Nancy H. Evoy
Nancy Hoffman Evoy passed away peacefully on Jan. 3, 2026, at Crosslands in Kennett Square, Pa., aged 95. Nancy was born in Williamsport, Pa., and had lived in Abington, Bryn Mawr, and Villanova, Pa.,...
Marcelle Claudette Paquet BenDavid
Marcelle Claudette Paquet BenDavid peacefully passed away in her home on Jan. 31, 2026, surrounded by the family she loved so deeply. She was 90 years old. She was a quiet, steady presence —...
Karen Ann MacPhail, RN
Karen Ann MacPhail, RN, of Woodside Village in Vineyard Haven died peacefully at home, surrounded by loved ones, at age 78.
Karen graduated from Wareham High School, and went on to achieve her degree in...
Eugene Erez
Eugene Erez (“Gene”) passed away suddenly on Dec. 27, 2025, while on vacation in Bangkok, Thailand. He was 62 years old.
Gene was born on July 21, 1963, in Ukraine (now Russia). As a young...
Woodrow W. Williams
Woodrow W. Williams (“Woody”), born March 24, 1951, passed away peacefully at home on Nov. 10, 2025, the Marine Corps’ birthday, surrounded by his wife of 43 years, Phyllis, his daughter, Vanessa, and their...
Theodore Walter Box Jr.
Theodore Walter Box Jr., affectionately known as Ted, passed away peacefully of natural causes on Jan. 18, 2026, lovingly cared for by his brother Tom.
Ted was born in 1945 in New York. A longtime...
Stephen Francis Castanho
Stephen Francis Castanho of Edgartown died at the Cleveland Clinic on Jan. 24, 2026, from complications after a bilateral lung transplant, which he received on April 18. He was 65 years old. His partner...
Judy Shockley Ellis
Judy Ellis was born on Sept. 5, 1940, in Bridgewater. She passed away at 10:45 am on Dec. 30, 2025, at Royal Nursing and Rehab in Falmouth.
Judy lived in Bridgewater for much of her...
Carol May Ingraham
Carol May Anderson Ingraham passed away peacefully on Dec. 26, 2025, after a long battle with cancer.
Carol was born on March 28, 1951, in Winchendon, the daughter of Donald Buckley Anderson and Maxine Farr...
William Penn
William Penn (“Gregory”), 68, passed away peacefully on Jan. 10, 2026, surrounded by family at Orwigsburg Center in Pennsylvania.
Gregory was born in Plymouth on Dec. 21, 1957, to William H. Penn and Ann (Farrar)...
Karen MacPhail
Karen MacPhail of Oak Bluffs died peacefully on Jan. 23, 2026, surrounded by loved ones, at the age of 78.
Wendy Taucher
Wendy Taucher, choreographer and director, teacher and writer, and former artistic director of the Yard on Martha’s Vineyard, passed away on Jan. 13, 2026, in a Boston hospital after a long illness.
She was involved...
Martha Child
Martha Mosher Child was born in Oak Bluffs. She was the daughter of Gary S. Mosher and Helen (Medeiros) Mosher, formerly of Vineyard Haven. Martha grew up in Vineyard Haven and attended Island schools;...
Patricia Bergeron
Patricia Bergeron, 69, of Martha’s Vineyard, passed away on Jan. 1, 2026, while on the water with her beloved partner, Roy Scheffer, scalloping as they welcomed the New Year doing what they loved most.
She...
Roy Timfre Scheffer
Roy Timfre Scheffer, 77, passed away unexpectedly on Jan. 1, 2026, in a tragic boating accident in Edgartown. The day started out calm and beautiful, but the weather quickly turned. He and his beloved...
Susan Spalding Silva
On Jan. 9, 2026, Susan Spalding Silva passed away peacefully at her home in West Tisbury. She was 83.
Born in Oak Bluffs to Philip and Mildred Spalding, Susan was raised in a house on...
Anne Sharlun DeBettencourt
Anne Sharlun DeBettencourt, 80, of Oak Bluffs, went home to Jesus, surrounded by family and friends, on Jan. 10, 2026.
Anne was a beacon of light to all who knew her. Her hard-working spirit, generous...
Lewis Edmond Waring II
Lewis Waring passed away shortly before Christmas at his West Tisbury home. He was 74.
A full obituary will be published in a future edition of this paper, and a memorial gathering will be held...
Terry Andrew Canha
Terry Andrew Canha, 72, of Oak Bluffs, passed away unexpectedly on Dec. 19, 2025, at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital.
Terry was born on the Vineyard on April 21, 1953, to Antone and Yvette Canha. A graduate...
Services Sunday for William Vincent
William Vincent (“Bill”) passed away on Jan. 12, surrounded by his family in his daughter’s home after succumbing to his neurological disease. He was 73.
Bill was the son of the late Burton M. Vincent...