Obituaries

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former volunteer Francis John Selvitelli on April 13, 2025, at the JML Care Center in Falmouth. He was…

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Alfred Medeiros, Jr., on March 15, 2025, surrounded by his loving family.  He was 82. Alfred…

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Ted Edward Desrosiers on March 11, 2025.  He was 74. Ted was a man who could…

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Lynette Brady Clarke of North Falmouth on February 22, 2025. She died in Panama from complications…

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Edward F. Graham Jr., on February 28, 2025. He was 80 years old. Ed began working…

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of former employee Norman E. Anderson on February 17, 2025.  He was 85. Born in Gardner, MA, to Ernest…

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announces with great sorrow the death of WHOI Trustee and Life Trustee Reuben Francis Richards on January 30, 2025, in Bedminster, NJ, with his beloved…

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…