Obituaries
Published: 2011-06-23
Margaret Ann Skogstrom of Plymouth and Oak Bluffs died peacefully on May 18 at age 71.
A Memorial Mass will be held for L. Robert Fullem of Oak Bluffs, who died on February 7 at the age of 83, in Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, Massasoit Ave., Oak Bluffs on Saturday, June 1, at 11 am. Arrangements are under the care of the Chapman, Cole & Gleason in Oak Bluffs. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Farm Neck Foundation, P.O. Box 1656, Oak Bluffs, MA 02557 or the Animal Shelter of Martha's Vineyard, P.O. Box 1829, Edgartown, MA 02539. Please visit www.ccgfuneralhome.com for online guest book.
Wilbur Earl Dean, 70, of Punta Gorda, Florida, and formerly of Oak Bluffs died on May 12 in Florida.
James Flight Alley died May 15 in West Tisbury, the town he loved and where he was a model of a successful small-town businessman and politician. His burial will be Friday at 11 am at the West Tisbury cemetery on State Road. A gathering will be held in September (on a day and time to be announced) to remember Jim and tell stories about his colorful life.
Beatrice L. Pacheco of Vineyard Haven died peacefully in her sleep at the Windemere Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Oak Bluffs on May 20, 2013. She was 90 years young.
Emory Alan Francis, 70, died at his Aquinnah home on Monday, May 20, 2013.
Joyce May Hobby, 72, of Oak Bluffs died at Martha's Vineyard Hospital on Friday, May 10, 2013.
Ethel Langmeyer Marsh of Oak Bluffs, wife of the late Robert E. Marsh, died peacefully February 26, 2013 at home. She was 91.
Henry O. Burt of Vineyard Haven died at the South Shore Hospital in Weymouth on May 8, 2013. He was 85 years old.
Patricia "Patty" Fuller Mann-Sherman died on April 3, 2013 at her home in Falmouth. She was 87.
James F. Alley, 81, of West Tisbury died on Wednesday, May 15, 2013. He was the husband of Ann Bassett.
Frank E. (Ellsworth) Elliott of Vineyard Haven and Venice, Florida, died peacefully at his home on Sunday morning, April 28, 2013 after a 12-year struggle with the complications of Parkinson's disease. He was 82.
Antone H. Rezendes Sr., a longtime resident of West Tisbury, died on April 18, 2013 at the age of 94.
John (Jack) A. Howland, 88, died at The Royal Nursing Home in Falmouth on Sunday, May 5. The cause was chronic respiratory problems.
Yvonne M. "Pebbles" Ponte died on April 25, 2013 at Martha's Vineyard Hospital. She was 40.
Henry O. Burt, 85, of Vineyard Haven died on Wednesday, May 8, at the South Shore Hospital in Weymouth.
Rupert H. Robinson, 87, of the Campground in Oak Bluffs died on Wednesday, May 8, at Windemere Nursing Home in Oak Bluffs. He was the husband, for 65 years, of Eileen Robinson.
Services Saturday for Yvonne "Pebbles" Ponte
Yvonne "Pebbles" Ponte of Vineyard Haven died at Martha's Vineyard Hospital on Thursday, April 25. She was 40.
Paul A. Strauss died at the Martha's Vineyard Hospital on April 25, 2013. He was 86 and was the husband of Marion (Johnson) Strauss for 64 years.
Constance "Connie" H. (Hilton) Gerard
Constance "Connie" H. (Hilton) Gerard, a longtime resident of Marshfield, died on April 21. She was 77.
Dorothy Kenney Bangs died on April 25, 2013 at the age of 88.
Barbara Ann Morrison, mother, crafter, community volunteer, and a businesswoman who willingly mentored others, died suddenly at her Oak Bluffs home on Saturday, April 27. She was 79.
Marjorie Elizabeth Grimmett, 92, of Fayetteville, Georgia, died on April 16, 2013.
Edward Southwick Child, 91, of West Tisbury died at McCarthy Care Center, Sandwich on April 29, 2013. He was the husband of Barbara (Cottle) Child.
Brian "Boofa" Ferreira of Lodi, N.Y., died suddenly on April 26. He was 61.
Michelle Rae Davis, 14, a beautiful, living, breathing angel, died peacefully on Tuesday, April 23, 2013.
Almir Lages, 57, of Vineyard Haven died on Thursday evening at Martha's Vineyard Hospital. He was a landscape designer for Donaroma's Nursery.
Antone H. Rezendes Sr., 94, of West Tisbury died on Thursday, April 18, 2013, at Martha's Vineyard Hospital. He was predeceased by his wife, Gertrude (Amaral) Rezendes.
Ann Owens Thomas, 82, died peacefully surrounded by her family at Arlington Memorial Hospital in Virginia on April 19, 2013.
Grace Mahaffey Rouse of West Tisbury died with her family at her side on April 17 at Mass General Hospital in Boston. She was 60.
Pamela M. Purdy died on Saturday, April 20, 2013, after losing a brief and hard-fought battle with complications arising from influenza. Pam had just celebrated her 51st birthday.
Harold Graham Dripps, of Gladwyne, Penn., and East Chop, died unexpectedly on April 17, 2013, after a brief three-week illness. He was two months shy of his 93rd birthday.
Jane C. Santos, 79, of Hallowell, Maine, died on Monday morning, April 22, 2013 at the Maine General Medical Center in Augusta.
Memorial service May 11 for Michelle R. Davis
Updated 10 am, Monday, April 29
Alice Elizabeth (Martin) Rose passed away unexpectedly on April 3 at Martha's Vineyard Hospital, surrounded by the love and presence of her family. She was 102.
Services Saturday for Oliver H. "Johnny Seaview" Perry
Friends and family of Oliver Hazard Perry, best known on Martha's Vineyard as "Johnny Seaview," will remember the man who had a song and a story for every occasion at a 10 am mass on Saturday, April 27, at Our Lady Star of the Sea Church on Massasoit Avenue in Oak Bluffs.
Marjorie E. (Santos) Grimmett of Vineyard Haven died on April 16 in Fayetteville, Georgia. She was 92.
Services Monday for Alice E. Rose
Alice E. Rose, 102, of Oak Bluffs died unexpectedly on Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at the Martha's Vineyard Hospital.
Emily Huntington Rose of Vineyard Haven passed away peacefully at Martha's Vineyard Hospital on Wednesday, April 3, 2013.
Patricia "Patty" Fuller Mann-Sherman
Patricia "Patty" Fuller Mann-Sherman died on April 3, 2013 at her home in Falmouth. She was 87.
Robert H. Corr Memorial Service
A memorial service for Robert Howard Corr, 85, of Vineyard Haven who died on February 28, 2013, will be held on Saturday, April 13, at 12:30 pm in St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, North Summer Street, Edgartown. At Bob's request, the Reverend Richard Fenn will officiate.
Jane Searle (Jane Margaret Ritenbaugh) died of an unexpected heart attack on March 30 at Mass General Hospital, surrounded by family. She was 93.
Arthur Anthony Perry, 71, formerly of Oak Bluffs, died on December 6, 2012 in Reno, Nevada, after a courageous battle with bladder cancer. The dedicated physicians and nurses at the Reno Veterans Hospital cared for Arthur.
Michael J. Syslo Life Celebration
A potluck celebration of the life of Michael Syslo of Chilmark will be held on Sunday, April 14, at the Chilmark Community Center from 2 to 5 pm. Michael died on January 29.
Andrew John Farrissey died peacefully on Sunday, April 7, surrounded by his family. He was 83.
A graveside service for Karen Ann Deitrick, 68, of Cape Coral, Fla., and formerly of Oak Bluffs will be held at 11 am on Saturday, April 20, at the Oak Grove Cemetery, Pacific Ave, Oak Bluffs with Rev. Michael Nagle officiating. She died on February 7, 2013.
Patricia Boisvert Luce Wyatt, 69 years young, died peacefully Monday, April 8, 2013, at Falmouth Hospital as a result of complications from cancer. A longtime Island resident, she died while being held in the arms of her beloved husband, Marvin "Buddy" Wyatt.
Eleanor F. Cummings of Boston and formerly of West Tisbury died at Massachusetts General Hospital on Tuesday April 2, 2013. She was 81.
Todd Follansbee Life Celebration
A Celebration of Life for Todd J. Follansbee of West Tisbury will be held on Saturday, April 6, 2013. Todd, life partner of Deborah Mayhew of West Tisbury, died on September 14, 2012 at the age of 61.
On January 16, 2013, beloved husband, father, and grandfather Denis Membreno died peacefully after a short illness at Martha's Vineyard Hospital, surrounded by his wife and children.
Marion Allanbrook, 63, formerly of Martha's Vineyard, died peacefully at her Falmouth home on March 30, 2013.
Jane Searle died Saturday night, just before Easter, of an unexpected heart attack. She was 93.
Jeannette Johnson of Edgartown died on March 21 at Martha's Vineyard Hospital following a short illness. She was 92.
Anthony Lewis, the retired, Pulitzer Prize winning New York Times reporter, columnist, and author who wrote important studies of the Supreme Court and the First Amendment, died on Monday at his home in Cambridge. He was 85.
Leonard G. Fogg III of Edgartown died on March 22 in Massachusetts General Hospital with his family by his side. The cause was a stroke. He was 69.
Memorial service for Elizabeth "Busy" Suppes
There will be a memorial service for Elizabeth R. "Busy" Suppes from 4 to 6 pm on Saturday, April 6, at her home on Lake Tashmoo. Please stop by and share your stories with us about her. She passed away on December 24, 2012, at the age of 97.
Elisha R. Smith, 90, of Vineyard Haven died on Friday, March 22, at home and surrounded by his family.
Services Monday for Priscilla M. Dickson
Priscilla May (West) Dickson, 89, of Vineyard Haven died on Thursday, March 21, 2013 at the Martha's Vineyard Hospital. She was the wife of the late Arthur Byng Dickson.
Linda Marinelli, formerly of Oak Bluffs, died peacefully on January 31, 2013, in Mashpee, where she had been living. She was 81.
Memorial gathering Thursday for Linda Wood
There will be a memorial gathering for Linda Wood at 6:30 pm, Thursday, March 28, at the P-A Club in Oak Bluffs. Linda died on March 28, 2012 at the age of 47.
Theodore Wolf of East Falmouth died on March 12, 2013 after a courageous battle with brain cancer. He was 73.
Lorraine J. (Sullivan) (Kimball) Paul of Bridgewater, died peacefully, surrounded by her loving family, on March 13, 2013. She was 80.
Robert Howard Corr of Vineyard Haven died in Orlando, Florida, after falling while vacationing there with several of his family members. He was 85.
Dana DeGregorio, 53, of Vineyard Haven died on March 16, 2013.
Joseph J. Alconada of West Tisbury and formerly of Stoughton died at Windmere Nursing Home, Oak Bluffs on March 18. He was 83.
William O'Connell of Ft. Myers, Fla., and Oak Bluffs died on February 25. He was 81.
Michael Joseph Syslo, 60, of Chilmark died suddenly at Tobey Hospital in Wareham on Tuesday, January 29, 2013. He suffered a heart attack shortly after teaching a class to new state shellfish officers at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy.
Edward (Eddie) Eugene Belisle, 71, of Edgartown, died on Thursday, February 28, 2013 surrounded by family and friends at Brigham and Women's hospital in Boston. He had courageously battled lung cancer for 18 months.
Robert H. Corr, 85, of Vineyard Haven died at Florida Hospital in Orlando on February 28, 2013.
Betty Jane Scott, 72, of Holliston, died unexpectedly on Sunday, March 3, 2013.
Walter S. Gallant of Oak Bluffs, formerly of Barrington, R.I., died on March 4.
Anna Jonsdottir Krason died unexpectedly on February 11, 2013, in Lake Ridge, Virginia. She was 85.
Ethel Marsh of Oak Bluffs died on February 26, after a long, well-fought fight with cancer. She was 91.
James Joseph Gillis Jr. died unexpectedly on Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at the Martha's Vineyard Hospital. He was 72. Born in Cambridge, he was the eldest son of 12 children of James and Grace Gillis.
Ronald Dworkin, a liberal legal philosopher, died February 14 in London. He was 81 and died of leukemia. Mr. Dworkin was a Chilmark summer resident.
John Miles McSweeney formerly of New York, Greenwich, Connecticut, and Chappaquiddick died Monday, February 11, 2013 on Martha's Vineyard. He was 67.
Norma W . Johnston, a longtime resident of Bridgton, Maine, died on February 10 after a long battle with Alzheimer's Disease. She was 82.
Sergeant Raymond Eric Olendzenski
Sergeant Raymond Eric Olendzenski, beloved son of Celeste (Campana) Polagruto and step-son of Frank Polagruto of West Tisbury, died peacefully and unexpectedly of pneumonia at his home in Washington State on January 1, 2013. He was 44 years old.
