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Obituaries June 30, 2005
Evangeline (Crocker) Berry of Oak Bluffs died Tuesday, June 21. She was a resident in Windemere Nursing and Rehabilitation Center since August 2000 where she played the piano and was the only person the resident parrot didn’t bite. She was born in Worcester on August 31, 1905 the daughter of Frederick I. Crocker and Nellie Chamberlain. As a young girl she and her parents visited Martha’s Vineyard from 1910 until 1924 when she married Joseph Stanley Berry. They lived in Winthrop for many years. In 1970 they bought a summer cottage in the Oak Bluffs Campgrounds which they visited until 1978 when they moved to the Vineyard year-round. Joseph Berry died in 1990. Evangeline graduated from Winthrop High School and went on to night classes at Northeastern University and Boston University. She worked in the credit department of Jordan Marsh in Boston and was a loan officer for the Boston Five Cents Savings Bank for 10 years. She had also worked for Rackman, Sawyer and Brewster Law Office, also in Boston, as a legal secretary. Evangeline was a member of the Trinity United Methodist Church in Oak Bluffs as well as in Winthrop. She was a member of the Women’s Society and taught Sunday school in Winthrop and was a chairperson of several committees of the Women’s Society in Oak Bluffs. At the age of 80 she was baptized Catholic in St. Augustine’s Church and played the organ there for 10 years. She was a 50-year member and Star Point of the Order of the Eastern Star of the Winthrop and Oak Bluffs Chapters and she was also the Worthy Matron, organist, and chaplain. She volunteered with the American Red Cross during World War II as a nurse’s aide. She is survived by one son, Joseph S. Berry, Jr. of Cape Coral, Fla. and three daughters, Beverly Becker of Onset, Lila Berry of Exeter, N.H., and Evangeline Cathcart of Windsor, Conn. She also leaves 13 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren; a sister, Gwendolyn Downey of Oak Bluffs; and many nieces and nephews. Her brother, George Clayton Crocker, and her sister-in-law, Madeline Crocker, pre-deceased her. Evangeline’s funeral is private. A memorial service will be held at the Trinity United Methodist Church in the Campgrounds on Saturday, August 27 in celebration of her 100th year of life. Donations may be made in her memory to Hospice of Martha’s Vineyard, P.O. Box 2549, Oak Bluffs, MA 02557. Arrangements are under the care of the Chapman, Cole & Gleason Funeral Home, Edgartown-Vineyard Haven Road, Oak Bluffs. Visit www.ccgfuneralhome.com for online guest book and information.
Margery (Gerathy) Casey, 78, of Vineyard Haven died peacefully at home on June 24 surrounded by her family. She lived in Bridgeport, Conn., for 50 years before moving to Martha’s Vineyard in 1994. She raised her own six children and was second mother to many others. She loved and was loved by children of all ages. For many years she volunteered at Bridgeport Healthcare working with young adults who were faced with special mental or physical challenges. Marge is survived by John, her husband of almost 59 years; and her children and their spouses, Janice Casey and her partner, Rita Brown of Edgartown, John and Mary Ellen Casey of Vineyard Haven, Nancy and Tom Barlosky of Vineyard Haven, Patty and Howie Horvath of West Haven, Conn., Margie and Valdemar Pires of West Tisbury and Jerry and Melissa Casey of Shelton, Conn. She was loved and cherished by her 16 grandchildren – Erin, Ryan, Trevor, Leah, Cassandra, Ashley, Tyrone, Lauren, John, Jake, Carly, Valene, Emily, Riley, Nolan and Keegan. She is also survived by her sister, Dorothy, and her brothers Carroll, Don, and George. She was predeceased by her brothers Hank, Joe, and Jerry. She’s happy to be Home, but she’ll be missed by all of us each and every day. Her funeral service was held in the Chapman, Cole & Gleason Funeral Home on June 28. Burial followed in the Oak Grove Cemetery, Vineyard Haven. A celebration of her life will be held at the New Life Assembly, Hedgehog Road, Trumbull, Conn., on Thursday, June 30. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to Hospice of Martha’s Vineyard, P.O. Box 2549, Oak Bluffs, MA 02557. Earle K. Radford Earle K. Radford of Kansas City, Mo. and Chappaquiddick died Saturday, June 25 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. He was 86. He was the owner of the Edgartown Inn. He was the father of Tim Radford of Bluemont, Va., and Michele Anne Radford of Oakland, Calif., and brother of Eleanor Radford Walters of Missouri and Louise Radford Denegre of Virginia. His funeral service will be private and a full obituary will appear in a later edition of The Times. Donations may be made in his memory to a charity of one’s choice. Arrangements are under the care of the Chapman, Cole & Gleason Funeral Home, Edgartown-Vineyard Haven Road, Oak Bluffs. Visit www.ccgfuneralhome.com for online guest book. Stuart S. Brown Stuart S. Brown, a retired home improvement contractor, died suddenly on June 20 at his Katama Road home. He was born July 13, 1925 in Brooklyn, N.Y., to Christiana and Willard P. Brown. Growing up in Douglaston and Great Neck, N.Y., Stuart and his brother Bruce and sister Sally spent summers at Oak Beach on Fire Island. He had happy memories of swimming, fishing, and boating and formed a love and appreciation of all things nautical during this time. April 1943 found a skinny enlistee at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Ill. In 2004, his grand-nephew became an instructor there. The friendly family physician “passed” Stuart on his naval entrance physical, but further examinations revealed a heart murmur, which prevented him from serving in the submarine service. After training, he was sent to Pearl Harbor. It was there that he raised his hand and volunteered in response to the question “ Can anyone handle a small boat?” His duty was to pilot the launch that ferried the Executive officer and other officers about