Obituaries

Published: September 18, 2008

Nancy P. Young

A memorial service for Nancy Prada (Convery) Young of Edgartown, who passed away on August 14, will be held at the Harborside Inn in Edgartown on Saturday, Sept. 27 at 1:30 pm officiated by Rev. Stephen White.

John Walter

John Walter, a well-known editor and journalist both on and off Martha's Vineyard, died Thursday, Sept. 11, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield from complications of surgery. He was 61.

Diane L. Greene

Diane Lewis Greene passed peacefully on Sept. 13, at her beloved home in West Tisbury after a brave battle against ALS.

David J. Brand

At age 39, after a brief illness, David Jon Brand died on September 14 at MGH in Boston.

Gloria T. Vigneault

Gloria T. (Karam) Vigneault, 71, of Largo, Fla., died Sept. 11, 2008, at Hyder Family Hospice House in Dover, N.H., where she was well and gently supported in her final days.

Virginia Gager-Jackson

Virginia "Annchen" Gager-Jackson of Edgartown and Wellesley died peacefully on July 8, 2008, at her Katama home surrounded by her loving family after a long and courageous battle against cancer. She was 73.