L. Robert Fullem died peacefully at his home on Martha's Vineyard on Thursday, Feb. 7, at the age of 83.
Armstrong A. Stambaugh Jr., World War II naval veteran, Harvard Business School instructor, oil company executive, restaurant executive, and a loving and beloved man, died peacefully of respiratory failure on January 27 near his home in Scottsdale, Arizona. He was 92.
Betty Richey Gill, 87, of Oak Bluffs, formerly of Hampstead, N.C., and Mount Carmel, Conn., died peacefully, surrounded by family, at Martha's Vineyard Hospital on January 31.
Services Monday for James A. Gaffney, Sr.
James A. Gaffney of Woodside Village died on Thursday, January 31, 2013 at the Martha's Vineyard Hospital. He was 74.
Michael J. Syslo of Chilmark died suddenly at Tobey Hospital in Wareham on Tuesday, January 29, 2013. He was 60.
Elizabeth Lyle Huberman, a longtime summer resident of Menemsha, died peacefully on January 30 at Pennswood Village in Newtown, Penn., where she had lived for nearly 17 years. She celebrated her 97th birthday last November.
Dorothy Alice Doerr Maxner, mother of Steve Maxner of West Tisbury, died peacefully surrounded by family on December 9, 2012. She was 93.
Geraldine M. Harrold of Oak Bluffs died on February 2, 2013 at Martha's Vineyard Hospital.
Joann Gaspar of Edgartown died on January 15 at the Mass General Hospital. She was 53 and the cause of death was pneumonia.
Walter Pizzano funeral service postponed to Monday
Updated service information
Monday services scheduled for Linda Marinelli, dead at 81
Linda Marinelli, who for years cut a wide swath across the community and political landscape of Oak Bluffs as an outspoken citizen, selectman and member of town school, finance, and health boards, died Thursday, January 31, 2013 in Falmouth. She was 81.
Sheryl Lyn Cunningham, also known through two previous marriages as Sheri Gilpin or Sheri Wright, succumbed to a long-standing illness on February 4, 2012. She was 49.
Nelson W. Potter, 70, of Chilmark, died on January 23, 2013, in Cambridge, after a courageous four-year battle with metastatic prostate cancer. Nelson was cared for at home with the help of Hospice and passed quietly with his wife, Pauline, and their adult children, Corey and Christopher, nearby.
Sylvia Lee (Day) Weiss of Oak Bluffs died on Monday evening, January 28, after a short illness. She was predeceased by her husband, Robert Stoddard Weiss, in December of 2012.
Carol Metcalf Hole, 93, of Vineyard Haven, passed away at her home on January 16 surrounded by her loved ones both physically and spiritually.
Dr. Denis Membreno, retired surgeon, died on Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at the Martha's Vineyard Hospital after a brief illness. He was 81 years of age.
Karen Clough Brussard, 59, died peacefully at her Edgartown home on Thursday, January 17. Karen was born on July 25, 1953, in Englewood, NJ to Peter and Shirley (Petigrue) Clough. She was a graduate of Kent School, Kent CT. After high school, Karen attended University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Katherine Gibbs School, and McGill University. Karen worked for the American Red Cross and in her later years worked at Morning Glory Farm in Edgartown.
Aagot Hinrichsen Cain Stambaugh
Aagot Hinrichsen Cain Stambaugh (Ricki), 85, of Scottsdale, Ariz., died suddenly of a cerebral hemorrhage on January 16, 2013.
Genevieve Montanile, 80, of Tampa, Florida , formerly of Westchester and Rockland Counties, New York, and Martha's Vineyard died peacefully on Tuesday, January 15, after a long illness.
Michael Stiassni, services 11 am, Saturday, Jan. 26
Updated 11:30 am, Friday, Jan. 25
Robert Specht, 90, died in Falmouth, Massachusetts, on Sunday, Jan. 6, the end of a rich and full life. Two of his four children and one of his eight grandchildren were there at the time, representatives of the strong and loving family who were all there in spirit, and whom he and Nancy, his wife of 65 years, had raised together.
Alyce J. Sylvia died on Tuesday, January 8, at Windemere Nursing Home. She was 93. She was the beloved wife of the late James Sylvia.
J. Scott Brockmeyer, 56, died on Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at his home in Vineyard Haven. He battled pancreatic cancer for 18 months like the warrior he was.
Services for Barbara St. Pierre
Services for Barbara St. Pierre of Vineyard Haven who died on January 3, 2013, will be held on at 11 am Saturday, January 19, in the Chapman, Cole & Gleason Funeral Home, Edgartown Road, Oak Bluffs followed by burial in the Oak Grove Cemetery, Vineyard Haven. A visitation will be held on Friday, January 18, from 5 to 7 pm.
Suzanne Bowden Crossland died peacefully at the Martha's Vineyard Hospital on December 24 surrounded by her sons, Kurt Crossland, Mark Crossland, and her daughter-in-law, Bernadette Crossland, after a brief illness. She was 81.
Judi Sunday died on Saturday, January 5, 2013, peacefully at her home. She was 71.
This week the flag at Meadowbrook Farm in West Tisbury flew at half mast, and Christmas lights still glittered on the boxwood beside the barn: tributes to Marjorie Manter Rogers, who died on January 3 in the Martha's Vineyard Hospital at the age of 84. Her family, the Manters, go back 14 generations on the Vineyard.
Mary Virginia Harney of Oak Bluffs died peacefully at Martha's Vineyard Hospital on January 4th. She was 88.
Shirley Cronig Smith of Danbury, Connecticut, and Vineyard Haven died on January 5, 2013, in Danbury. She was 89.
William Raymond Lewis of Edgartown died on January 5, 2013, after a long battle with cancer. He was 64 years old.
Barbara St. Pierre of Vineyard Haven died on January 3, 2013, in Boston following a brief illness. She was 68 years young.
Christine L. Gaskill, 95, died peacefully at Martha's Vineyard Hospital on Thursday, January 3, 2013.
Priscilla M. Magnuson, 84, died peacefully at home surrounded by family on December 19, 2012. Priscilla had been battling serious health challenges far the last few years.
Hope Francis Flanders Bailiff died on January 9 at home in Northampton, in the apartment she shared with her son, David Danielson, and his wife, Deborah Watrous.She was 94.
Curtis E. Boyd of Edgartown died on December 18, 2012, at Martha's Vineyard Hospital. He was 81.
Pamela Devereaux Clift of Sandwich and Vineyard Haven died on December 18, 2012. She was 64.
Elizabeth Robinette Suppes of Vineyard Haven, died peacefully at her home on the evening of December 24. She was 97.
Jeanette M. Wells, 69, of Oak Bluffs died on December 30 at Massachusetts General Hospital after battling health challenges for years.
Timothy Carroll Sullivan Jr. of Rye Beach, New Hampshire, died suddenly on Wednesday, December 12, at his home. He was 73.
Gray Mac W Bryan Jr. may have died on December 29, 2012 at Martha's Vineyard Hospital, but his spirit did not. After all, he died just as the sun was rising.
On December 31, 2012, following a long illness, Freda Belain Rocker died peacefully at her Boston home surrounded by family she loved, including her great-granddaughter, Alaysha Bedell, her special caregiver during her final days. She was 87.
R. Scott Graupner of Oak Bluffs died Thursday morning, December 27, after suffering a massive heart attack at his home. He was 60.
Suzanne Bowden Crossland died peacefully at the Martha's Vineyard Hospital on December 24 surrounded by her sons, Kurt Crossland and Mark Crossland, and her daughter-in-law, Bernadette Crossland, after a brief illness. She was 81.
Asna Fisher Aronie, 98, died on November 13, 2012.
Evelyn F. Thomas of Port Charlotte, Fla., and formerly of Vineyard Haven died on Sunday December 9, 2012. She was 95.
Curtis E. Boyd of Edgartown died on December 18 at Martha's Vineyard Hospital. He was 81.
Marie J. Weber, 87, of South Street in Edgartown died peacefully on December 18, 2012 at Longhill in Edgartown.
Priscilla M. Magnuson, 84, died peacefully on December 19, 2012 at her home on Cooke Street in Edgartown.
Oliver H. "Johnny Seaview" Perry died on 12-12-12
Oliver Hazard Perry, best known on Martha's Vineyard as "Johnny Seaview," a man with a song and a story for every occasion who spontaneously dispensed flowers to ladies he came across from a bouquet he often gathered with the same free spirit that marked his life, died on December 12, 2012, in the Glen Ridge Nursing Center in Malden, where he had spent the last months of his life battling cancer. He was 84.
Robert Stoddard Weiss died on December 3 peacefully at his home in Oak Bluffs after a battle with Lou Gehrig's disease. He was 81 years of age.
Gloria Lorraine Mason, 83, of Oak Bluffs died December 4, 2012 at Martha's Vineyard Hospital after a short illness. Gloria, a full-time Island resident since 1990, began her association with the Vineyard in 1949, as the future wife of Raymond L. Mason, a summer resident.
Arthur Anthony Perry of Reno, Nevada, died on December 6. He was 71.
Danielle L. Miller-Kiley, 38, died on Friday, December 7, in Buffalo, New York.
Charles Frederick Waters III, a resident of Plymouth, died on Sunday, December 9, 2012. He was 63 years old.
Joseph B. Gonsalves Jr. of Fairhaven and Oak Bluffs died unexpectedly on Tuesday, December 11, at St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford. He was 77.
Anna Mary Hagerty died at her home of the last four years in Fredericksburg, Virginia, on November 20, 2012, 45 years to the day after her son Billy was killed in Vietnam. She was 96.
Jean M. Joseph (née Morse) died on November 30, 2012, six days short of her 89th birthday.
Captain George E. Thibault Jr. of Alexandria, Virginia, and Edgartown died in Alexandria on November 4, 2012, after a short illness. He was 79.
Peter George Valentzas, 89, of Oak Bluffs and formerly of Worcester, died on Saturday, Nov. 24, at Martha's Vineyard Hospital after a brief illness, with his loving family by his side.
Benedict Paul of New Haven, Connecticut, died peacefully on November 8, 2012 surrounded by loved ones at his West Tisbury home. He was 91
Shirley Ruth Pachico died peacefully at her home in Oak Bluffs on Sunday November 18, 2012. She was 81.
Alba D. (Quaglia) "Mimi" Sobiski of Manchester, Conn., died on Friday, Nov. 16, at St. Francis Hospital in Hartford. She was 87.
Dr. Joseph E. Murray of Wellesley and Chappaquiddick died on Monday, Nov. 26, in Boston. He was 93.
Nancy Muir Pearce of Old Lyme, Connecticut, Edgartown, and New York died on November 9.
Ralph C. Case II, of Edgartown died unexpectedly on Thursday, November 15, 2012.
Martin K. (Ken) Gerstmar died at the age of 83 at The Henrietta Brewer House on October 15, 2012, with his wife and family by his side.
Shirley R. Pachico, owner of the Ritz Café, died peacefully on Sunday, November 18, 2012 at her home in Oak Bluffs. She was 81 years of age.
Samuel Thaxter (Sam) Parks of Scarborough, Maine, died unexpectedly on Saturday, November 17, 2012 in Portland, Maine. He was 90.
Diane Staruk Phillips died on November 10 at her home in Parrottsville, Tenn., with her husband, Charles Phillips, and her sister-in-law Nancy Shea by her side. She was 63. After a courageous, 17-month battle with breast cancer, she died as she lived her life, with dignity and grace.
Robert (Bob) Hawksworth Hughes died peacefully in his sleep on November 2, 2012. He was 98.
Frances Root Eareckson, formerly of Southampton, New York, died at her home in Coronado, California, on November 1. She was 93.
Janet Skora Brooks of Oak Bluffs died peacefully at her family's home in Goffstown, N.H., on November 3rd. She was 60.
Corinne LeBovit died peacefully at home on November 1. She lived in Gay Head, Aquinnah, with her daughter Elise.
Alberta (Sylvia) Rose, affectionately known as Betty by all, died at her home in Oak Bluffs on October 30, surrounded by the love and the presence of her family. She was the matriarch of her Rose family. She was 94.
A memorial service for Dede Hagen will be held on Saturday, November 10, at 1 pm at the First Congregational Church of West Tisbury. Dede died on September 14.
Rosamond Camara Santos, age 98, known to her family and friends as Roddy, died at the Martha's Vineyard Hospital on September 20, 2012 following complications after surgery to repair a broken hip.
James L. Klingensmith, 86, died on November 3, 2012, at his home in Edgartown with his wife, Jane Klingensmith, by his side.
Alberta Ruth "Betty" (Sylvia) Rose died peacefully at her home in Oak Bluffs on Tuesday morning, October 30, surrounded by the love and the presence of her family. She was 94.
Mary S. Zielinski of Oak Bluffs died on Friday, October 26. She was 95.
Barbara L. (Case) Forend, 82, of Onset, died October 20, 2012 in the Royal Cape Cod Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Buzzards Bay. She was the widow of the late Gilbert A. Forend and the daughter of the late Edward F. and Dorothy (Davenport) Case.