the harbor. There was still a film of oil on the harbor surface, which made handling the lines dirty work and made keeping those navy whites spotless difficult. He served as a torpedo man on the USS Cabot (CVL 28), a light aircraft carrier, and saw action in the Pacific Theatre. He was on board during the Asiatic Pacific Raid, Hollandia, Marianas, Western Carolinas and Leyete Operations. His general quarters station was the after blister tub which hung below the flight deck. He never forgot the excitement of being so close to the take off and landing of the planes. In recent years, Stuart became a member of the USS Cabot Association and he and Susan attended several reunions. Friendships were renewed between four of the original eight members of the Torpedo Gang. In 1946, he entered Defiance College, Ohio, and in 1950, he was graduated from Adelphi University in New York. He married Marilyn J. McCrossin that year. They became the parents of Stuart, Jr., Barbara (BB), Douglas, and Diane. With their young family, they moved to Smithtown where Stuart and the children formed friendships that continue today. Marilyn died in 1959. During this time Stuart’s work experience included shipyard and aircraft work and selling Cutco Cutlery. He began a 20-year career with Dun & Bradstreet, Commercial Collection Division, with a sales territory that included part of Queens, all of Nassau and Suffolk Counties on Long Island, N.Y. While living in Sayville, he became assistant sales manager of the CCD Division in New York City. It was there that he met his future wife, Susan Aylward of Edgartown. In 1969, he became Sales Manager of the Boston Office of Dun & Bradstreet. Stuart and Susan were married on July 11, 1970 in Edgartown. After the reception, the bridal party went swimming at Bend in the Road Beach. After honeymoon cruises on the Shenandoah and the Bremen, Stuart and Susan lived in Brookline. The lure of Island living on the then-quiet Martha’s Vineyard proved to be irresistible and in 1972, they moved to their Katama Road home. Stuart traded a suit, tie and briefcase for overalls, nail apron, and a hammer holster. He apprenticed under Anthony S. (Tony) Duarte at Herring Creek Farm. Employment at Burnham & Magnuson gave him the opportunity to know the Island and work in many beautiful locations. The jolly upbeat crew with their practical jokes was a bonus. Utilizing his sales skills, he established his own business, Island Insulation Co, which he operated for 20 years. As a home improvement contractor, he provided blown-in insulation, vinyl siding, replacement windows, and storm doors. He was affiliated with Harvey Industries of Waltham. He was also the Island agent for Terminix Pest Control and Boston Lightning Rod Co. Careful attention to detail and respect for his customers became his hallmark. He treated your house as if it was his own. Every customer was his friend. His family grew again with the births of a daughter, Cleveland, and a son, Gordon. He was proud of the remodeling and landscape improvements made at his home over a 35-year marriage. His political acumen was gained by years of close reading and study. Political discussions with him were calm and reasoned. He considered Edgartown to be a well-run town and would write to various town departments complimenting them on their work. He served a term on the Financial Advisory Board. After retiring, Stuart and Susan enjoyed quiet summers in Maine and Prince Edward Island, Canada, and warm winters in Long Key, Fla., where they established many new friendships. “The Island Vagabonds” was the nickname for Stuart and Susan as they made their seasonal journeys along the Atlantic seaboard. Stuart penned newsletters which detailed their adventures. Retirement also brought the opportunity to re-establish friendships with Great Neck High School classmates. He and Susan attended several reunions, including the 50th reunion in Washington, D.C. Stuart’s senior class trip had been cancelled due to the war. Each spring he organized a lunch meeting with former Dun & Bradstreet colleagues. A considerate and ethical man, Stuart cherished the friendships made through his social activities and business associations. His wife Susan survives him, as do daughters, Barbara Wolf of Foxboro, Diane Batley of Thomaston, Me., Cleveland Brown of Edgartown and Greenwich Conn., sons Douglas of Portland, Me., and Gordon of Edgartown. Also surviving are his sister Sally Case of Wilmington, N.C. and a half sister, Nancie Gordon of Passaic, N.J. He is survived by eight grandchildren. His son Stuart, Jr., brother Bruce and half-brother Willard predeceased him. A memorial service will be held at 11 am, Wednesday, July 13, at the Edgartown Methodist Church (The Old Whaling Church). The big band music he so enjoyed will be played. Stuart and his family truly appreciated that modem medicine had twice saved his life. He wrote thank-you letters to his physicians and sent them his Island Vagabonds newsletters. He was a graduate of the first Cardiac Rehabilitation Class at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. He was an organ donor. Please honor his memory by donating to Edgartown Firemen’s Association, Medical Equipment Fund, P.O. Box 1064, Edgartown MA 02539. Ivy M. Marcella Ivy Maris Marcella of Edgartown died June 21 in Vermont. She is lovingly survived by her parents, Amarylis Cindy Douglas of Edgartown and Gregory Marcella of West Tisbury; her sister, Sage Ashley Marcella of Portland, Ore., and her brother, Chase Marcella of Edgartown; and her paternal grandparents, William F. and Virginia C. Marcella of Vero Beach, Fla. Visitation in the Chapman, Cole & Gleason Funeral Home, Edgartown-Vineyard Haven Road, Oak Bluffs on Saturday, July 2 from 5 pm to 8 pm. Her memorial Mass will be celebrated in St. Elizabeth’s Church, Edgartown on Sunday, July 3 at 1 pm. Burial of her cremated remains will follow in the West Tisbury Cemetery, State Road, West Tisbury. |
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