Obituaries

Douglas L. Smith

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Douglas L. Smith of Harwich Port, MA passed away on February 22, at the age of 52. Doug is survived by his children, Ashley and Connor, his wife Kristen, and his beloved dog Trooper. He is also survived by his father Douglas (and wife Kathie), of Babylon, NY, his brothers, Chris Drew (and wife Blake) of Miami, FL, Rhett Smith (and wife Jackie) of Boone, NC, Blake Smith of East Haven, CT, and sisters Britta (Smith...

Deborah Stark Ecker

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Natural Resources Activist. Dies at 96 Deborah Stark Ecker died on February 19, 2023, on her 96th birthday. The cause of death was cancer from Melanoma.  Deborah was born in Des Moines, Iowa in 1927. She graduated from Vassar College and married Hoyt Ecker in 1949. They lived in the Boston area where they had three children. Hoyt predeceased Deborah in 2017, after 68 years of marriage.  Upon retirement, in the la...

Gerald Huntigton Dorman

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Gerry Dorman was born on April 18, 1931 and died on March 3, 2023. He was the son of Dr. Gerald Dale Dorman and Georgia Atwood White.  A younger sister, Dale Dorman Shaw, died in 2014.  Born in New York City, Gerry graduated from Trinity School, Harvard College with a major in mathematics, and Harvard Business School.  His college education was supported by the U.S. Navy and he served on active duty through the e...

Mary Catherine Sweeney

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Mary Catherine Sweeney, née Crosby, age 83, of East Orleans, Massachusetts - beloved wife, mother, grandmother, aunt and dear friend to so many - died suddenly on Saturday, February 18, 2023 near her winter home in Vero Beach, Florida. She was struck by a car while enjoying her afternoon walk.    Mary Cay was born in Essex Junction, Vermont on August 22, 1939 to F. Edward Crosby and Mary Cregg. She graduated from...

Patricia Jeanne Price

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HARWICH - Beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother Patricia J. (Preston) Price passed peacefully on February 12, 2023 with loved ones near by. She was born February 2, 1930 in Dennisport, MA, daughter of the late Edward Walter Preston and Mae Lincoln (Ellis) Preston. She went to Dennis-Yarmouth High School class of 1948. She met and married the love of her life in high school. Patricia was the devoted wi...

Blair Jones Van Wormer

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Blair Jones Van Wormer, 89, died peacefully at Liberty Commons in Chatham, on Dec. 10th, 2022. Blair was born to the late Blair and Sally Wormer of Avon, CT. While growing up in West Hartford, Blair attended Kingswood School where he earned letters for doing what he loved most—managing. He was the manager for the baseball, football, and basketball teams.    From there Blair went to Trinity College in Hartford, CT...

Jeannette Fazio

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In Loving Memory 1939-1986 37 Years Lady and They are all gone but 2. Words cannot say enough only Thank You for what you’ve taught and endured. Love and miss you deeply. Your Family, Children and Siblings, And the rest of the gang. God Bless you Jeannette. Mom & Super Gal.

Ann Bartlett

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Ann Elizabeth Spangler Vogt Bartlett, previously of Needham, Massachusetts, East Orleans, MA and most recently of Pine Island Florida, passed away peacefully on January 27th 2023 in East Orleans, at the age of 85, following a valiant struggle against cancer. She was surrounded by her son and daughter.    Ann was born in Reading, Pennsylvania. The daughter of Dr. Clair Grove Spangler, and Frances Parker Spangler. ...

Phillip Knowles Goodwin

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Phillip Knowles Goodwin, 88, died on Thursday, February 16th peacefully at his home in Orleans, MA. He was born July 13, 1934 in New York City to the late Frederick and Phyllis Goodwin.  Phillip attended The Browning School (’48) in New York, Choate Rosemary Hall (’52) in Wallingford, CT and received a BA in Political Science in 1956 from Yale University where he was a proud member of the Pundits.  He married the...

Brian Lucas

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Brian Lucas, 75, of Harwich Port, MA, passed away on Wednesday, February 15th, 2023 in Naples, Florida after a long illness. He was surrounded by his loving family.    Brian was raised in Millbury, MA, graduating from Millbury High School, and later from UMass Amherst. He began his career as a physical education teacher and retired after a long career at NSTAR (Eversource). While working as a summer camp counselo...

Lee C. Ziegler-Prouty

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She loved the land and the sea. Lee was predeceased by her beloved husband Gardner E. Prouty III. She is survived by Donna Smoller, Barbara Garside, Amy Tagliaferri, Carol Shearer and Melissa Case, many nieces and nephews, cousins in Germany, and all creatures great and small. She had a generous spirit, and incredible work ethic and was adored by her colleagues, and clients.  Donations can be made in ...

Helen Trumpy Maclay

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Helen Trumpy Maclay, 84, boarded her Trumpy yacht January 3rd and crossed the bar.  She was born on May 15, 1938 to John Trumpy, Jr. and Helen Lee Trumpy (Broden) of Haddonfield, NJ and Annapolis, MD. Helen (better known as Honey) was proud of her heritage as a direct descendant of a ship building family that began five generations ago in Bergen, Norway.  Honey’s grandfather John Trumpy, Sr. immigrated to the ...