Herbert Mortimer ("Peter") Temple III of Millis, an actor, producer/director, management consultant, farmer and longtime Vineyard visitor, died at his Bogastow Farm home on October 19, 2012, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was 91.
Patricia Faust Sayre of Vineyard Haven died on October 4, 2012, in Boston following a brief illness at Martha's Vineyard Hospital. She was 75.
Jerome Ornstein, 79, died in the early hours of October 2 when a full moon and balmy breeze gently escorted him from his loving family and his devoted caregivers at Windemere. Shedding the burdens of diabetes and Parkinson's, then softly drawing his last earthly breath, he gently and comfortably sailed on ahead, ready to cast his line into eternity's most secretive fishing spot.
A memorial service for Arthur P. Silvia will be held at 2 pm on Saturday, October 20, at the chapel at Windemere Rehabilitation Center at Martha's Vineyard Hospital. Mr. Silvia died on September 13 at the age of 88. His obituary appeared in the October 4 issue of The Times.
Caroline M. "Lin" DeYoung of Edgartown died at Windemere Nursing facility at the Martha's Vineyard Hospital on Monday, October 15, 2012. She was 71.
Family and friends of Doris West Nevin, late of Chilmark, will gather at 11 am this Saturday to inter her ashes in the Edgartown new cemetery (5th Avenue). Ms. Nevin died on May 13, 2011, at the age of 92.
Martin Kenneth Gerstmar, 83, of West Tisbury died at the Henrietta Brewer House in Vineyard Haven on Monday, October 15, 2012.
James M. Beckman he died at his home in Edgartown on October 2, 2012. He was 66.
Suzanne M. St. André, formerly of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, died on September 20, 2012 at her home in West Tisbury, where she had lived for the past 24 years. She was 91.
Ruth B. King, 91, of Vineyard Haven died on October 3, 2012 at Windemere Nursing Home after a brief period of illness.
Raymond E. Franklin, 89, of Vineyard Haven died peacefully on Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012 at the Martha's Vineyard Hospital.
William "Billy" Sweeney, 60, of Oak Bluffs, and formerly of West Tisbury and Medford, died on August 30 in Boston.
Michael A. Renahan of Chilmark and formerly of Mattapoisett died Friday, September 28, 2012, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was 69.
Dorothy Downing ("Dede") Hagen of Lambert's Cove Road in Vineyard Haven died peacefully at home, with her children and husband by her side in the early morning hours of September 14, 2012. She was 48. Defying doctors expectations, she valiantly battled cancer for five years.
John William Waller died at the age of 67 on October 1, 2011. He was a native of Edgartown and lived in Culpeper, Virginia, for the past 14 years.
The Reverend Canon John Burroughs Luce, retired Canon Residentiary of The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine, died on 17 September 2012 after a long illness at Amsterdam House in New York City where he had been in residence for the past year. He was 82.
Todd J. Follansbee, life partner of Deborah Mayhew, died suddenly and unexpectedly on Friday, September 14, 2012 at home in West Tisbury. He was 61 years old.
Robert A. Osmers, 91, of Bayside, N.Y., died peacefully on September 27, 2012, on Martha's Vineyard.
Brendan David Archibald, 39, of Selbyville, Delaware, died unexpectedly on Friday, September 28, 2012 in Bishopville, Maryland.
Masha P. Mercier, the twenty-one-month-old daughter of Tristan Colbert of Edgartown and Timothy Mercier of Vineyard Haven, died unexpectedly at Martha's Hospital on Thursday, September 27, 2012.
Anthony Puwal Services on Saturday, October 13
Graveside services for Anthony (Tony) Puwal who died on August 6, 2012, at the Martha's Vineyard Hospital will be held on Saturday, October 13, at 10 am in the New Westside Cemetery in Edgartown with military honors provided by the Veterans of Martha's Vineyard.
Arthur P. Silvia, 88, died on Thursday, September 13, at Windemere Nursing and Rehabilitation Center at Martha's Vineyard Hospital.
Charlotte M. Kanavel, 89, of Midland, Michigan, died on Sunday, September 30, 2012, at MidMichigan Stratford Village nursing facility in Midland.
Hilma Ann Dumont of Orlando, Florida, and West Tisbury died in Orlando on September 22, 2012. She was 85.
Lincoln F. Hanson of Vineyard Haven died peacefully on Monday, October 1. He was 92.
James M. Beckman, 66, died on Tuesday evening, October 2, 2012 at his home in Edgartown after a lengthy battle with cancer.
Preston Gray ("P.G.") Harris, 68, died suddenly Tuesday evening, October 2, 2012, at his home in Chilmark, Mass.
Funeral mass Monday for Suzanne M. St. André
Suzanne M. St. André of West Tisbury died Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012 at Martha's Vineyard Hospital. She was 91 and the mother of Suzanne St. André of West Tisbury and grandmother of Matthew and Marina Sharkovitz, also of West Tisbury.
Rosamond C. Santos, 98, of Oak Bluffs died unexpectedly on Thursday, September 20, 2012, at the Martha's Vineyard Hospital. She was predeceased by her husband, Elmer A. Santos, in December of 2005. She was the mother of Kathleen Smith of Chilmark and Stuart Santos of Florida.
Mary Ann (Hollister) Hoxsie, 85, died peacefully with her family by her side at Mercy Medical Center in Springfield on Tuesday, September 18, 2012.
Donald J. Mohr, former chairman of the Martha's Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby and an affable presence along East Beach who was always willing to pass on a fishing tip at a time when most Island fishermen were tight-lipped, died Thursday, September 20, in Georgia, far from the beaches he once called home. He was 89.
Vibeke "Vibs" Andrea Simonsen of Chilmark and Delray Beach, Florida, died peacefully surrounded by her family on September 10, 2012. She was 95.
Margaret Douglas McCarter of Westport died Wednesday, September 12, on Martha's Vineyard. She was 86 years old.
Longtime local artist William Blakesley died on September 17, 2012. He was featured in the June 23, 2011, MV Times on the occasion of his 90th birthday.
Kathleen B. Smith of Coral Gables, Florida, died on Friday, September 7, 2012 at University of Miami Hospital after a four-year battle with Hodgkins Lymphoma and MDS. She was 57.
Dorothy (Dede) Hagen of Vineyard Haven died on Friday, September 14, 2012 at her Lambert's Cove Road home surrounded by her loving family. She was 48.
Tom Hale, artful shipyard owner, dead at 87
Tom Hale, a life-long sailor, designer of boats large and small, businessman, homebuilder, artist, author and witness to the horrors of World War II, died Sunday. He was 87.
Todd Follansbee of West Tisbury died on September 14, of an aneurysm. A complete obituary will follow in a later edition. A memorial service will be announced later.
Services announced for Mary Ann Hoxsie
Mary Ann Hoxsie died on Tuesday, September 18, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield. She was 85.
James P. Cory, 72, of Boca Grande, Fla., and Tenafly, N.J., died peacefully at home in Tenafly on September 10, 2012. He also maintained a residence in Edgartown.
Jennifer Marie Fiske, 42, of Edgartown died unexpectedly on Sunday, Sept. 2 at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Boston.
Connie McAllister of Oak Bluffs died peacefully early Sunday morning, August 19, at the Martha's Vineyard Hospital after a short stay there. She was the beloved mother of Matthew McAllister of East Greenwich, R.I., and Gwyn McAllister of Oak Bluffs.
Shirley M. McCarthy of Oak Bluffs died at the age of 81 on Saturday, September 8, 2012 at Mass General Hospital. She was the wife of Frederick J. McCarthy, who predeceased her in July of 2002.
Judith Correllus Strimel Celebration of Life
There will be a Memorial Celebration of Life for Judith Correllus Strimel this Saturday, September 15, from 2 to 4 pm. The celebration will take place at the Lagoon Pond home of Michael and Gwyneth Wallace, 258 Newton Avenue, in Oak Bluffs. All are invited.
Shirley Dolores Hamby, 83, Retired Lt. Col, USAF Nurse Corps, died at her home in Katama on 7 September surrounded by family. Shirley, a 30-year Vineyard resident, was born in Mattoon, Illinois, on July 8, 1929, to Kenneth and Lillian Hamby.
Mary Federowicz, a longtime resident of Naugatuck, Connecticut and for the past 16 years of the Vineyard, died peacefully in her sleep September 9 at Windemere Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility. She was 95.
Florence Mary Smith Bruder died on September 2 wrapped in dignity and grace, with which she lived her 85 years. She died peacefully at home on Martha's Vineyard with her daughters and caregivers by her side. Those who knew her were truly blessed.
Dr. J. Walter Knapp of Edgartown died on Wednesday, August 22, at the age of 96.
William "Billy" Sweeney, 60, of Oak Bluffs, formerly of West Tisbury and Medford, died on August 30 at Mass General Hospital in Boston.
Florence Mary Smith Bruder died on Sunday, September 2, at her Woodside Village Home. She was 85.
Martha Lois (Howes) Doane, 81, a longtime Vineyard resident, died on August 21, 2012 after a short hospitalization. She was surrounded by her family who had gathered together for some precious time together with her.
Memorial service Wednesday, Sept. 12 for Jennifer M. Fiske
Jennifer M. Fiske, 42, of Edgartown died unexpectedly on Sunday, September 2, at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Boston.
Thomas Walker Luckey, an artist, sculptor and architect renowned for his one-of-a-kind climbing sculptures, died Sunday, August 19 at Yale New Haven Hospital in New Haven, Conn. He was 72.
Martha L. Doane of West Tisbury died on Tuesday, August 21, at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. She was 81.
Diane McDonald Haight Nicholls
Diane McDonald Haight Nicholls of the Mink Meadows community in Tisbury died on July 4, after a three-year struggle with ovarian cancer. She was 72.
Memorial gathering for Harry. B. Duane
There will be a memorial gathering for Harry B. Duane at 5 pm at the Vineyard Haven Yacht Club on Thursday, September 6.
Lee Wilson Lockwood, who divided her time between Cleveland and Makoniky, died July 20, in Cleveland, at the age of 97. She had her final swim in the waters below her beloved Vineyard house in 2010.
Phyllis "Phyd" Colman of Edgartown died on Monday, Aug. 27, at Mass General Hospital. She was 86. Her graveside service will be held on Friday, Aug. 31, at 2 pm in the Old Westside Cemetery, Edgartown.
Michael Lee Faraca died peacefully at his house in West Tisbury, on August 28, surrounded by family and friends. He died just the way he lived, with integrity, courage, and on his own terms.
Anthony "Tony" Peter Cioffi of Lehigh Acres, Florida, a seasonal resident of Martha's Vineyard for more than 50 years, died in the late afternoon of August 15, surrounded by his children and daughter-in-law, at Jordan Hospital in Plymouth. He was 76.
Anthony P. Cioffi, 76, of Florida, a long time seasonal visitor, died on Wednesday, August 15, at Jordan Hospital.
Samuel A. Thompson, a sales executive at Liggett and Myers and a devoted husband and father, died on Saturday, August 18, in the Massachusetts General Hospital. He was 86.
Margaret J. "Maggie" Gasnick died on August 7, following a long illness. She was 77.
Christopher Lee Hargy, 43, of Edgartown died peacefully in his sleep at home on Thursday, August 9, 2012, surrounded by the people who loved him, following his courageous battle with cancer. His only regret was not having more time to spend with family and friends.
Olive G. Allan died quite unexpectedly at age 97 Friday morning, August 10, in Maryview Medical Center, near her home of recent years in Portsmouth, Virginia. Olive was born on April 8, 1915 in Riverside, Rhode Island, to Clifford and Ica (Emmett) Williams, and was proud of her heritage as a 9th-generation direct descendant of Roger Williams, founder of Providence, Rhode Island Colony, and the Baptist Church in America. Roger Williams's most significant legacy is as the progenitor of religious freedom in the original 13 colonies, and as an individualistic thinker who believed in genuine democracy and the dignity of all religions and Native Americans (who revered him), long before those views were widely held in the colonies. This independently minded heritage was greatly influential to Olive in life.
Margaret McBride, of Edgartown, died on Wednesday August 1, 2012, at Martha's Vineyard Hospital, with family members by her side. She was 86.
Anthony (Tony) Puwal died on Monday evening August 6, 2012, at the Martha's Vineyard Hospital. He was 94.
Michael A. San Soucie Celebration of Life
In memory of Michael A. San Soucie, his family and friends are invited to gather at Menemsha Beach for a celebration of his life at 6:30 pm and a potluck picnic at sunset on Sunday, August 19. Michael died on May 18 in Longwood, Florida.
Service Saturday for Margaret E. McBride
Margaret E. McBride, 86, of Edgartown died on Wednesday, August 1, at Martha's Vineyard Hospital.
Josette Dupon Fraysse, formerly of Martha's Vineyard, died Saturday, August 4, in Brooksville, Florida. She was 90.
