham High School class of 1961).  After graduating from Northeastern University, he headed to New York City, where he landed in TV spor...

M. Doris (Pryde) Allen passed away peacefully at the age of 95 on May 7, 2023 at the Mayflower Nursing Home. She was born on November 18, 1927 in Boston. She lived in Westwood and Dedham until 1972 when she moved to Cape Cod. Doris was a resident of South Orleans, Harwich Port, and Brewster. She was the proprietor of a bed and breakfast, worked for two local insurance agencies and the Harwich Community Center. Do...

Marcia Carol Scott Swenson passed away at noon on Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at the Suncoast Hospice House in Clearwater, Florida. She was 82. Born on June 8, 1940 in the town of Morris, Illinois Marcia was the daughter of Chester and Mildred (Mathre) Scott of Yorkville, Illinois.   She spent her childhood thoroughly enjoying her life on their family farm. She was a longtime member of Helmar Lutheran Church where sh...

Jerry Wayne “JJ” Jenkins, 78 years old, of Harwich, Massachusetts, passed away unexpectedly on April 29, 2023 at Cape Cod Hospital. Jerry was born in Randolph County Alabama to Dora Lee Reaves and Olin Parks Jenkins on August 5th, 1944. He was a master carpenter for over 60 years, with a love and passion for woodwork. He loved his children and grandchildren with all of his heart and would’ve done anything for the...

1931 - 2022 Jean passed away peacefully in Shelton, CT, on November 26th, surrounded by her family. Jean is survived by her sons James (Lori) and Keith (Kathy) and grandchildren Michael, Nicholas, and Marike.  She was predeceased by her daughter Laurel, her husband Joseph, brother Robert and sister Ann.  Jean will always be remembered for her love, generosity, intellect and adventurous spirit.    A Celebration of...

Carmen Milagro Velez of Woodside, New York, passed away peacefully in her home Thursday May 4, 2023 with her daughters by her side at the age of 89. Born in Camuy, Puerto Rico on July 13, 1933, Carmen lived in Queens since 1964 and was the proud mother to Maribel Velez of Queens, NY, Rebeca Kilbride of Port Jervis, NY, and the late Jose Ramon Velez. She proudly worked in the Garment District in New York for 60 ye...

Gordon Burgess Pratt, 92, of Chatham MA, peacefully passed away on May 3, 2023 surrounded by family in his home in Chatham from natural causes.   Gordon was born in 1931 at 255 Old Harbor Road in Chatham within sight of where he died.  He was born to Kenneth and Louise Pratt.      Gordon was a descendant of Joshua Pratt who arrived in Plymouth on the “Good Ship Anne” in 1623.  Gordon grew up in Chatham where he g...

Letitia (Tish) Johnson Blumer of South Carolina, formally of Mashpee, Sandwich, and Harwich, passed away at the age of 61, at MUSC in Charleston S.C. December 27, 2022, after a brief illness.   She is the beloved mother of Christopher Robert Blumer of Goose Creek, S.C. Letitia was predeceased by her loving husband, Darrell Craig Blumer, DDS, also of Mashpee and Sandwich.   Tish will fondly be remembered for her “...

Barbara Frances McGrath, age 95, of Fort Myers, Florida passed away on Friday, April 28, 2023. She was born to the late Stephen Arthur “Art” Gould and Frances Evelyn Nickerson Gould on May 23, 1927 in Chatham, MA.   Barbara graduated from Chatham High School in 1945 then attended Barbizon School of Modeling in NYC. She was employed in Boston with New Haven Railroad where she met her future husband in 1947, John W...

Memorial Service A Mass to celebrate the life of Rosemary B. Rathburn of Harwich will be held on Saturday, May 13, 2023 at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in West Harwich.  Friends and family are invited to arrive at 9:30 am to greet the immediate family prior to a 10:00 am Mass. Burial to follow at Island Pond Cemetery.

Kirwan Theonda Morgan, 78, of Chatham, MA passed away in his home surrounded by family on Monday, April 25, 2023. Kirwan was born on September 24, 1944 in Ronceverte, West Virginia and was the son of Alfred Leo Morgan and Helen Virginia Honaker Morgan. Kirwan worked as an engineer for both Bell and NYNEX for almost 30 years.  When he relocated to the Cape he transitioned to a second career as a realtor.  Kirwan l...

Charles Willard McKinny, 68 of Harwich, MA, formerly of Wichita, passed away on April 23, 2023 following a relentless battle from complications related to pancreatic cancer. He was the husband of Joan Gallagher. Born in St. Peter, Minnesota to Willard and Sherlet (Sachariason) McKinny, Charlie was raised in Klamath Falls, Oregon alongside his sisters Barbara and Betty and his brother John. He graduated from Pacif...