A graveside service for Ruth E. Van Brakle of Edgartown will be held Saturday, May 9, 2015, at 10 am in Oak Grove Cemetery, State Road in Vineyard Haven. Mrs. Van Brakle died on April 5, 2015, at the age of 73. She is survived by her daughters, Renee Metell of West Tisbury and Karen Van Brakle of Plainville, Conn. A reception will follow in the P.A. Club. Please bring a dish to share. Donations may be made in her memory to the Martha’s Vineyard Shellfish Group, P.O. Box 1552, Oak Bluffs, MA 02557.