Melodye Jean Wells, 67, died on August 2, 2012, in the comfort of her home in Swanton, Vermont, with her family at her side after a brief but courageous battle with cancer.
Anthony R. Puwal of Edgartown died on Monday evening, August 6, at Martha's Vineyard Hospital. He was 94.
Reuben T. Palmer of Vero Beach, Florida, and Edgartown died on August 6 at the Martha's Vineyard Hospital.
Dorothy E. Kelley died peacefully on July 20 at the Windemere Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was 92.
Ruth Carol Harlow Berman died on October 21, 2011, of congestive heart failure at the home of her son, Steven, in Grants Pass, Oregon. She was just shy of her 96th birthday.
Lillian Louise (Young) Whitney died on Thursday, July 26, 2012 at the Windemere Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was 94.
Mildred Astrid Louise (Peterson) Donnelly died peacefully on Friday morning, July 27, 2012 at Windemere Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was 87.
Memorial service for Marcia Morse Airis
A memorial service for Marcia Morse Airis will be held at the Federated Church in Edgartown on Saturday, August 4, at 2 pm.
Elizabeth (Betty) Fisher Blankenship died peacefully in her sleep the morning of July 14, 2012, just a month from her 101st birthday, at the Henrietta Brewer House.
Dorothy E. Kelley, 92, of Edgartown, died on Friday, July 20, at Windemere Nursing Facility. She was the beloved wife of Robert W. Kelley.
Trude P. Wolfarth of Edgartown died on July 17. She was 71.
Marlene Elizabeth Kinkelaar of Mission Viejo, California, died on Saturday, June 16, in the loving arms of her daughter. She was 77.
Seth Vieara Jones, 26, of 1604 East Side River Road, Dummer, N.H., died on Tuesday July 17, 2012 at the Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Boston as a result of injuries received in a motor vehicle accident.
Celebration of Life for John W. Mayhew
The family of John W. Mayhew of West Tisbury invites friends to a celebration of his life, on Saturday, July 28. There will be a graveside service at the West Tisbury Cemetery at 4 pm, followed by a memorial service at the Agricultural Hall at 5 pm. A potluck and musicale begins at 6 pm. Mr. Mayhew died on January 10.
Celebration of Sheryl Jaynes-Andrews
A potluck celebration of the life of Sheryl Jaynes-Andrews will be held at 5 pm on Saturday, August 4, at the Martha's Vineyard Rod and Gun Club. Ms. Jaynes-Andrews died on April 12 at the age of 70.
Greg Martin, a resident of Oak Bluffs, died on Father's Day, June 17, at the age of 56, affirming his legacy as a loving father. He also left a legacy of integrity and kindness towards his friends and business associates. Greg unselfishly served others above his own needs and was loved by more souls than he realized here on Earth. He has passed over to the other side of the rainbow and wants everyone to know that he is very happy and that he loves you.
Phyllis Claire Deitz died unexpectedly on Sunday afternoon, July 22. She took ill suddenly and passed within a day and a half. At her bedside were her daughter, Bonnie Sue Deitz of Edgartown, and three of her grandchildren, Jennifer Corr, William Deitz, and Jaclynn Deitz. Being a few days short of her 91st birthday, Phyllis had been requested a couple of years back to jot down some dates and important events in her life. The following is what we found ...
Geoffrey Houghton Neuhoff of Edgartown and Jupiter, Florida, died on July 22. He was 59.
Helen Sigelman died Wednesday, July 25, at Windemere, her home for the last several years of her life on Martha's Vineyard. She was 87.
Richard Ashton Hutchinson (Dick) of Vineyard Haven died peacefully at home, surrounded by family on February 1, 2012, after a brief battle with cancer.
He was 82 years old.
James Lambert Kidd died on May 19, 2012 after a short illness.
Cynthia A. Joshanski of Meridian, N.Y., died on Friday, June 29, at Auburn Community Hospital. She was 70.
Robyn Friedman of Chestnut Hill and Vineyard Haven died on July 15, 2012. She was 63.
Judith Correllus Strimel, the matriarch of an extended family that meant everything to her, died Sunday at Bryn Mawr Hospital in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. A Bayada home health care marketing administrator, she was 63 and a resident of Wayne, Penn.
Arthur Edwin Winters of Edgartown died Wednesday, July 4, in Martha's Vineyard Hospital, at the age of 94.
John J. Foley Jr., 60, of Vineyard Haven died peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Tuesday, July 3, 2012.
Diane McDonald Nicholls, 71, died on July 4 surrounded by her family at her home in Vineyard Haven. Her funeral service will be held at a later date and a full obituary will appear at that time.
Robert B. Burcaw died on July 8 in Bartlett, New Hampshire. He was 98.
Sarah G. W. Dunkley
Jacqueline (Jackie) D. Russell died peaceably at home in Oak Bluffs on Thursday, June 28, with her son Harvey (Denny) by her side. She was 92.
Jane L. (Austin) Crave of Provincetown died on the 4th of July at Cape Cod Hospital following a brief illness. She was 79.
John J. Foley Jr. died at his home in Vineyard Haven on July 3, surrounded by his family. His funeral service will be private and a full obituary will appear in a future edition of The Times.
Richard Joseph Mackey died peacefully in his sleep on July 2, 2012, surrounded by his loving family in Falmouth, Massachusetts. He was 85 years old.
Deborah Yeomans of Dedham and Chilmark died quietly on June 19, 2012 with her two sons at her side. She was 73.
Richard E. Lee, 79, of West Tisbury, an artist whose work displayed great variety, always original and sometimes shocking, died Friday, June 22.
Harry Duane, 80, died on June 19 in Shelburne, Vermont, following a long illness. Mr. Duane had been a well-known resident of Vineyard Haven for many years. He loved to sail, compete on the water and teach sailing skills to others.
A memorial service for Reverend John M. Wilbur Jr. will be held in Union Chapel in Oak Bluffs at 2 pm on Thursday, June 28. Rev. Wilbur died on September 25, 2011. His obituary appeared in the September 29, 2011, issue of The Times.
Gladys Widdiss, respected Wampanoag leader, dead at 97
Gladys A. Widdiss, whose life spanned the transformation of the town of Gay Head from a poor, rural community to a wealthy, summer resort renamed Aquinnah, and who helped lead the Wampanoag Tribe's fight for federal recognition, died Wednesday morning, June 13, at Martha's Vineyard Hospital. She was 97.
A graveside service for Eleanor Gadd will be held at the Abel's Hill Cemetery in Chilmark at 11 am on Saturday, June 23. Ms. Gadd died on December 16, 2011, at the age of 90. Her obituary appeared in the December 29, 2011, issue of The Times.
Priscilla Pettingell Fischer died peacefully on Thursday, June 14, 2012 at Long Hill Assisted Living Facility in Edgartown, just two months shy of her 95th birthday.
Estelle Morency Surprenant of Oak Bluffs died peacefully on Saturday, June 9, 2012, with her loving family by her side. She was 94. She was predeceased by her husband of 60 years, Roger N. Surprenant.
Muriel L. Mill died on June 18, 2012 surrounded by loving family and friends. She was 83.
Linda A. Ben David, 69, died Wednesday, June 6, at her Oak Bluffs home surrounded by her loving family, after a courageous four-year battle with cancer. Her funeral mass was celebrated at Our Lady Star of the Sea Church and burial followed at Sacred Heart Cemetery.
Greg Martin of Oak Bluffs died peacefully among family members in Michigan on Fathers' Day, June 17. He was 56.
A memorial service for Reverend John M. Wilbur Jr. will be held in Union Chapel in Oak Bluffs at 2 pm on Thursday, June 28. Rev. Wilbur died on September 25, 2011. His obituary appeared in the September 29, 2011, issue of The Times.
Services Tuesday for Linda A. Ben David
Linda A. Ben David, 69, died Wednesday, June 6, at her Oak Bluffs home surrounded by her loving family.
Estelle B. Surprenant, 94, died on Saturday, June 9, 2012 at Martha's Vineyard Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Visiting hours will be held in the Chapman, Cole and Gleason Funeral Home, Edgartown Road, Oak Bluffs on Wednesday, June 13, from 5 to 7 pm. Her funeral mass will be celebrated in Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, Massasoit Ave, Oak Bluffs on Thursday, June 14, at 11 am, and burial will follow in the Sacred Heart Cemetery.
Mary Lu Healey died peacefully at the Martha's Vineyard Hospital on June 6, 2012, after a courageous three-year battle with cancer. Her loving family and
siblings were with her before her passing.
Sandra Jean Jensen died peacefully surrounded by her family on Friday, June 1, 2012, at Windemere Nursing Home in Oak Bluffs after a prolonged illness. She was 68.
Jean (Rodman) St. Germain died at her home in Dartmouth on May 1, 2012.
Jane Cottle Baker died on April 9, 2012, at the Henrietta Brewer House in Vineyard Haven. She was 84.
Mary Lu Healey of Oak Bluffs died on Wednesday, June 6, 2012, at the Martha's Vineyard Hospital. She was 77.
Michael A. San Soucie, 55, of Longwood, Florida died peacefully in his sleep at his residence on May 18, 2012.
A celebration of the life of John Wirth Ebbs will be held on Saturday, June 2, at 11 am at the Unitarian Universalist Society of Martha's Vineyard, on 238 Main St., Vineyard Haven. A reception will follow at the Grace Episcopal Church on Woodlawn Avenue in Vineyard Haven.
Memorial celebration for Debbie Sankey
A memorial celebration for Debbie Sankey of Chappaquiddick is being held on Saturday, June 2, at 11 am atop Planter's Hill, World's End, Martin's Lane in Hingham. Ceremony and reception to follow. All are welcome. Rain date: Sunday, June 3 at 2 pm.
Julian S. (Corky) Goralski Jr. died unexpectedly at his home in Edgartown on Wednesday, May 23, at the age of 68.
Carolyn A. Teixeira died on May 6, 2012 at Windemere Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was 85.
Phyllis Hutchinson Conway died on May 29, 2012 after a long bout with breathing problems. As a child she had whooping cough followed by pneumonia which left her limited in her breathing capacity for life.
Martin B. Watts, 66, of Otisfield, Maine, formerly of Cape Elizabeth, died Tuesday morning, May 15, due to complications from diabetes. He was 66.
Estelle T. Burnham of Edgartown died on Wednesday, May 16, at Martha's Vineyard Hospital. She was 71.
A graveside service for Anna Medeiros will be held at 11 am on Saturday, June 2 in the New Westside Cemetery in Edgartown, officiated by Rev. Michael Nagle, followed by a gathering at the P-A Club in Oak Bluffs.
Rose Goodwin died peacefully at home in the early morning of May 23rd. Her daughter, Constance Goodwin and her son-in-law, Richard Cascarino were with her in the home they all shared in West Tisbury. She was 91.
Jean Mason Purdom Hiers died on May 17, 2012, at The Fairfax, Fort Belvoir, Virginia. She was 94.
Harry B. Jones died peacefully in his sleep at the Martha's Vineyard Hospital on May 21, 2012 with his wife of 54 years, Aase Jones, and his beloved Yorkshire terrier, "Spookie," at his bedside. He was 80.
Joseph Patrick Leonard of Vineyard Haven died unexpectedly at his home on Tuesday, May 15, 2012. He was 80.
Michael A. San Soucie, 55, of Longwood, Florida, died peacefully in his sleep on May 18, 2012, at his home. A memorial service will be held on Martha's Vineyard in August.
Memorial Mass Saturday for Linda Wood
There will be a Memorial Mass for Linda Wood beginning at 10 am, Saturday, May 19, at St. Augustine's Church, Franklin Street, Vineyard Haven. A pot luck reception will immediately follow at the Portuguese American Club in Oak Bluffs.
Irene L. (Smith) Browning died on Sunday, March 11, at Apple Valley Nursing Center in Ayer. She was the wife of the late George Landon Browning III. She was 91.
Memorial service for Sam Riccio
A memorial mass will be held for Saverio "Sam" Riccio at 4 pm on Saturday, June 2, at St. Augustine's Church in Vineyard Haven.
Peter Francis Allendorf, 77, passed away suddenly May 9 following a stroke. A retired teacher and longtime resident of Edgartown, he was tending to the flowers as caretaker of the grounds at an estate on Martha's Vineyard at the time.
Samuel Diamond of of Voorhees, New Jersey, died on May 11.
David G. Lubell, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather, died on May 11 after a long illness.
Ms. Carolyn Teixeira, 85, former principal of the Annie F. Warren Elementary School, Wellesley, passed away on May 6 at Windemere Nursing Center. A full obituary will follow in a later newspaper edition.
Joseph P. Leonard of Vineyard Haven died at his home on Tuesday, May 15. He was 80. A full obituary will appear in a future issue of The Times.
A graveside service for Joyce A. Bernard, who died on January 23, 2012, will be held on Saturday, May 19, at the Oak Grove Cemetery, Pacific Avenue, Oak Bluffs at 1:15 pm, officiated by Rev. Michael Nagle.
