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Services Wednesday for Barbara Polleys Parker
Barbara Polleys Parker died on Sunday, May 22, 2016, at her home in Agawam. She was 86 years old. Barbara was born in Somerville on Nov. 17, 1929. In 1950 she married Robert L. Polleys, and resided in...
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Sharon Lynn Miller
Sharon Lynn Miller of Manchester, Conn., Moultonboro, N.H., and Martha’s Vineyard died peacefully and with full intention at her home, surrounded by the love of family and friends on Tuesday, May 16,...
View ArticleEileen Sullivan Mayhew
Eileen Sullivan Mayhew, who turned 101 on May 11, died peacefully at Long Hill assisted living facility in Edgartown on Saturday, May 21, 2016. A full obituary and details for a celebration of her life...
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William “Tony” Ratcliff
“To the left of the steering column there is a little blue board attached to the dash; on this there is a white push-pull button. Before starting the car, this switch MUST BE PULLED OUT, then turn the...
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Raymond A. Dahill Jr.
Raymond A. Dahill Jr. died peacefully at Massachusetts General Hospital on May 22, 2016. He was 74. Tony, as he was affectionately known by family and longtime friends, was born on Sept. 28, 1941, to...
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John Edwin Leaird
John Edwin Leaird, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, died peacefully on May 22, 2016, of complications from metastatic prostate cancer. He was 75. Born and raised in Fort Lauderdale to...
View ArticleServices for James E. Barrett on June 4
A graveside service will be held for James E. Barrett of West Tisbury, who died on Dec. 15, 2015, at the age of 79 on Saturday, June 4, at 12:30 pm in the West Tisbury Cemetery, State Road, West...
View ArticleServices Friday for Fire Chief Dennis P. Alley
Retired Oak Bluffs Fire Chief Dennis Patrick Alley, known to all as “Denny,” died on Monday evening, May 30, 2016, at the Windemere Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, with three generations of his...
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Gertrude Charlotte Hart
Gertrude Charlotte Hart, of Vineyard Haven and Royal Palm Beach, Fla., beloved wife of James C. Hart and mother of Ronald Spiegelhoff, died on May 25 at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Her husband Jim, son...
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Kendra LaDow Frakes
Kendra LaDow Frakes of Vineyard Haven died on April 26, 2016, on Cape Cod. She was 64. Kendra LaDow Frakes Kendra was born August 16, 1951, in Sun Valley, Calif., to Dow and Jewell (Christopher)...
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Margaret Hope Lyons
Margaret Hope Dixon Lyons died peacefully on May 23, 2016, amid song, fresh-rain air, and the scent of lavender, in the Takoma Park, Md., home of her youngest daughter Beth. She was 88. Margaret Hope...
View ArticleGeorge E. White
George E. White of Oak Bluffs died on Wednesday, June 1, 2016 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. He was 94. George was married to Eileen C. (Sylvia) White. A graveside service for the burial of his...
View ArticleAlexander Stewart Jr.
Alexander “Bud” Stewart Jr. died peacefully on Monday, May 30, 2016 in Bradenton Florida. Bud was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut on July 20, 1923, the son of Alexander and Margaret Stewart, who...
View ArticleGeorge J. Santos
George J. Santos, 92, of Vineyard Haven died on Wednesday, June 1, 2016. A visitation will be held on Tuesday June 7, 5pm to 7pm in the Chapman, Cole & Gleason Funeral Home, Edgartown Road, Oak...
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Dorothy Elizabeth Alexander
Dorothy Elizabeth Alexander, beloved mother of three, grandmother of eight, and great-grandmother of six, died on June 2 after a brief illness at the Henrietta Brewer House in Vineyard Haven,...
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Michael S. Chmura
Michael S. Chmura of Jambray Drive, Smithfield, R.I., and Vineyard Haven, the well-respected co-owner of East Chop Sleep Shop and the man who ensured a good night’s sleep for many Islanders, died...
View ArticleSusan Elizabeth Kennedy
Susan Elizabeth (Pio) Kennedy died Sunday evening, April 17, in her Oak Bluffs home, surrounded by those who meant the very most in her life, on her terms and at her time. A childhood cancer survivor,...
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Ray Gailey
Ray Gailey of Edgartown, a gentle, strong, funny, handsome, quiet, singular, and private man who had a lifelong love for being in or on saltwater, died peacefully at home March 28, 2016. He was 68. Ray...
View ArticleDavid M. Durst
David Mordechai Durst, a longtime seasonal resident of Menemsha best known for his whimsical mussel sculpture vignettes, died on May 13, 2016. He was 90. David was born in Mount Vernon, N.Y., in 1925,...
View ArticleReverend Amy Edwards memorial service
There will be a memorial service for the Reverend Amy Edwards on Saturday, June 11, beginning at 11 am at Federated Church of Martha’s Vineyard in Edgartown, where she recently served as pastor. The...
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