Dr. Vernon L. Ingraham, age 90, of Wareham, passed away Wednesday, August 12, 2015 surrounded by his family.

Born in Milford, NH, a son of the late Clayton R. and Eva L. (Mason) Ingraham, he had lived in Vermont and Marion before moving to Wareham in 1998.

Dr. Ingraham served in the United States Army during World War II and received the Purple Heart and Bronze Star Medal. He later graduated with his BA in English in 1949 from the University of New Hampshire. In 1951, he graduated with his MA in English from Amherst College and in 1965 he received his doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Ingraham was a professor of Upper English Courses at UMass-Dartmouth for 21 years during which time he also served for several years as Chairman of the Department. After his retirement in 1986, he continued to teach part time. He also taught at Gettysburg College, Haverford College, the University of Delaware and Plymouth State College.

Dr. Ingraham was very involved in various organizations including, in Marion, the Board of Trustees of the Elizabeth Taber Library, a member of the Elderly Housing Committee and the Marion Horse Show Committee; in Rochester, a member of the Conservation Committee; in Wareham, the Veteran’s Council, Buzzards Bay Area Habitat for Humanity, and the Community Resources Network. He was a very active communicant of St. Gabriel’s Episcopal Church in Marion where he was a member of the Vestry and Missions Committee.

Dr. Ingraham was active with the Alumni Association of the University of New Hampshire, Amherst College and the University of Pennsylvania. He was a member of the 361st Infantry Regiment Association and the Bethel, ME Historical Society.

He is survived by two sons, Christopher L. Ingraham of Onset and David A. Ingraham and his wife Nanette M. of W. Barnstable; three grandchildren Kyle L., Nicole A. and Liam A. Ingraham; great-granddaughter Layla E. Doonan; and his cousin Hope (Mason) Hood of Seekonk and her children. He was also the father of the late Jason A. Ingraham and brother of the late Clayton R. Ingraham.

His visiting hours will be held on Friday, August 21, 2015 from 5 to 8 pm in the Waring-Sullivan Home of Memorial Tribute at Fairlawn, 180 Washington Street, Fairhaven with a Memorial Service on Saturday, August 22, 2015 at 10:00 am in St. Gabriel’s Church, 124 Front St., Marion. Burial with Military Honors will take place at Arlington National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers donations may be sent to the Jason Alexander Ingraham Fund, c/o Asst. Superintendent for Financial Planning, ORR District, 135 Marion Rd., Mattapoisett, MA 02739. Visit www.waring-sullivan.com for tributes or directions.

Natalie Cerveny Atwood, 90, of Marion, passed away on August 13.  Natalie was born on July 14, 1925 in Westfield, Massachusetts and was a longtime resident of Marion.

Natalie was a graduate of Westfield High School, Westfield Commercial School, and American Institute of Banking.  She was actively involved in her community as the former President of Tobey Hospital Guild and a dedicated hospital volunteer. In addition, she chaired the Tihonet Neighborhood Girl Scouts, served on The Kittansett Club Board of Governors, was Chairman of Ladies Golf, and was most recently on the House Committee.  She also served on the Board of Marion Visiting Nurses, and was a member of the Sippican Women’s Club.

Natalie enjoyed golf, cooking, baking, and singing, namely in the Wareham Congregational Choir, St. Gabriel’s Choir, and Sippican Choir Society. She was an avid painter and was active at the Marion Art Center.  Her family and friends enjoyed the numerous meals and desserts that she selflessly made for them, and she was known for bringing her baked goods to community meetings, doctors’ appointments, and to anyone who enjoyed sweets.  Natalie was charismatic; a beacon of light. Her generosity, kind spirit, and warm and charming nature was felt by everyone who knew her. She was surrounded by love and gave it back ten fold.

Her parents were Paulina Tolpa and Edward Cerveny.  She is pre-deceased by her late husband, William Makepeace Atwood. She is survived by her two sisters Elaine Kelley and Janet O’Brien of Westfield, and her brother Edward Cerveny of Key Largo, Florida.  She has a daughter Susan Atwood Gilmore and late husband Benjamin Gilmore of Rochester; two sons William Fearing Makepeace Atwood of Wareham, and Paul Edward Atwood and Lois Machado of Mattapoisett, as well as daughter-in-laws Carole Atwood and Cynthia Atwood. She has six grandchildren who loved her dearly, Alison Gilmore Carr, and husband John N. Carr, Abigail Gilmore Anderson, and husband Brian G. Anderson, William Coffey Atwood, Myles Edward Atwood, Keith Paul Atwood and Jillian Jean Atwood.  She adored her four great grandchildren who loved spending time with her, Charlotte Atwood Carr, Lillian Nordstrom Carr, Henry Makepeace Anderson, and Susanna Cerveny Carr, and she had many nieces and nephews.

A memorial service remembrance will be held on Saturday, August 22 at 11:00 a.m. at Wickenden Chapel, Tabor Academy, Spring St., Marion, MA. Burial will be private.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the William Makepeace Atwood Scholarship Fund, c/o Rockland Trust, 2036 Washington Street, Hanover, MA 02339. Arrangements by Chapman, Cole & Gleason Funeral Home, Wareham. For directions and on-line guestbook visit: www.ccgfuneralhome.com

Dorothy “Dot” June Barlow Coykendall, passed away peacefully on July 27, 2015 in Marion where she has lived since 1962.

Dot was born in Longmeadow on October 5, 1919, daughter of Waldo Barlow and Clorinda von Heinrichshofen. After graduating from Emma Willard School, Dot went on to graduate from Connecticut College for Women.

Dot was an avid bicycling enthusiast, photographer, skier, tennis player, and world traveler. Her legacy to her family was to encourage them to lead active, curious, fun loving, and healthy lives. Dot was known for her wit and unfailing sense of humor. She spent winters in California, Hilton Head, South Carolina, and Vero Beach, Florida making lifelong friends wherever she lived. Always ahead of her time, Dot was a steward of the environment and advocate for peace and equality.

Dot cared deeply for her four children and suffered a great loss when her beloved daughter, Nancy Goddard, predeceased her. She is survived by her remaining three children, Robert “Kirk” Coykendall, Carol “Corky” Reed, and Frederick “Rick” Coykendall and their three spouses, Judith Coykendall, William Reed, and Maureen Coykendall. She also leaves behind six grandchildren, Joshua Coykendall and Kristin Gilzean, Sean Goddard, Catherine Coykendall, Caroline Johnson, and William Coykendall. Dot was delighted to have four great grandchildren, Grace Marion Coykendall, Evan Kai Gilzean, Joseph Richard Johnson, and Jonathan Numrungroad. Her nieces and nephews were very important to her as well.

A memorial service will take place Saturday, October 3, 2015 at 11 am at the First Congregational Church of Marion, 28 Main Street, Marion, MA.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Dot’s memory may be made to the First Congregational Church, P.O. Box 326, Marion, MA 02738. Arrangements by Chapman, Cole & Gleason Funeral Home, Wareham. For directions and on-line guestbook visit: www.ccgfuneralhome.com