Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Obituaries

Services Friday for Marion Sanford

Marion Plummer Sanford (“Mimi”), a longtime resident of Glastonbury, Conn., and East Chop, passed away on Jan. 13, 2024. Mimi was 89. She was the widow of George J. Sanford. Mimi grew up in Hartford,...

Services Monday for Alexander Friend Newton

Alex Friend Newton, 84, of Oak Bluffs died from natural causes at Falmouth Hospital on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024, after battling several respiratory illnesses. The Almighty needed Alex more, as he was taken to...

Col. Everett K. Spees Jr.

Col. Everett K. Spees Jr., M.D., Ph.D., D.Div. passed away on Jan. 11, 2024, at the age of 90 in Martha’s Vineyard Hospital, after living with multiple myeloma for seven years. Dr. Spees was born...

Ralph Kirkham Safford

Ralph Kirkham Safford (“Kirk”) of West Tisbury passed away in Boston on Jan. 10, 2024, after a brief illness. He was 81. A complete obituary will appear in a future edition of The Times.

Sandy L. McElhinney

Sandy L. McElhinney, 80, of Vineyard Haven, passed away on Jan. 3, 2024. Sandra was born on April 25, 1943, in Beverly. She was predeceased by her husband, John McElhinney Sr. Sandra loved spending time...

Kathryn Retmier

Kathryn Retmier (“Kathy”) died on Dec. 30, 2023, at the age of 65. In the early ’90s, Kathy found her way to the Vineyard as a single mom searching for a welcoming community in...

Brian M. Daur

Brian M. Daur of Port Chester, N.Y., passed away on Dec. 29, 2023. He was 43. Brian was born in Greenwich, Conn., on March 14, 1980. He graduated from Tisbury School and Martha’s Vineyard Regional...

Edwards Park Schwentker

Edwards Park Schwentker (“Ned”), 82, of Palmyra, Pa., passed away on Dec. 22, 2023.  Ned was born on Feb. 5, 1941, in Sterling, N.Y., and grew up in Baltimore. The youngest child of an accomplished...

Charlotte Collat Fallon

Charlotte Collat Fallon died on Dec. 26, 2023, surrounded by family at her home in Washington, D.C. Born on April 24, 1962, in Columbus, Ohio, Charlotte spent her elementary and teenage years playing with her...

Katherine White Mazza

Katherine White Mazza, or “Katie,” as most knew her, passed gracefully and peacefully on Dec. 22, 2023, surrounded by her family at her home in Oak Bluffs. She was 90 years old.  Born on August...

Natalie King

Natalie Dickinson King of Vineyard Haven died on Dec. 25.  Born in Boston in 1932, she was the widow of Frederick D. King.  King is survived by her brother Joseph C. Dickinson, of Northborough, Mass., her...

Arthur Costa

Arthur V. Costa passed away on Dec. 12, 2023 in Florida.  He was born to John Costa and Mary Rezendes on June 9, 1938 in Oak Bluffs and graduated from Edgartown High School. He was...

Corliss Maciel

Corliss R.(Corly) Maciel, 66, of Vineyard Haven, died unexpectedly on Sunday, Dec. 17, 2023 at Mass General Hospital. He was the brother of Neal J. Maciel; the father of Denver Maciel and uncle of Curtis...

Harriet Dorsey

Harriet Patricia (“Pat”) Valarie Morello Dorsey, 85, passed away peacefully at home on Dec. 14, 2023, surrounded by her family. Pat was born Jan. 14, 1938, in Hartford, Conn., to the late Joseph Michael Morello...

Dr. Edward S. Sternick

Dr. Edward S. Sternick ("Ned"), 84, of Vineyard Haven, passed away on Nov. 30, 2023.  He was born on Feb. 10, 1939, in Boston, the son of Charles and Adele Sternick of Brookline, and was...

Antone H. Rezendes Jr.

Antone H. Rezendes Jr., 80 years old, son of Gertrude and Antone Rezendes Sr., passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on Dec. 14, 2023, at Mass General Brigham in Salem. Antone, known as “Tony,” was...

Leonard R. Jarek

Leonard R. Jarek (“Lenny”), 82, part-time resident of Oak Bluffs and lifelong resident of Lowell, died Thursday, July 6, 2023, at Care Dimensions Hospice House in Lincoln, following a brief illness. He was the...

Barbara Carrier Block

Barbara Jean (Carrier) Block, beloved wife of Waldemar L. Block Jr. for 71 years, died on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. She was born June 21, 1925, in Springfield, the daughter of F. Lawrence and Genevieve...

Christopher Michael Arms

Christopher Michael Arms, 43, of Harwich, passed away on Friday, Dec. 15, 2023, surrounded by his loving family.  Chris was born on Cape Cod on Dec. 6th, 1980. He was educated in the Martha's Vineyard...

Clifton H. Athearn

Clifton H. Athearn, 100, of West Tisbury, passed away on Dec. 12, 2023, at his home.  A complete obituary will appear in a later edition of this paper, and services will be held at a...