Joan D. Silvia died on Tuesday morning, May 1, at Massachusetts General Hospital after an illness of many months. Her heart, always strong enough to help others, became too weak to sustain herself.
Marilyn Colla died peacefully on Thursday, May 3, 2012 just before her 71st birthday at her home in Edgartown with her husband by her side. She was married to Roger Colla for 43 years.
Mary E. Trieschmann of Avon, Conn., and recently of Windemere Nursing Home on Martha's Vineyard died peacefully on Saturday, May 5, 2012.
On April 9th, 2012, Eleanor Wall Jensen of Chilmark and Delray Beach, Florida, died peacefully in her sleep at the age of 94.
Jovian Kerr of Oak Bluffs died Friday, May 4, after a sudden and unexpected illness. He was 31.
Nicholas deB. Katzenbach, a former West Tisbury summer resident who guided actress Katherine Cornell's reconstruction of the Vineyard Haven town hall that now bears her name, died on Tuesday in Skillman, N.J. He was 90.
Elaine Merrill "Susie" Zwicky, 73, died on April 21, 2012, at her home in Oak Park, Illinois.
Joan M. Baptiste of Vineyard Haven died at age 57 on Tuesday, May 1, at the Martha's Vineyard Hospital after a long battle with lung cancer. She was the wife of Kim Baptiste whom she met in high school and was married to for 37 years.
Mildred Cushman Mayhew died peacefully in her sleep on April 19 at the Henrietta Brewer House in Vineyard Haven, surrounded by her family, following a brief illness. She was 97.
Harold Vernon Pepper, Cdr. USN (Ret) 89 of East Haven, Connecticut, formerly of North Branford, Conn., and San Diego, Calif., died on March 21, 2012. He was 89.
Sallie Province Mink, a psychiatric nurse who specialized in depression among adolescents at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Md., died on April 14 at the Keswick Multi-Care Center in Baltimore. The cause was brain cancer. She was 65 and had been a lifelong summer resident of Edgartown, where she traced her family roots back for three generations.
Terry Beach (born Betty Jean Hehl), age 91, died peacefully at her home on Edgartown Great Pond on April 17, 2012.
Sandra Fales Hillman died unexpectedly but peacefully in her sleep on Friday, January 20, 2012. She was at "Stoneybrook," her home in Greenwich, Connecticut.
Donald L. Thompson of Edgartown and Naples, Fla., died on Saturday, April 21, in Naples after a long illness. He was 79.
Hugo Fiorato, Principal Conductor and Conductor Emeritus of the New York City Ballet Orchestra, of Southport, CT and Martha's Vineyard, died peacefully at age 98 in Boston. At the time of his passing, he was surrounded by family.
On Sunday, April 29, a memorial gathering for Amanda Hutchinson will he held at the Chilmark Community Center, starting at 1 pm. Pictures and stories will he shared, and refreshments will be served. On behalf of her family, all who wish to celebrate her life are welcome to join us in her honor.
Joseph "Ray" Worrell died at home in Vineyard Haven on Wednesday, April 11, 2012.
Ingrid V. Brown of Edgartown died at the Martha's Vineyard Hospital on April 12, 2012, after a brief illness. She was 98.
John Wirth Ebbs, an electrical engineer who in his free time served on community boards, sang in choruses, enjoyed photography, and above all, spent time with his family and his many friends, died peacefully of complications from strokes on Friday, March 16, 2012 on Martha's Vineyard. He was 85.
Naylee Ann Webster died on March 27 surrounded by her family and loving friends. A woman of great faith, strength, and courage, she fought the battle against cancer gallantly.
Lynn Adams Langmuir of Chestnut Hill, died at the age of 60 on April 2 after a courageous 12-year battle against breast cancer.
Jean Morgan Bryant died April 3, 2012 at Martha's Vineyard Hospital. She was 85 years old.
Gary Lee Zwicky of Oak Park, Illinois, died on Easter Sunday, April 8, at his home at Belmont Village in Oak Park after a hard-fought battle with Parkinson's disease. He was 77.
Lucile "Toots" Chapman Richards died peacefully on April 16 at the Hospice Inn at St. Peter's Hospital in Albany, surrounded by her family and with her companion dog, Diamond, at her feet. She was 83.
A Memorial Service for James J. Kresel will be held Saturday, April 21, at 2 pm at the Union Congregational Church, 55 Rhoades Ave., East Walpole, Mass.
Mildred L. (Madsen) Fisher of Oak Bluffs died on April 3 at her home in Oak Bluffs following a long period of declining health. She died two days before her 89th birthday.
Jess Rapier Talbott of Chappaquiddick and formerly of Sharon died unexpectedly on April 5, 2012 at his winter home in Ft. Myers, Florida. He was 64.
Katharine Bunker Getsinger of Chappaquiddick died on Saturday, April 7, 2012 at the Martha's Vineyard Hospital. She was 84.
Jane Cottle Baker, 84, of West Tisbury died on Monday evening April 9, 2012, at the Henrietta Brewer House in Vineyard Haven. Her husband, Sumner G. Baker, predeceased her in 1980.
Milton Phillips DeVane, devoted husband, father, grandfather, and friend, died peacefully at his home early Saturday morning, surrounded by his family, following a year-long battle with cancer.
Daniel Clay Draper died peacefully on April 8, 2012, at age 91 at Long Hill Assisted Living Facility in Edgartown.
Raymond Worrell, 82, of Vineyard Haven died early Wednesday morning, April 11, at his home. He was the husband of Mary E. Worrell and the father of Raymond and Stephen Worrell.
Marjorie Adams (Spence) Anderson died on April 3 in Tyler, Texas. She was 95.
Ellen Elizabeth McCarthy of Edgartown and Boston died at her Edgartown residence on Tuesday, April 10, 2012.
Phyllis A. (Gonsalves) Rogers of Oak Buffs died at Massachusetts General Hospital on Friday, March 16, after a brief illness.
Robert G. Ford, 78, of Oak Bluffs died peacefully on March 31, 2012.
Judith (Judy) Barney Morse, 70, of West Tisbury and formerly of Attleboro died on March 27 at Martha's Vineyard Hospital of injuries sustained earlier that day in an automobile accident.
Doris Pope Jackson, a longtime resident of Malden, died on Monday, April 2, with her loving family by her side.
Maurice V. Vosges Jr., age 68, died unexpectedly at Martha's Vineyard Hospital on Saturday, March 24, 2012.
Jean Morgan Bryant of Edgartown died on Tuesday, April 3, 2012 at Windemere. Her memorial service will be held at 11 am on Thursday, April 26, 2012, at the Federated Church, South Summer St., Edgartown. Arrangements are under the care of the Chapman, Cole & Gleason Funeral Home, Oak Bluffs, ccgfuneralhome.com.
John Howard (Jack) Bryant, 74, of West Tisbury died on March 19, 2012, at Martha's Vineyard Hospital after a brief illness.
Michael A. Southwick died peacefully on Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at Beth Israel hospital in Boston. He was 37.
Al Hurwitz, age 91, died late in the afternoon of March 24 in Los Angeles, Calif. He was a man of boundless enthusiasm and wit who will be deeply missed by all who knew him.
Maurice V. Vosges Jr. of Majors Cove in Edgartown died on Saturday, March 24, 2012 at the Martha's Vineyard Hospital. He was 68.
Judith B. Morse, 70, of West Tisbury died on March 27, 2012.
Linda Anne Wood, since 2004 the head of the classified advertising department of The Martha's Vineyard Times, the first voice many callers heard when they reached the newspaper, and the friendly, helpful person who greeted most visitors to The Times office, died on March 28. She was 47.
Anna Beverly Medeiros died on Saturday, March 24, at Windemere Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Oak Bluffs. She was 92. An Edgartown resident for many years, she moved to Windemere at age 86.
Jerome Thomas Coe died peacefully in his sleep on March 8. He was 91, and a resident of the Jenner's Pond Retirement Community in West Grove, Pennsylvania, since 1999, A successful chemical engineer and business executive, Jerry was also an avid competitive sailor for his entire life.
Edward S. Shemit Jr., 69, of Oak Bluffs died on March 16, 2012, while surrounded by his family.
John W. Ebbs of Vineyard Haven died peacefully on Friday, March 16, 2012 at the age of 85. A complete obituary will follow in a future edition of The Times.
Phyllis A. (Gonsalves) Rogers of Oak Bluffs died at Massachusetts General Hospital on Friday, March 16, 2012. Her funeral service will be on Friday, March 23, in the Chapman Cole & Gleason Funeral Home, Edgartown Rd, Oak Bluffs at 11 am, and burial will follow in the Oak Grove Cemetery, Oak Bluffs. A reception will follow at the Portuguese-American Club in Oak Bluffs. Please bring a dish to share.
Leonard P. Reid, 64, died at his home in Oak Bluffs on Tuesday morning, March 20.
Celebration of life of Sue Mitchell
A celebration of the life of Sue Mitchell will be held at the Ocean View Restaurant in Oak Bluffs on Saturday, March 24, from 1 to 4 pm.
Jane P. Votta-Fisher, former Oak Bluffs town clerk, former selectman and respected community leader, died Saturday, March 10, 2012 in Naples, Florida, at the Naples Community Hospital. She was 82.
Julian Kenneth Robinson, 82, the son of Addie (Long) Robinson and Samuel Robinson, died at Martha's Vineyard Hospital on February 24 after a long bout with leukemia. He was, until his move to the Vineyard in 1999, a life-long resident of Jersey City, N.J. He was a graduate of Jersey City public schools, Dartmouth College (class of 1952), and New York University.
David Howell Bramhall died peacefully on February 28 at his home in New York City surrounded by friends and caregivers. He was 73.
Stephen Xavier Doyle died on February 14, 2012, at the age of 71 after a long battle with health issues. He was an entrepreneur, consultant, award-winning college professor, and Harvard Business School seminar and workshop educator.
Paul H. Corwin of Sandwich died on March 6. He was 78 and the cause was pneumonia.
Samuel Snyder died gently in his sleep March 8, 2012 at the Henrietta Brewer House in Vineyard Haven. He had been in declining health for several years.
John F. Enos Jr. of Stoughton passed away March 13 at the Brigham & Women's Hospital.
Dwight Winfield Arundale of Boca Grande, Florida, and Edgartown died peacefully on Friday, February 24.
A memorial service celebrating the life of Sherry L. Winnette, late of Vineyard Haven, will be held on Saturday, March 10, at 11 am in the chapel of the Chapman Cole Gleason funeral home on Edgartown-Vineyard Haven Road in Oak Bluffs. Friends are invited to bring pictures and share brief anecdotes about "Miss Sherry."
Elsie E. Nunes, 94, died on February 15, 2012.
Edwin Luther Sibert Jr. died peacefully at home on Monday, March 5, 2012 following a long struggle with Parkinson's disease.
William B. "Bill" Paradis, 60, of Edgartown, formerly of Webster, died Saturday, February 25, 2012 in Heywood Hospital, Gardner, after being stricken ill at Mount Wachusett in Princeton.
Sherry Linthicum Winnette, a teacher and conservationist who was an Island resident for the latter part of her career, died on February 12 at the age of 59.
David H. Bramhall died peacefully on Tuesday, February 28, 2012, at his home in New York City, with friends by his side. He will be missed by his extended families and many Island friends, but all will be happy to know that he is now at peace.
Julian K. Robinson of Oak Bluffs, a poet, photographer, politician, and college administrator who was known for his warm smile, died Friday, February 24, at the Martha's Vineyard Hospital. He was 82.
Kathleen D. Brady of West Tisbury, died at the age of 86 on Saturday evening, February 25, 2012 at the Martha's Vineyard Hospital. She was predeceased by her husband, Bernard W. Brady, in November of 1987. She is survived by her daughter, Kathleen D. Lobb, and her husband, Norman, and their children, Dolores Marie Quesnel and Amanda Christine Lobb.
Charles E. McCluskey Jr. of Vineyard Haven died on February 28, 2012, at the age of 83 at the Martha's Vineyard Hospital. He was the husband of Ellen McCluskey.
Jean Metcalf Chapman, 93, of Auburn, N.Y., died on February 28 after a short stay at Auburn Community Hospital, surrounded by her children and grandchildren.
Erica L. Knowles of Wakefield died Wednesday, February 15, 2012. She was 23.
Richard Ashton (Dick) Hutchinson of Vineyard Haven, died peacefully at home, surrounded by family on February 1, 2012 after a brief battle with cancer. He was 82 years old.
Zelda Kaplan, women's rights activist and beloved nightlife darling, died Wednesday, February 15, in New York City of natural causes. She was 95.
Nancy Bradford Whiting, known for her gentle and compassionate nature, died of a heart attack at her home in Montpelier, Vermont, on February 3, 2012. She was 61.
Arne R. Garde died peacefully on January 29, 2012, at the Andover Retirement Home in Andover, Ohio. He had been ill for an extended time.
