Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Obituaries

Raymond J. DeBettencourt

Raymond J. DeBettencourt, 97, of Oak Bluffs, died on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024, in Oak Bluffs.  Raymond was born on Jan. 23, 1927, in the Highlands of Oak Bluffs to Alfred Francis DeBettencourt and Mary...

Neil Robert Strock

Neil Robert Strock died peacefully but unexpectedly at his home in Lafayette, Calif., on January 24, 2024. He was born on March 14, 1947, so he would have been 75 years old in a...

Kenneth C. Pailler Jr.

Kenneth C. Pailler Jr., 77, died on Monday, Feb. 5, 2024. He was a devoted partner of more than 30 years to Arlene M. Connolly, originally of Canton. Born In Boston, he was the son...

Dorothy Francoeur

Dorothy Francoeur (“Dottie”) of Oak Bluffs passed away unexpectedly on Jan. 9, 2024. She was 79. Dottie and her wife, Pat Cooke, lived here part-time since 2001, and became full-time residents in 2021. Dottie...

Paul David Sampieri

Paul David Sampieri, 74, of Vineyard Haven, died on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024, at his home. He was the spouse of Edward Belain Jr., and brother of John (“Jay”) Sampieri of North Dartmouth. His funeral...

William August Engler IV

Updated Feb. 6 The Engler family of Oak Bluffs mourns the loss of William August Engler IV, who passed away on Jan. 23, 2024, at the age of 25, after a valiant struggle with drug...

Lorraine B. Earle

Lorraine Bernice Bernadette Bergeron Sylvia Earle, a.k.a. Lorraine Earle, a.k.a. Rainy, a.k.a. Mama Cupcakes, a.k.a. LoLo, 68, of Hull, passed away peacefully at home on Jan. 29, 2024, after a long battle with COPD...

Susan Kresse Cole

Susan Kresse Cole (“Suzie,” or “Susie”), 69, of Harbor Homes on New York Ave. in Oak Bluffs, died on Jan. 18, 2024, at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital.  Susan was born on August 20, 1954, at...

Services Wednesday for Jean Gilluly

Jean Gilluly, 86, of Edgartown and Marlboro, died on Jan. 30, 2024.  Born to Walter Gilluly, and Hilda Norton Gilluly on Dec. 30, 1937, Jean grew up on the Edgartown farm of her grandparents, Orin...

Peter Ames Eldredge

The family is sad to announce the passing of Peter Ames Eldredge, of Christiantown Road, West Tisbury, on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. Peter passed in his sleep after a lengthy battle with complications due...

Daniel Donaldson

Daniel Donaldson (“Dan”), loving and devoted husband, father, stepfather, and grandfather, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Jan. 12, 2024.  He was loved by his community, and all who met him. He was an...

Daniel R. Creato

Daniel R. Creato, 88, of West Tisbury, passed away on Feb. 2, 2024, at the Martha's Vineyard Hospital.  A complete obituary will appear in a future edition of this paper, and a memorial service will...

Gloria Lee Wong

Gloria Lee Wong passed away peacefully in her sleep at her home in Vineyard Haven on Jan. 24, 2024, one month shy of her 96th birthday. She lived year-round on the Island for the...

Christopher Aring-Sharkovitz

Christopher Jaret Aring-Sharkovitz died on Jan. 18, 2024, due to complications from a combined heart-liver transplant. He was 26 years old.  A steadfastly kind, happy, and generous person, Chris dreamed big, lived life without hesitation,...

John Richard Bauer

John Richard Bauer, 72, of Oak Bluffs, died on Jan. 4, 2024, at the Lily House in Wellfleet, after a brief illness. A memorial Mass was held at St. Augustine's Church in Vineyard Haven on...

Daniel L. Donaldson

Daniel L. Donaldson, 81, of West Tisbury, died unexpectedly at his home on Jan. 12, 2024. He was the husband of Kathryn Lang Donaldson.  His celebration of life will be held at a later date,...

Services Thursday for Cristofer N. Vought

Cristofer N. Vought, 24, of Oak Bluffs, died on Jan. 24, 2024, at his home in Quincy, while attending barber school. He was the son of Zeke and Beth Vought of Oak Bluffs.  His funeral...

Leigh J. Rogers

Leigh J. Rogers of Oak Bluffs died on Friday, Jan. 19, 2024, at the age of 63, at his home. He was the son of Sylvia (Coutinho) Rogers. A funeral service was held at Chapman Funerals...

Richard Dana Sherman Sr.

Richard Dana Sherman Sr. of Falmouth died on Jan. 24, 2024, at the age of 100.  Mr. Sherman was born on Oct. 7, 1923, in Providence, R.I. He was the son of Clarence Edgar and...

Clifton H. Athearn

Clifton Hillman Athearn, a native son of West Tisbury, died on Dec. 12, 2023, at his home in West Tisbury.  He was born about a half-mile from there in 1923, the youngest of four children,...