Obituaries
July
28, 2005
Leigh C. Carroll, Jr.
Leigh C. Carroll, Jr., of Oak Bluffs died unexpectedly at the age of 34 on July 19. An investigation is taking place to determine the cause of death.
Leigh was born on December 16, 1970 in Oak Bluffs to Peggy and Leigh Carroll, Sr., of Vineyard Haven. His mother Peggy died on May 5.
Leigh grew up on the Vineyard and was involved with the youth hockey, baseball, and soccer programs. He excelled as an athlete and always enjoyed being part of the team. As a star hockey player he wanted to advance his skills in the game and attended Lawrence Academy in Groton, Mass. After graduating from Lawrence Academy in 1990 he attended Elmira College in Elmira, N.Y. He then spent time exploring different parts of the country before returning back to his home in Vineyard Haven. Leigh was employed by Carroll’s Moving & Storage in Vineyard Haven and will be greatly missed by those he saw from day to day.
Besides his father, he leaves his maternal grandmother, Esther Cummens of Naples, Fla.; his brothers Greg Carroll of Edgartown, Scott Carroll of Long Branch, N.J., and Marc Street of Oak Bluffs and Wellington, Fla.: his sisters, Holly (Carroll) Bruguiere of Edgartown and Megan Carroll of Vineyard Haven. He also leaves four nephews, four nieces, and many aunts, uncles, and cousins. Leigh was also predeceased by his brother, Randy Carroll of Newton Upper Falls; his maternal grandfather, W. Chester Cummens of Naples, Fla., and his paternal grandparents, William and Alexandra Carroll of Vineyard Haven.
A funeral mass was held on June 25 in St. Augustine’s Church. Donations may be made in his memory to the Fellowship Health Resources, Inc., P.O. Box 1051, 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.
Josephine F. Hehre
Josephine Frances (Carvill) Hehre died peacefully on July 23 at Windemere Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Oak Bluffs following a brief illness. A former resident of Oak Bluffs and Tisbury, “Jo” resided at Windemere for the past two years. She was the daughter of Joseph Francis and Muriel Smith Carvill and the beloved wife of Frederick William Hehre, Jr., M.D., who predeceased her in 1980.
Jo was born in Bath, Maine on Sept. 7, 1921 and as a young girl lived in Virginia and Texas where her father, a marine architect, worked for the Texas Oil Company and designed the Texaco Star and the “T” logo. She graduated from Montclair High School in New Jersey in 1939. She went on to the Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing and continued with her education at Columbia University, receiving her bachelor of science degree in nursing education in 1947. Between 1942 and 1949 she worked at the Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center as head nurse and medical supervisor, and it was here where Jo met Dr. Frederick Hehre. They were married in 1947.
Music was always an integral part of her life. Josephine was a two-time all-state band member at Montclair High School, first chair violinist in the orchestra, and a recipient of academic honors in her senior year. Mrs. Hehre continued her musical interests in New York, regularly playing string quartets with Virginia Apgar in the “None-Such” group.
In New Haven, Conn., between 1956 and 1975, she was a member of the New Haven Chorale, the early music program at Yale University. She was also a violinist and choir member of St. Thomas Episcopal Church. As a member of St. Thomas’s, she served on the alter guild and was a member of the American Association of University Women at Yale, as well as a volunteer for the Red Cross. Her deepest musical interest lay in recorder music, instruments and early baroque music. She became a certified American Recorder Society member and teacher in 1971, and held that credential for more than 20 years.
Mrs. Hehre was first introduced to the Vineyard in 1946 by her husband, who had been summering on the Island since the 1930s. In 1959, the Hehres purchased their Eastville Beach home where they enjoyed many summers with their children, neighbors, and friends. During the year Jo taught recorder students in her home as well as at the Chilmark Community Center for 10 years.
Jo established her year-round Vineyard residency in 1981 following the unexpected death of Dr. Hehre in 1980. For 21 years she lived on Winyah Lane in Tisbury, remaining active in numerous Island organizations. She was a member of the West Tisbury Congregational Church choir and bell choir, a founding member of the Island Consort, a former vice-president of the Martha’s Vineyard Garden Club, the Want-To-Know Club, and a member of the Oriental Chapter of the Eastern Star in Oak Bluffs. She was also an operating room volunteer at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital, a trustee emeritus of Trinity Episcopal Church in Oak Bluffs, and she served on the board of directors of the Vineyard Nursing Association.
A devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, Mrs. Hehre was predeceased by her husband, her son Frederick William Hehre III, and grandson Christopher Scott Slocum. She is survived by her daughter, Carol Hehre Slocum and her son, Richard Carvill Hehre, as well as grandchildren Benjamin Townsend Slocum, Jessica Elisabeth Slocum, Allison Carvill Van Glahn Slocum, Pamela Hale Vernick, Rachel Elizabeth Hehre, Victoria Stedman Hehre, Margretta Carol Hehre, Eleanor Josephine Hehre and Frederick William “Ned” Hehre IV.
A memorial service was held on July 30 in the Trinity Episcopal Church, Ocean Ave., Oak Bluffs. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Vineyard Nursing Association, P.O. Box 2568, Oak Bluffs, MA 02557 or to the Trinity Episcopal Church, P.O. Box 2147, 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.
Flavia W. Stutz
Flavia Wagner Stutz died on July 24 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Flavia was devoted to the town of Gay Head, now Aquinnah, where she lived year- round since 1975 after summering there since 1958. She was born in Ames, Iowa in 1925, daughter of a professor who later taught at Cornell University and the University of Virginia. Flavia met her future husband, Robert Stutz, while both attended Cornell University. They married in 1949 and had three children, Michael, and identical twins, Heidi and Cynthia. Robert became a professor of labor relations at the University of Connecticut in Storrs where he and Flavia raised the children, spending their summers in Gay Head.
The family traveled extensively, touring Europe for three months by Volkswagon bus and ocean liner in 1964, and living for 18 months in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 1966 to 1967 where Robert taught at the university and Flavia organized safaris and a return trip home through the Far East. From 1970 to 1971 they lived in Geneva, Switzerland while Robert was on sabbatical to study European labor issues.
After Robert retired from the university in 1975, he and Flavia moved to Gay Head to live year-round. There, Flavia served on the planning board for about 28 years, from 1976 to 2004, working to retain the rural character of the town that she loved. She and Robert were among the founders of the Gay Head Taxpayers Association that defended the town against the Indian land claim and negotiated the settlement of those claims. After their children grew up, Flavia and Robert continued to travel around the world with close friends until Robert’s death in 1998. Since then, Flavia and Camille Rose were inseparable friends.
Flavia had a lively intellect. She was an avid reader, bridge player, observer of local and national politics, and a life-long democrat. Her empathy and humor made her many friends. She loved to spend time at the beach and in the ocean. She had a positive outlook on the world and the integrity to speak the truth. She leaves her three children, Michael Stutz, Heidi Stutz, and Cynthia Craig, her son-in-law Kevin Craig, and two grandchildren, Zack and Tucker Craig.
She will be buried privately by her family in the Gay Head cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please contribute to the Vineyard Conservation Society, P.O. Box 2189, Vineyard Haven, MA 02568 or to the Island EMT’s.
William Vanderhoop
William D. Vanderhoop, a well-known resident of Aquinnah, died at his up-Island home on Saturday, July 30. His funeral service was held on Tuesday, followed by a burial in the Gay Head Cemetery.
A full obituary will appear in The Times at a later date.
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