William Emerson Gilmour, 89, died peacefully surrounded by his family on Wednesday, February 8, 2012.
Sheryl Lyn Cunningham, 49, of Hillside Village in Vineyard Haven died on February 4, 2012 at the Martha's Vineyard Hospital.
Patricia A. Suarez, 66, of Woodside Village died on February 15, 2012 surrounded by her family at the McCarthy Care Center in Sandwich. She was predeceased by her husband Ramon "Ray" Miguel Suarez in May of 2001.
Elsie E. Nunes, 94, died on February 15 at Windemere Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born in New Bedford on August 11, 1917.
Edmund Silva of Oak Bluffs died on February 5, 2012, at Massachusetts General Hospital, shortly before his 81st birthday.
G. Ray Ross of Zephyrhills, Florida, died on January 27. He was the husband of the late Mary Nunes Ross, formerly of Oak Bluffs.
Nancy Jane (McDonald) Farrissey died peacefully in her sleep on February 3, 2012.
Suzanne M. "Suzy" Mitchell, 54, died peacefully and with dignity surrounded by her loving family on Friday, February 3, after a short illness resulting from complications with early/young onset Alzheimer's Disease at the Northwestern Medical Center in St. Albans, Vermont.
Douglas W. Dias died peacefully on Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at Falmouth Hospital of complications from a stroke. He was 71.
Joseph F. McHugh, formerly of Brighton and Chappaquidick, died on January 27, 2012. He was 82.
Michael "Mike" Moraga, 56, of Oak Bluffs, died peacefully on January 20, 2012.
Marilyn Ann O'Callaghan of Vineyard Haven died peacefully at home on Thursday, January 26, after a long and valiant struggle with COPD. Her husband, Jack, and daughter, Cheryl, were at her side to comfort her in her final hours.
Warren William Cookson Jr. died unexpectedly on January 26, 2012 at home in Edgartown. He was 50 years old.
Dorothy Mae (Stankoski) Borselle of Yarmouth, Maine, and formerly of New Britain, Conn., died peacefully and surrounded by her family on January 28.
Joyce A. Bernard died peacefully on January 23, 2012 at the Falmouth Care Nursing Home in Falmouth surrounded by her children.
Joyce Bernard, 79, formerly of Woodside Village, died at Falmouth Care Center on Monday, Jan. 23, surrounded by her loving family.
Amanda Louise Hutchinson, 50, of Aquinnah died on Sunday, January 22. She was the wife of Stephen Hutchinson and the mother of Caetlyn, Dylan, and Alayna.
Helen Mary Linton, 96, a long-time resident of Martha's Vineyard died peacefully on Wednesday, January 25, 2012, in Martha's Vineyard Hospital.
Angelina Whittemore, 89, died on January 20, 2012. For 63 years she was married to her beloved husband and high school sweetheart David, before he died in 2005.
Alice Oliveira of New Bedford, died Tuesday, January 17, at the New Bedford Jewish Convalescent Home following a period of declining health. She was 94.
Irma Guigni Kreamer, 90, died in Phoenix, Maryland, on January 21.
Harriert Elizabeth "Betty" Dewey May died peacefully on January 15, 2012, at her home in Chatham, N.J. She was 96.
Robert James Dozier, an award-winning screen writer who began his career in the Golden Age of television, died peacefully after a long illness on Friday, January 6, at his home in Edgartown. He was 81.
Oulton A. Hues, 73, a longtime resident of Norwood and Edgartown, died in a plane crash in Brewster on Sunday, January 15.
Saverio (Sam) J. Riccio, a resident of Vineyard Haven for many years, died on Tuesday, January 10. He was 94.
Andree' Leon Carter of Vineyard Haven died on Saturday, January 14, 2012 at his home. He was 65.
Andree' was the only child of Winfrey and Lorena (Pollard) Carter and was born in Washington, D.C., on July 29, 1946.
Retired Martha's Vineyard Regional High School chemistry teacher James John Kresel of The Villages, Florida, died Saturday, January 14. He was 64.
Graveside service for Adelbert L. Sylvia
A memorial service for Adelbert "Buddy" L. Sylvia of Edgartown will be held on Saturday, January 21, at 11 am at the First Baptist Church, Spring Street, Vineyard Haven, followed by burial in Oak Grove Cemetery in Vineyard Haven, officiated by the Reverend Ellen Tatreau. Buddy died on October 27, 2011, at the age of 78.
Nelson William Amaral, 86, of Oak Bluffs died Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at home, surrounded by family. He was the husband of Eleanor (Klein) Amaral for 50 years.
Services held Sunday for Jason Rabinovitz
Jason Rabinovitz, 90, died in Los Angeles on January 2, at the UCLA Medical Center. He was the husband of Frieda (Pearlson) Rabinovitz. A funeral service was held at 10:30 am, Sunday, January 8, at the Martha's Vineyard Hebrew Center, Centre Street, Vineyard Haven.
Sarah Gibbons Ward "Sally" Dunkley, a long-time year-round and seasonal resident of Martha's Vineyard, died in Naples, Florida, on December 28, 2011, after complications from ongoing treatment for lymphoma. She was 72 years old.
Arthur Wyche, a long-time seasonal resident of Martha's Vineyard, died in Los Angeles, California, on December 30, 2011, after complications from ongoing treatment for a heart condition. Arthur was 82 years old.
A memorial celebration will be held at 12 pm, Sunday, January 29, at the No Name Restaurant, 15 Fish Pier St. W, Boston. There will be a no-host luncheon.
Florence A. "Floss" Dove died at her home in Vineyard Haven on December 22 at the age of 96. She was born in Washington, D.C., on November 24, 1915, the daughter of Lois Strickler and Clyde Blaine Asher. She married Gardner Dove when she was 20 and was introduced to Martha's Vineyard soon after. They raised their family in Washington. In 1969 she and Gardner moved to St. Croix in the Virgin Islands where they lived for seven years.
Sossos A. Delis, 92, formerly of Hyannis, husband of Agatha Y. (Napert) Delis, died in Den Mar Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Rockport on the morning of Sunday, January 8, 2012.
Joan T. Dice, 83 died peacefully at home after a long battle with breast cancer on January 9, 2012.
Elizabeth Muriel Cole Frieh, 93, died January 11, with her family at her bedside. The daughter of Lucretia and Veranus Cole, Libby was born on June 11, 1918 in Providence, R.I., but lived most of her life on Martha's Vineyard. She worked as assistant town clerk in Tisbury until she became a full-time homemaker. She found love later in life, married Eugene Frieh, and raised five children.
John W. Mayhew, beloved husband, father, grandfather, WWII Navy fighter pilot, West Tisbury town father, fisherman, teacher and friend, died at Martha's Vineyard Hospital on January 10. He died in the early morning hours, around the time he would rise to go fishing years ago. His family says it imagines that is where he has gone. He was 91 years old and had lived at Windemere Nursing Home since 2008.
Albert L. Cohn, a prominent and prolific New Jersey litigator for almost 60 years who exemplified the old-fashioned generalist in an age of legal specialization, died on December 27. He was 83 and lived in West Orange, N.J., and Chilmark.
Carmine "Charlie" Monaco of Chicopee, a retired machinist with 42 years service to Savage Arms of Chicopee and Westfield and a World War II veteran, died Thursday December, 22 at his daughter Karen's home in Oak Bluffs, with his family by his side. He was 91.
Arthur B. Dickson, 88, of Vineyard Haven died Sunday, January 1, 2012 at Martha's Vineyard Hospital. He was the husband of Priscilla (West) Dickson.
Walter Russell Silva died on Thursday, December 29, 2011, at Martha's Vineyard Hospital. He was 85.
A memorial service for Anita W. Vivian will be held at the First Congregational Church of West Tisbury at 2 pm on Saturday, January 14. "Tita" died on November 21, 2011, at the age of 90.
Mary Ardith Gray of St. Augustine, Florida, died on December 29 in the home of her daughter, Linda Morgan, on Martha's Vineyard.
Catherine Hamilton (Ross) (Clark) DiGioia, 93, of Oak Bluffs and Penney Farms, Fla., died peacefully on December 22, 2011. She was 93.
Sarah Gibbons Ward Dunkley, a long-time year-round and seasonal resident of Martha's Vineyard, died in Naples, Florida, on December 28, 2011, after complications from ongoing treatment for lymphoma. Sally was 72 years old.
Jennie Cecelia Wlodyka, 96, died peacefully with her family at her side, on Sunday, December 18, 2011, at Windemere Nursing Home where she resided for the past six years.
Eleanor S. Gadd of Bloomfield, Conn., and Chilmark died on Friday, December 16, at Duncaster Retirement Community in Bloomfield at the age of 90.
Edward S. Redstone, a resident of Makonikey in the 1980s and 1990s, when he was the owner of the Martha's Vineyard National Bank, now Bank of Martha's Vineyard, a unit of the Spanish bank Santander, died December 23, at the Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage, California. He was 81.
Robert B. Willoughby, 83, of Southborough and formerly of Martha's Vineyard, died on Monday, December 19, 2011 at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester. He was the husband of Carmella (Cellucci) Willoughby for the past 63 years.
Thomas J. DeMont Jr., one of the country's top scrimshaw artists, died at his home in Oak Bluffs on December 15. He was 70.
A memorial service for Ellen Bang-Birge will be held at Chapman Cole & Gleason funeral home on Thursday, December 22, from 5 to 7 pm. Ellen's sculptures, oil paintings, water colors, and sketches will be on display.
Mary Louise (Graham) Osmers died peacefully at Windemere Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Oak Bluffs on November 29, 2011, at the age of 89 years.
Arthur George Pye, 56, of Oak Bluffs, died on Thursday, December 8, 2011.
Mary Elizabeth Kuehne died at home in Norridgewock, Maine, on December 11 after a valiant battle against breast cancer. She spent her last days surrounded by the love of her husband, brother, children and their families.
William Gray Jr., 70, of Andover and Edgartown died Tuesday, November 1, 2011, surrounded by his family. William was born in Putnam, Conn., on Nov. 25, 1940, to the late William and Elizabeth (Decker) Gray. He was interred in Spring Grove Cemetery in Andover with full military honors.
Barbara (Francis) Silvia of Vineyard Haven died on Friday, December 2, 2011, at Mass. General Hospital in Boston. She was born December 23, 1942, to the late Alfred Francis and the late Adele (Curney) Francis.
She was 68 years of age.
Ellen Bang‑Birge died at her home in Vineyard Haven on December 2, with her husband, Gary Birge, at her side.
Donald H. Amaral, 73, of Vineyard Haven died on Monday, November 21, 2011 at Mass. General Hospital. He was the father of Greg, Stephen, Brian, and Michael Amaral.
Mary Louise Osmers died on Tuesday, November 29, 2011 at Windemere where she had resided. She was 90.
John Michael (Jack) Scanlon Jr., 68, of Edgartown died on Saturday November 19, 2011.
Gwendolyn Tucker Wharton, formerly of Oak Bluffs, died peacefully on November 17 at home with her family on Martha's Vineyard. Beloved mother of Richard G. "Peter" Wharton Jr. and daughter of (the late) Honorable Herbert E. Tucker Jr., she is survived by her mother Mary H. Tucker (Hill) and sister Gretchen T. Underwood (Tucker), all of Martha's Vineyard.
Marcia Morse Airis, 88, of Edgartown died surrounded by her family at her home on Thursday, November 17, 2011.
Rose Treat of Oak Bluffs died at home on Thursday, November 17. She was 102.
Blossom S. Kirschenbaum, Ph.D., died peacefully at the age of 78 in Providence, R.I., on Nov. 5, 2011 after a vibrant life and a two-year battle with lymphoma.
Doris "Dot" Y. Paiva of Mansfield died peacefully on November 8 in the home of her daughter, Joyce Collins, and son-in-law, Eric Whitman, in West Tisbury. She was 86.
Peter Michael Devine of Oak Bluffs died November 17, 2011. He was 56.
Major Peter L. Regan (Ret.) of Dayton, Ohio, beloved son of Eulalie M. and the late Peter L. Regan of Oak Bluffs, died Wednesday, November 9. He was 57 years old.
Robert Daniel Cafarelli of Key West, Florida, died on November 13, He was 60.
Yvan, "Ivan," Girard, 57, died peacefully in his Oak Bluffs home on October 27, 2011, surrounded by the love of his wife, Nancie, his daughter, Ashley, and his brother-in-law, Gregory Lucas, after his all-too-short battle with cancer.
Anita "Tita" Willis Vivian died peacefully at her home in Vineyard Haven on Monday evening, November 21, surrounded by her family and caregivers. She was 90 years old.
Elizabeth Walker White, 97, died on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011 at Windemere where she had resided for the past several years.
Bethany J. (Sylvia) Haveard of Pensacola, Florida, died unexpectedly on Nov. 6, 2011. She was 34.
