Ethel Jessie Chapman
Ethel Jessie Chapman, 97, of Edgartown, passed away peacefully at home on Nov. 28, 2025, surrounded by loved ones.
Born on March 4, 1928, in Waterville, Maine, she was the daughter of Elsmore M. Penney...
Kathleen Young
Kathleen Young passed away on Nov. 20, 2025, due to complications from a stroke. She was 77.
Kathleen (née Wergin), was born on Sept. 4, 1948, in Manitowoc, Wis. She was one of five siblings....
Madeleine Martha Perry
Madeleine Martha Perry, our beloved Cookie, age 79, passed away peacefully on Nov. 22, 2025, surrounded by her family, her friends, and the countless handmade crafts that filled her home with warmth. The world...
Jane Edith Carroll Miller
Jane Edith Carroll Miller, born June 30, 1935, in Concord, N.H., passed peacefully, surrounded by love.
Raised in Warner, N.H., Jane was known from an early age for her kindness, humor, and strong sense of...
Sandra Jensen Waller
Sandra Jensen Waller, age 83, passed away at her home in South Hadley on Nov. 30, 2025. “Sandy” was the widow of the late John W. Waller of Edgartown.
Sandy first came to the Island...
Services Tuesday for Glen S. Searle
Glen S. Searle passed away peacefully at his home on Chase Road, Edgartown, on Nov. 10, 2025.
Glen was born on Jan. 1, 1957, at the Martha's Vineyard Hospital, and was the New Year's Baby....
Madeleine M. Perry
Madeleine M. Perry of Edgartown died peacefully at home, surrounded by her loving family, on Nov. 22, 2025, at the age of 79. She was the beloved wife of Alfred Perry.
A complete obituary will...
Roberta Allen Morgan
Roberta Allen Morgan of Chilmark, a beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, died at her home on Nov. 11, 2025, surrounded by her family. She was 96 years old.
She was born in Oak Bluffs on...
Beverly Rhoda Silva
Beverly Rhoda Silva passed away peacefully in her home in Vineyard Haven on Nov. 8, 2025, at the age of 91.
She was born on March 3, 1934, in New Bedford to Alec and Gladys...
Services Friday for John M. Tirrell
John M. Tirrell, who liked to declare — often and with conviction — that he was “the luckiest man alive,” left this world the same way he lived in it: surrounded by love, humor,...
Muriel Zelda Gerhard
Muriel Zelda Gerhard, née Menaker, died peacefully at her home in Norwalk, Conn., on Oct. 15, 2025. She was 100 years old.
Muriel was born in New York City to May and Meyer Menaker, and...
Woodrow Williams
Woodrow Williams (“Woody”) of Vineyard Haven died peacefully at home with his loving wife, Phyllis, and his daughter, Vanessa, by his side.
Woody was a member of the U.S. Marine Corps and a veteran of...
Sara McLane Kurth
Sara McLane Kurth of Edgartown died on Wednesday, Nov 5, 2025, at the Care Dimensions Center in Lincoln. She was 77.
She was predeceased by her husband, Conrad Kurth, in April 2022. She is survived...
Roberta Allen Morgan
Roberta Allen Morgan, 96, died on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, at her home in Menemsha. She was predeceased by her husband, Capt. James Douglas Morgan, in September 2018.
A graveside service will be held on...
Justin N. Cameron
Heaven brought an angel home when Justin Nathaniel Cameron passed away unexpectedly, from complications from an injury, at his home in Baltimore, Md., on Oct. 17, 2025.
Justin was born to Heidi Medeiros (Ben David)...
Arthur R. Hitchings III
Arthur Russell Hitchings III (“Rusty”) passed away on Oct. 26, 2025, at Falmouth Hospital.
The eldest of seven, Rusty washed ashore in 1970. He learned carpentry working for Ed Tyra of Edgartown, and the following...
Norma E.H. Bridwell
Norma E.H. Bridwell of Edgartown died peacefully at home, surrounded by her loving family, on Oct. 25, 2025, at the age of 92.
A full obituary will follow in another edition of this paper.
Beverly R. Silva
Beverly R. Silva, 91, died on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, at her home in Vineyard Haven. She was predeceased by her husband, Elmer H. Silva, in September 2025.
Her graveside service will be held on...
Anne Colby Alwardt
Anne Colby Alwardt died unexpectedly on July 25, 2025. Her graveside service will be held on Saturday, Nov. 22, at noon, at the Oak Grove Cemetery in Vineyard Haven.
A celebration of life will follow...
Services Saturday for Elizabeth Anne Fisher
Elizabeth Anne Fisher (“Betsy”), 74, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by her family, on Oct. 27, 2025. Born at Chelsea Naval Hospital, she was the daughter of Gerald and Jean Burke of Quincy.
In...