Tuesday, October 3, 2023

Obituaries

Celebration of life for Jacquie Renear

The family asks that you join them in celebrating the life of Jacquie Renear on Monday, August 28, at 11 am, at Oak Grove Cemetery, 299 State Road, Vineyard Haven, MA 02568. A reception...

William F. Renz

William F. Renz, of Palm Coast, Fla., passed away on August 3, 2023, three days short of his 71st birthday. Bill was the floral manager for several shops, Albertsons, and Winn-Dixie. He and his husband...

Pamela J. Stenson

Pamela J. (Wyatt) Stenson, age 58, of Boston and Edgartown, died on Thursday, August 3, 2023, in the comfort of her home, surrounded by her loving family. Pamela was born in New London, Conn., to...

Unni H. Kaltenbacher

Unni H. Kaltenbacher passed away suddenly at her home in Martha’s Vineyard, on August 4, 2023. She recently commented that this was the best summer of her life. Phil and Unni Kaltenbacher, together for 49...

Charles Ogletree Jr.

Charles Ogletree Jr., a Harvard Law professor, civil rights scholar, and Oak Bluffs summer resident, died Friday, August 4, 2023, at his home in Odenton, Md. The New York Times reports that Ogletree, 70, died...

William Eugene Thorp

William Eugene Thorp (“Bill”), 96, of Oak Bluffs, passed away peacefully on July 22, 2023, attended by his loving wife Lynn. Bill was born to parents Grace Marie Pease and Herschel Edward Thorp on March...

Vera-Jean Clements

Vera-Jean Clements, 68, died on August 7, 2023, at her home in Oak Bluffs. She was the wife of Albert Clements III, and mother of Summer Clements DeSouza and Albert Clements.  A graveside service will...

Jeffrey T. Clements

Jeffrey T. Clements, 67, of Oak Bluffs died unexpectedly on August 4, 2023, at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. His celebration of life will be held at a later date, and a complete obituary will appear...

Joel P. Anthony

Coin diving can be profitable. Buy penny candy, set up a card table in front of your house, and sell it to your friends for twice what you paid. You’re an entrepreneur. That was...

James Howard Lobdell

James Howard Lobdell (“Jim”), the first of three sons of Margaret Kisk and Howard Lobdell, arrived with the incoming tide on the 20th of August 1943; he left us with the outgoing tide —...

Cheryl Anne Larsen

Cheryl Anne Larsen of West Tisbury passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 19, 2023. She was 66.  Cheryl was born on Sept 6, 1956, in Fall River to Constance (Gendreau) Kuttner of Westport and Robert...

Claudia A. Metell

Claudia A. Metell, 75, of Oak Bluffs, passed away peacefully, with family by her side, at the Martha's Vineyard Hospital on July 24, 2023. She was born on Dec. 31, 1947, at the Martha's...

Marion Walling Mohr

Marian Walling Mohr, former resident of West Tisbury, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 21, 2023, at her assisted living facility in Roswell, Ga. She was 93. She was the daughter of Clifton and Ethel...

Services Tuesday for Kate D. Davy

Kate D. Davy, 78, of Edgartown died on Thursday, July 27, 2023, at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Her graveside service will be held in the New Westside Cemetery on Robinson Road in Edgartown on Tuesday,...

Estelle Ruth Reagan

Estelle Ruth (Kirkpatrick) Reagan, “Stelle,” 95, passed away peacefully at her home, the Attleboro House, in Oak Bluffs, on July 27, 2023. She was the beloved wife of Robert ("Bart") I. Reagan Sr. Estelle was...

Claudia Ann Metell

Claudia Ann Metell, 75, of Oak Bluffs died on Monday, July 24, 2023, at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Her funeral service will be private, and a complete obituary will follow in a later edition of...

Edward T. Medeiros

Edward T. Medeiros, 77, died on Tuesday morning, July 18, 2023, at his residence in Edgartown, surrounded by his family. Ed was the husband of Shirley Ann Medeiros, and a Vietnam War Marine Corps veteran. A...

William L. McConnell

William L. McConnell (“Bill”), a Vineyard resident of more than 40 years, died after an eight-week illness on July 21, 2023, while residing at Life Care Center of the North Shore in Lynn. He...

James Howard Lobdell

James Howard Lobdell, 79, of Vineyard Haven, passed away at his home on July 22, 2023, after a seven-month bout with aggressive cancer, surrounded by his family and his close friends.  He was the husband...

Leonard P. Butler

Leonard P. Butler, 74, of Gay Head, “the Man Who Moved the Lighthouse,” died peacefully at home, in the house he planned and built, on the morning of July 5, 2023. He was surrounded...