Henrietta "Penny" Singleton Norris of Oak Bluffs died peacefully on November 6, 2011. She joins her loving husband of 56 years, Fleming "Buddy" Norris III, her brothers, Clyde Millard and John Andrew Singleton, and her parents, Daisy and John Andrew Singleton. She was 85.
A memorial service for Edith Taylor McClintock, formerly of Edgartown, will be held at 11 am on Saturday, Nov. 19, at the Federated Church, South Summer Street, Edgartown. The service will be officiated by the Rev. Dr. Gerry Fritz.
Dalton L. Goulart of Middleboro died early Sunday morning, November 6, the victim of a stabbing. He was 20.
Herbert "Jesse" James Jr. died on November 8, 2011, at Martha's Vineyard Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer. He was 64.
Jesse "retired" in 2006 from the Boston and Maine Railroad after 37 years, although he never really retired. He always wanted to stay active and spent the last five years working for Martha's Vineyard Regional School System. Jesse's passion was driving his "kids" and other passengers on his bus. Jesse was very active in the community and involved with the Masons, Shriners, Lions Club and others. Toys for Tots had a special place in heart. Jesse was born in Arlington and spent his youth in Sudbury, graduating from Lincoln Sudbury Regional High school in 1964. He spent most of his adulthood in Montague.
Jesse leaves behind his loving wife of 43 years, Kathryn (Costello) James, and six children: Herbert III of Montague, Kathryn Zarpus of Virginia Beach, Michelle Hamilton of Turners Falls, Gabrielle James of Boston, Dawne Forrester of New York, and Nicole James of Vermont. He also left behind 17 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren; three brothers and two sisters; and many loving extended family and friends.
His graveside service will be held on Friday, November 11, at 1 pm in the Oak Grove Cemetery, State Road, Vineyard Haven, officiated by Rev. Robert Hensley and with a Masonic funeral service performed by the Oriental-Martha's Vineyard Masonic Lodge. Arrangements are under the care of the Chapman, Cole and Gleason Funeral Home, Edgartown-Vineyard Haven Road, Oak Bluffs. Please visit www.ccgfuneralhome.com for online guest book and information.
Perkins Bass, a former U.S. Congressman from New Hampshire, died peacefully of old age on Oct. 25, 2011 at his home in Peterborough, N.H. He was 99.
Catherine Macdonald Pomeroy Blair died on September 8, 2011, at Martha's Vineyard Hospital. She was 85.
Jacob "Jack" Brain died in Wellington, Florida, on October 28, 2011. He was 98.
Nuria Kudeki Morey died in Newton on November 1, 2011. She was 82.
Toy Lasker, 92, creator and editor of Flashmaps guidebooks to cities in the U.S. and Europe, died peacefully at her home near Boston on November 2, 2011. She was the wife of the late U.S. District Judge Morris E. Lasker, whom she met and married during World War II in Salt lake City, Utah.
A graveside service for Jeanette C. (Kelly) Vincent of Woodside Village, Oak Bluffs, and a longtime Edgartown resident died on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011. She was 91.
Adelbert "Buddy" L. Sylvia of Edgartown died peacefully at home on Thursday, October 27, 2011. He was 78.
Jean Vincenza Loretta Corso, 94, a Cape resident since 1972, died peacefully at her home in Hyannis on Sunday, October 30, 2011. She was pre-deceased by her husband, Edward G. Corso, and her daughter Edwina.
Page Doss died peacefully in his sleep at Windemere Nursing and Rehab Center on Oct. 31, 2011. He was 77.
A service celebrating the life of Patricia "Pat" Mastromonaco, will be held at 1 pm, Saturday, November 5, at the Vineyard Assembly of God
Church, 1048 State Road, Vineyard Haven. A full obituary and guest book are online at ccgfuneralhome.com.
Marcia Kane Haley died on October 13, 2011, in Sarasota, Florida, after a brief illness.
Roy H. Ott, 88, of Vineyard Haven died at Massachusetts General Hospital on Tuesday, November 1, 2011. He was pre-deceased by his wife, Dorothy, last September. His graveside service will be held at 11 am on Friday, November 4, in the Oak Grove Cemetery, Tisbury, with full military honors offered by the Veterans of Martha's Vineyard.
A celebration of the life and music of Christopher Peter Rupe — January 4, 1972 to September 14, 2011 — will be held on Saturday, November 5, 2011 at 2 pm at the Old Whaling Church in Edgartown. Family and friends from the Vineyard and from across the country will gather together to remember Christopher and honor his memory with stories, music, and photos. A reception will be held in the basement of the church immediately following the tribute.
A gathering in celebration for the life of Lisa DeLorme Cash, who died on September 27 at Germantown Methodist Hospital in Memphis, Tenn., will be held on Sunday, October 30, from 1 to 3 pm in the Chapman, Cole & Gleason Funeral Home, Edgartown-Vineyard Haven Road, Oak Bluffs. A eulogy and brief memorial service will begin at 2 pm.
Patricia "Pat" Agnes Mastromonaco of Vineyard Haven died peacefully, surrounded by her family, on October 18, 2011 at Eagle Pond Rehabilitation and Living Center in South Dennis, following a long illness. She was 80.
Alice Willis Isaacs, a resident of Medford for more than 75 years and beloved wife of the late Walter A. Isaacs, died at the Glen Ridge Nursing Center in Medford on Tuesday, October 11, 2011. She was 100 years old.
William R. Meyer, 77, a retired probation officer at Dorchester District Court, died Tuesday, October 25, 2011 at his home in Charlestown. He also lived in West Tisbury.
In addition to his wife, Nina Rolnick Meyer, he leaves three children — Heidi Meyer of Somervllle, Larry Meyer of Santa Rosa, Calif., and Jed Meyer of Brooklyn, N.Y.; a sister, Nancy Meyer of Sudbury, and two granddaughters.
The funeral service will be held at the Martha's Vineyard Hebrew Center on Friday, Oct. 28, at 11 am. Burial will follow in the West Tisbury Cemetery.
Arrangements are under the care of the Chapman, Cole and Gleason Funeral Home, Oak Bluffs. Please visit ccgfuneralhome.com for online guest book and information.
A full obituary will appear in future edition of The Times.
Joan Fresher of West Haven, Conn. and Edgartown died surrounded by her family at her home on Sunday, Oct. 9, following a short, valiant, and private battle with cancer.
Lily Kanter, 27, died at her home in Vineyard Haven on Wednesday evening, Oct. 12, after a long and courageous struggle with anorexia nervosa.
A tribute to the "Fisherman Farmer"
James M. Hanna, 55, of Hollywood, Fla., died suddenly on October 3. He was the beloved son of James L. Hanna of Scituate and the late Joan R. Hanna.
Lisa DeLorme Cash died on September 27 at Germantown Methodist Hospital in Memphis, Tenn.
Susan E. (Gerathy) Rice, 62, died at her Hillside Village home in Vineyard Haven on Friday, Oct. 14 after suffering for many years from several health problems.
Patricia Mastromonaco of Vineyard Haven died on October 18. A full obituary will appear in a future edition of The Times.
Pamela L. Rogers died suddenly Monday morning, September 26, at Henry Mayo Hospital in Valencia, California. She was 61.
Sally Shiverick Nevin, an Island native, was the daughter of Dr. Robert W. Nevin and Helen Barbara Nevin. She was born on October 8, 1953, the sixth child of Mrs. Nevin.
Come celebrate the life of Ozzie Fischer
There will be a celebration of the life of Albert O. "Ozzie" Fischer Jr. of Chilmark from 1 pm to 4 pm, Saturday, October 29 at the Agricultural Hall in West Tisbury. Friends are encouraged to share stories and to please bring a potluck dish to share.
In the obituary for Edith T. McClintock, published in the October 6 issue of The Times, the name of one of her sons was misspelled. His name is Corey McClintock.
Edith Taylor McClintock died peacefully Saturday, October 1, in Bennington, Vermont, where she had made her home since January 2010. She was 88.
Basil Lambert Welch died peacefully in his sleep on September 24, after a brief illness. He was 87.
Lisa DeLorme Cash, career educator and former art teacher at the Edgartown School, died on Tuesday, September 27, in Memphis, Tennessee. She was 56. Lisa was the wife of Kriner Cash, superintendent of Memphis City Schools. Kriner was superintendent of schools on Martha's Vineyard for nine years.
A service will be held Saturday, October 1, at 2 pm at the Abel's Hill Cemetery in Chilmark, for Ted Farrow. A gathering of family and friends at the Chilmark Community Center at Beetlebung Corner will follow the service. Donations will be gratefully accepted by the Martha's Vineyard Preservation Trust, 99 Main Street, Edgartown, MA 02539.
Gardner Baldwin of Vineyard Haven died of a heart attack, on Wednesday, September 7, at the Martha's Vineyard Hospital. A graveside service was held on Tuesday, September 13, in the Oak Grove Cemetery, State Road, Vineyard Haven.
Betsy Boggess of Katama died Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at Martha's Vineyard Hospital in Oak Bluffs. She was 74.
Ronald Morgan Binney of Edgartown, an international architect, died on September 6 at Sandwich of lung cancer complications.
Service for Allison H. Bartlett on Wednesday
Allison Hillyer Bartlett, 35, of West Tisbury died at her home on September, 22, 2011.
Mary T. (Nelen) Napolitan, for more than 40 years a member of Edgartown's vibrant summer community, died on Sunday, September 11, surrounded by family and friends at Keystone Woods Assisted Living in Springfield. She was 84.
Donald Bruce Keep, 84, of West Tisbury, died peacefully at the Martha's Vineyard Hospital on Thursday, August 25, 2011, following nearly a year of health challenges.
John Milnor Wilbur Jr. of Vineyard Haven died on September 25, at Martha's Vineyard Hospital. He was 85.
Sally S. Nevin, wife of Frederick G. Rhyner, died on Monday, September 26, 2011 in Bow, New Hampshire. She was 57.
Patricia A. Corey of Oak Bluffs and Falmouth died on Monday, September 26, 2011 at Royal Nursing Center in Falmouth. She was 83. She was the beloved wife of Henry Corey, who predeceased her in 2010.
Edward Roland Hammond Jr. died after a long illness, at Mount Greylock Nursing Home in Pittsfield, on September 22. He was 77.
A memorial service for David L. Hart will be held on Saturday, October 15, at 2 pm, at the Chilmark Community Church.
Dorothy Katherine (Lagan) Rohrer of Simsbury, Connecticut and Oak Bluffs died on September 18, a dozen days before her 100th birthday. She was the widow of Fred C. Rohrer Jr.
Just at sunset, 8:18 pm on Sunday, August 7, 2011, Elizabeth Gilmore died, surrounded by her loving husband, her children, her grandchildren, and her dogs. She went very peacefully with infinite grace.
Rodney Maynard Elden died at Windemere on September 19 in Oak Bluffs at the age of 91. The cause of death was mesothelioma.
Services for Juliet Burkett on Friday
Juliet Burkett of Chilmark died in a car accident in South Dakota on Sunday evening, September 18. She was 21.
Jerome "Buddy" Healy, 81, died on September 9 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. An obituary was published in the September 15 issue of The Times, but the photograph of Buddy was inadvertently omitted.
Anita Parker of Oak Bluffs died on September 9 after a brief battle with cancer. Anita died at her home surrounded by her family. For the past 11 years Anita has been a smiling presence behind the circulation desk at the Oak Bluffs Public Library, where she continued to work throughout the summer until just days before her illness took her.
Christopher Peter Rupe died on September 14 on Martha's Vineyard after a long illness. He was born January 4, 1972, in Ann Arbor, Mich., to Pamela Phillips and Jeffrey Rupe (deceased). In 1981 he moved with his family to Massachusetts and graduated from Concord Carlisle High School in 1990. He completed his Bachelor of Music at the Berklee College of Music in Boston in 1998.
Evelyn Ann "Lynn" (Gonsalves) Larkin of Swampscott and formerly of Martha's Vineyard died from a heart attack on Thursday, September 15, at her home surrounded by her family.
Catherine Ferreira (1926-2011) died on September 3 at the home of her son and daughter-in-law, Brentford and Claire Ferreira, in Long Beach, California.
Services Saturday for David L. Hamblen
David Lucian Hamblen of Falmouth and formerly of Edgartown, died Tuesday September 13, 2011. He was 70 years old. He was the son of the late RN Irma Cleveland Hamblen of Edgartown.
A ceremony to bury the cremains of Herbert Isaacs will he held at 12 noon on Wednesday, September 21, at Oak Grove Cemetery in Vineyard Haven. Mr. Isaacs died on July 14, and his obituary appeared in the July 21 edition of The Times.
Gardner Winston Baldwin of Vineyard Haven died Wednesday, September 7, 2011, at the Martha's Vineyard Hospital. He was the son of Elizabeth Macy Gardner of Vineyard Haven and Donald W. Baldwin of Alexandria, Virginia. He was also the longtime loving partner of Alaina Darr of Vineyard Haven.
