Monday, March 20, 2023

Community Notes

Vernon Harris

Vernon Harris, 70, of Oak Bluffs died unexpectedly on Wednesday morning, March 1, 2023, at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. He was the husband of Patricia V. Harris.  His funeral service will be private, and a...

Nora M. Nevin

Nora M. Nevin (née Macfarlane), beloved daughter, sister, mother, wife, and stepmother, passed away on July 27, 2022, peacefully in her sleep, in Los Angeles, where she moved during the pandemic to be closer...

Cribbage Club results

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The Vineyard Cribbage Club met on Wednesday at the American Legion Hall in Edgartown. The results of a fun night of playing are as follows: First place, George Giosmas with a perfect card of 14/6...

Births

Goldie Valentine Eisner Meghan Eisner and Wardell Eisner of West Tisbury announce the birth of a daughter, Goldie Valentine Eisner, on Feb. 25, 2023, at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Goldie weighed 6 pounds, 2.2 ounces, and...

Ronald Louis DiOrio

Ronald Louis DiOrio, a longtime resident of Oak Bluffs, died peacefully on Feb. 25, 2023 in Warwick, R.I. He was 82. He was born on July 10, 1940 in Providence, R.I., to Alfredo DiOrio and...

Molly Joy Hargy

Molly Joy Hargy (Hathaway), age 55, a lifelong resident of Edgartown, died unexpectedly on Monday, Feb. 20, 2023. Molly was born on May 31, 1967 in Oak Bluffs, to Lewis and Judith Hathaway. She spent...

Sharon L. Barton

On Wednesday evening Feb. 8, 2023, Sharon L. (Cyr) Barton had a massive cerebral infarction at home. She was admitted to Rhode Island Hospital Trauma Center and then to HopeHealth Hospice & Palliative Care...

Paul Grunden

Paul Grunden died Feb. 16, 2023 at Falmouth Hospital. He was born in Lexington, Ky., to William and Loretta Grunden. The family lived in Connecticut and Rhode Island before making the Vineyard their permanent...

Jessie Benton          

Jessie Benton, daughter of world-renowned artist Thomas Hart Benton, died surrounded by family in Los Angeles on Feb. 16, at the age of 83. She had been a seasonal resident of Chilmark every year...

Henry M. Jaffe

Henry M. Jaffe (Miles), 82, of Chilmark, died Feb. 15 at his home on Stonewall Road, with his wife and family around him, as he had wished. He had lived an energetic, athletic, intellectually...

Habitat for Humanity plans 16th home

Jovance and Tilicia Richards of Oak Bluffs have been selected from nearly 20 families to receive Habitat for Humanity of Martha’s Vineyard’s 16th home that will be constructed soon, according to a press release. The...

CLAMS network switches software

The Vineyard Haven library and the CLAMS library network will be switching to a new software system on Monday, Feb. 27, according to a press release. This change will feature a new online catalog that...

Cribbage Club results

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The Vineyard Cribbage Club met on Wednesday at 6 pm to play our favorite game. We had 20 players, and the results are as follows: First, Jack Silvia with a 12/5 +105 card Second, Dick Kelly...

Births

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Michael Patrick Gately III Olivia Roberta Gately and Michael Patrick Gately of West Tisbury announce the birth of a son, Michael Patrick Gately III, on Feb. 8, 2023, at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Michael weighed 6...

Michael M. Mason

Michael M. Mason, 83, of Woodside Village in Oak Bluffs died unexpectedly on Wednesday morning, February 15, 2023, at his home. He was the husband of Jemima James, and father of Sam and Willy...

Lois Kelley Stout

Lois Kelley Stout, 93, of Edgartown, died peacefully on Tuesday morning, Feb. 14, 2023, with her longtime companion, Edward Amaral, by her side in Oak Bluffs. She was the mother of Dr. Christopher Kelley...

Jesse A. Thayer

Jesse A. Thayer, 35, died peacefully after a battle with cancer on Thursday evening, Feb. 16, 2023, at his home in Vineyard Haven.  He was just recently married to Katherine H. Vincent, and he was...

Michael J. Flynn

Michael J. Flynn, 64, of West Tisbury, died peacefully on Wednesday morning, Feb. 15, 2023, at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. He was the brother of Karen Flynn and Jacqueline Flynn-Morgan, and uncle to Mary Morgan.   His...

Margaret C. Chambers

Margaret Christine Freitas Chambers of Edgartown died on Oct. 21, 2022, at Tobey Hospital in Wareham. She was 72. She was born June 15, 1950, in Oak Bluffs, the daughter of Lewis R. Freitas and...

Susan H. Markwica

Susan H. Markwica, 70, died peacefully on Wednesday morning, Feb. 8, 2023. She was recently predeceased by her partner, Frank M. Markwica, in December 2022. She is survived by her daughter, Anna Markwica Owen,...