Jerome "Buddy" Healy died early Friday morning, September 9, surrounded by his loving family and partner, at Massachusetts General Hospital from complications resulting from a recent surgery. He was 81.
Roger H. Gibson, 64, of Dartmouth, died on Saturday, September 10, at home following a long illness. He was the former husband of Patricia (Renaud) Gibson.
John A. Bernard, 82, of Ramona died after a long battle with Parkinson's Disease, heart disease, and Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. He went to his rest surrounded by his loving family.
Natalie Virginia Gudger Therry died on June 21 in Princeton, New Jersey. She was 87.
Catherine "Kits" Pomeroy Blair, 85, long-time resident of Oak Bluffs, died from sepsis on September 8, 2011, at Martha's Vineyard Hospital.
Long-time resident of Martha's Vineyard Adelburt E. "Buddy" Thurber Jr. died on August 24, 2011, after a sudden recurrence of cancer. He was 68.
Helen "Hellcat" Lamb, Camp Jabberwocky founder, dead at 97
Helen "Hellcat" Lamb, founder of Camp Jabberwocky, the Martha's Vineyard Cerebral Palsy Camp, died at her home in Oak Bluffs Friday, Aug. 26, on the eve of her 97th birthday.
D. Bruce Keep Jr. of West Tisbury died on Wednesday, August 25, 2011 at the Martha's Vineyard Hospital. He was 84.
Keith Elliot Graves, 57, of Holyoke and formerly of Martha's Vineyard, died at Holyoke Medical Center on August 23, 2011. Keith was born in Springfield, the son of Robert L. Graves of Vineyard Haven and the late Shirley Hinson Graves. Keith was educated in the Springfield public schools and went on to serve in the United States Marine Corps.
Keith loved the outdoors; he was an avid fisherman, hunter, and outdoorsman. He cherished the many years he lived on Martha's Vineyard enjoying the full value of the island life. Keith had a very warm and giving heart and always reached out to help others less fortunate.
He leaves a daughter, Kai Graves of Springfield, a son, Bryan Graves also of Springfield, and two grandchildren, Aiden Graves and Madigan Graves of Springfield.
Michelle Laurie died peacefully on July 1, 2011, following a courageous battle against brain cancer.
Hazel Wald Hunt, who spent her childhood summers in North Tisbury and who leaves five first cousins on the Vineyard, died on August 20 in Lucca, Italy, of heart failure. She was 68 and had been in ill health for some time. She leaves a brother, Godfrey G. Day, in Falmouth.
David L. Hart, Ph.D., 90, of West Tisbury, died peacefully at his home in Calais, Vermont, on Friday evening, August 26, 2011. He was surrounded by family and a hospice volunteer.
Keith E. Graves, 57, of Holyoke and formerly of Martha's Vineyard, died at Holyoke Medical Center on August 23, 2011.
Adelburt E. "Buddy" Thurber, 68, of Oak Bluffs died on Wednesday, August 24, 2011 at the Falmouth Hospital. He was the husband of Susan S. Thurber and the father of Christopher Thurber. He was also the son of Leona (Smith) White and brother of Antone White.
Preston Willoughby Averill Sr. (aka "Dad," "Bumpa," "Grampy," "Grandpa," "Uncle Preston") died peacefully at his home in Vineyard Haven on Friday, August 12, with his wife, Gerry, at his side. The fifth of seven children, he was born to Alfred and Ada Willoughby Averill on December 31 in 1916 in Edgartown.
Dr. Sumner Yaffe was born in Boston, Massachusetts on May 9, 1923 and died peacefully at the age of 88 in his home in Los Angeles on August 10, 2011. An internationally recognized researcher and advocate, he is considered the "Father of Pediatric Pharmacology."
Catherine Soule Holt, 82, died peacefully on Friday, August 12, 2011 at the Vermont Veterans Home in Bennington, Vermont, where she and her husband, Floyd, have been residing since July.
Donald Rappaport, 84, an avid sailor who summered on the Vineyard since 1977, died Friday, August 12, of cancer at his Washington, D.C., home, surrounded by family.
Leighton Lamar Burriss of Oak Bluffs died August 13, 2011.
George Vincent Curran of Dedham and formerly of Jamaica Plain died August 9, 2011. He was 85.
C. Bruce Bartels, 73, of Chilmark, husband of Vickery (Spencer) Bartels, died on August 2, 2011, at his home.
John G. Reed Jr. died October 18, 2010, at the age of 80 at his home in Washington, D.C., from lymphoma.
Eleanor "Flow" Petricone died on August 3, 2011, the eve of her 92nd birthday, surrounded by loved ones. A strong force has left this earth but will forever be in the hearts of all who knew her.
Russell Sherman Hoxsie, 83, died peacefully Saturday, July 30, at Life Care Center in Wilbraham where he was residing.
Dad was rather humble and didn't like a big fuss. I can see him shaking his head over all this obituary business. Before the last stages of his decline I would read him cards people sent or relay messages from people who sang his praises and, honest to God, he blushed, "oh, geez, that's a bit much, don't you think!"
Jane Newhall, aged 97, of San Francisco and West Tisbury, died July 27 at home in the town she so loved. She was born October 4, 1913, in San Francisco to Jane Peers and Edwin White Newhall Jr.
A memorial service for Anne Welch Gordon will be held at the First Congregational Church of West Tisbury on Saturday, August 6, at 11:30 am. A long-time resident of Eastville Ave. in Oak Bluffs, Ms. Gordon died on November 3, 2010.
Robert James Yapp, 86 years of age, died peacefully on Friday, July 29, 2011 at his home in Vineyard Haven with his family by his side.
Albert O. "Ozzie" Fischer Jr. of Chilmark died at his home on July 26. He was 96. He was the husband of Regina (McLaughlin) Fischer.
Peter Russell Sanborn died on June 13, 2011, in Melbourne, Fla., his home for 17 years. He was 67 years old.
Charles R. Curtis, 58, formerly of Nashua, N.H., and Oak Bluffs, died on May 3, 2011, at Hope Hospice, Cape Coral, Fla.
Edward "Ted" Windsor Farrow died on July 15 of a massive head injury as a result of a fall. He was born in Rochester, N.Y., the eldest son of Edward Samuel Farrow and Ruth Wilson Farrow. He graduated from Exeter Academy, Williams College, and studied architecture at M.I.T.
Master Sgt. Benjamin A. Stevenson of Canyon Lake, Texas, died on July 21 in Paktika Province, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with small-arms fire. He was 36.
Willard Marshall Marden Jr. died unexpectedly on Sunday, July 24, 2011 at his home in East Falmouth. He was 88.
Jane Newhall died at her summer home in West Tisbury on Wednesday, July 27, 2011.
Thomas J. "Grizz" Adams of Honeoye Falls, N.Y., and Edgartown died on June 11. He was 69.
Barbara Ann Bernard, 57, of Edgartown died on Tuesday, July 26, 2011. There will be a graveside service next week.
A memorial celebration service to honor Hugh Schwarz will be held on Saturday, July 23, at 6 pm at the Vineyard Haven Yacht Club on Owen Little Way in Vineyard Haven.
Memorial service for Peter Teel on July 29
A memorial service will be held for Peter Teel of Chilmark on Friday, July 29, at 11 am at Abel's Hill Cemetery. A lunch will follow at the family home in Chilmark. Dr. Teel died in January.
There will be a service celebrating the life of Katherine E. (Kit) Sanders at 3 pm on Sunday, July 24, at Union Chapel in Oak Bluffs. A reception will follow from 4 to 6 pm at the East Chop Beach Club.
Mary Ruth Follas of Edgartown died Thursday, July 14, 2011 after a courageous battle with cancer. She was 64.
Gertrude Hall Kenney, 85, died at her Vineyard Haven home on Sunday morning, July 17, 2011.
Susan McGarry Curren, age 58, died July 13, 2011, at her home in Lincoln. She battled cancer for two years with courage and her characteristic humor, alongside her devoted family and many friends.
Barbara Alice Anderson of Worcester and Martha's Vineyard died peacefully at the Windemere Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, on Sunday, July 17.
Joseph A. Uva, age 75, of Avon, died on Sunday, July 17, 2011. He was the son of the late Joseph and Theresa Uva.
Herbert Eugene Isaacs died in Jackson, Mich., on July 14. He was 88.
A memorial service and headstone unveiling for Claus Buchthal will be held Friday, July 15, 2011, at 4 pm at Abel's Hill Cemetery in Chilmark. Mr. Buchthal died on November 8, 2010, in Cambridge.
Dorothy Gentle died at her home in Edgartown on June 26, 2011. She was born in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, on October 21, 1915.
A memorial celebration service to honor Hugh Schwarz will be held on Saturday, July 23, at 6 pm at the Vineyard Haven Yacht Club, on Owen Little Way in Vineyard Haven.
William A. Bettencourt, 87, died peacefully at Windemere on Thursday, July 7, 2011. Bill, as he was known to his friends, was born in the original Martha's Vineyard Hospital with severe cerebral palsy. Billy was a familiar figure as he traveled around Oak Bluffs, first on his three-wheeled bike and later on a motorized scooter.
A memorial service for Dorothy Barker, who died at the age of 100 on February 25, will be held on Sunday, July 17, at 1 pm at the Congregational Church in West Tisbury. Dorothy's family looks forward to seeing her friends at the service, which will be followed by a reception in the parish hall.
Charlie Conroy, beloved husband of Arlene Claussen Conroy, died at home on May 20, 2011. He was born to the late Charles T. Conroy Sr. and the late Agnes Valentine Conroy. A Tisbury resident, he had celebrated 79 years of island life. As a family man, he enjoyed boating and nature walks with his wife, children, and family dogs.
Bradford J. Andrews, 59, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, June 29, at his home in Edgartown.
Catherine N. (Keaney) Goudey, 93, of Lynn died Wednesday in the Jewish Rehabilitation Center after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Bradford S. Goudey, with whom she shared 66 years of marriage.
Eliot Eldridge Macy, known to almost everyone by his nickname "Bud," died on June 27, surrounded by
family, at his home in Vineyard Haven. He was 90 years old.
Eliot Eldridge "Bud" Macy, 90, died on Monday, June 27, 2011 at his Vineyard Haven home. He was the loving husband of Susan (Hyde) Macy.
A memorial service for Leander Carney Brown, 73, of Oak Bluffs will be held in Waban Park (Dennis Alley Park) at 10 am on July 3.
Donald Leslie Britt, 80, died in Gray, Maine, on June 22.
A memorial service will be held for Barbara Stix Lipke at 1:30 pm on Tuesday, July 12, at the Grange in West Tisbury. R.S.V.P. to lipke@verizon.net.
Phyllis K. Cronig, 85, died on June 23 at her home in Vineyard Haven after a long illness.
Kenneth J. Sullivan Jr., 57, of Oak Bluffs, died on June 15, 2011 in Mass. General Hospital in Boston. He was the husband of Clarion (Benner) Sullivan. They were married for 20 years. He was the son of the late Kenneth J. "Jim" Sullivan Sr.
Genevieve (Perry) Rogers, 95, a lifelong resident of Oak Bluffs, died peacefully at her home on June 13, 2011. She was predeceased by her husband of nearly 55 years, Everett Rogers.
The family of Henry "Roger" Hollister Robinson, late of Gettysburg, Penn., invite friends to a graveside service at Tower Hill Cemetery in Edgartown at 4:30 pm on Wednesday, June 29, 2011.
Leslie Jane Rubin Elish, a long-time resident of Vineyard Haven, died Sunday, June 19, 2011 after a protracted illness. She was 76.
Lori Camille Parker-Lockridge, 43, died on June 6, 2011 with her family by her side in Ft. Myers, Florida.
Kathleen Frances Kenney, affectionately known as Kay, died peacefully on February 25, 2011 in Lynchburg, Virginia, with her family at her side.
Thomas W. "Tucker" Hackett Jr. of Vineyard Haven died on June 15, 2011 with his loving family surrounding him. He was predeceased by his parents, Dr. Thomas W. and Veronica Hackett from Westport, Conn., and his older brother, William Henry Hackett. He is survived by his wife, Emily Kellogg Hackett; daughters Lorna Kellogg of Boulder, Colo., and Natasha Cooper and her husband, Robert Cooper, of Trumbull, Conn.; his son, Brian Hackett of Vineyard Haven; his grandsons, Zachary, Charles, and Finnegan; his sister, Shelley Phipps of Tucson, Ariz.; and sisters-in-law Constance Casey and Joanna and her husband, Alfred Uhry.
Diana Churchill Bardwell, 49, died at home in West Tisbury on June 18, after a 16-month battle with a rare form of cancer.
Roger Gentilhomme, 102, of Falmouth died on Saturday, June 18, 2011, after a short illness.
Michael M. Trusty of Edgartown died on Saturday June 18, 2011 at Beth Israel Hospital after a tragic incident in Vineyard Haven the previous week. He was 45 years old.
