Donna Davey
Donna Davey, 62, from Oak Bluffs, passed away in her home on June 3, 2020. A licensed clinical social worker, Donna was a member of the Island community for 40 years. She will be sadly missed by...
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Nancy Safford
Nancy Safford, 74, from Sedona, Ariz., died July 10, 2020, of cancer. She grew up spending summers on the Vineyard, and was a full-time resident from the late 1960s through the 1970s. She authored...
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Lt. Col. Samuel Stevenson, USMC (Ret.)
Samuel H. Stevenson of West Tisbury died at his home on Feb. 15, 2020. He was 83 years old. Samuel Stevenson Sandy, as he was referred to, was born in New York City, N.Y., on August 12, 1936, the...
View ArticleMargaret Ditson
Margaret Ditson left this world peacefully on July 9, 2020. Margaret was born on Nov. 6, 1952, the eighth child and only daughter of George R. Searle and Margaret A. Searle. She spent most of her...
View ArticleBarbara C. Beichek
Barbara C. Beichek, 68, died unexpectedly on July 6, 2020, at her home in Oak Bluffs. Private services will be held at a later date, and a complete obituary will follow in another edition of this...
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Robert Lamb
Robert Lamb (“Bob”) died at home in Silver Spring, Md., and entered eternal life on the morning of May 28, 2020. He was 83, and had been battling cancer and other illnesses for many years. Robert Lamb...
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Mary Stokes French
Local Vineyard landscape artist Mary S. French, née Stokes, died on June 29, 2020, at 92 after a long illness. Mary S French Born in Vermont, and raised on the East Coast, Mary had a deep love for her...
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Betty Eddy, a longtime resident of Chilmark, died at her home on the Eddy Farm, Tuesday, June 30, at the age of 100 years and eight days. She passed on as she lived, surrounded by her family and...
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Grace (‘Phronsie’) Vibberts Conlin
Longtime Island resident Grace (“Phronsie”) Vibberts Conlin passed away peacefully at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital on Thursday, July 9, a few hours before her 101st birthday. She was born in New Britain,...
View ArticleDuncan MacDonald
Duncan MacDonald, 104, died on July 18th at the Henrietta Brewer House in Vineyard Haven. Duncan was an accomplished writer and interviewer, active in radio and in the early days of television in New...
View ArticleHerbert N. Bianchi
Herbert N. Bianchi passed away peacefully at his home in Vineyard Haven on July 4, 2020. He was born on April 1, 1929, in Springfield. Herbert was a retired fossil fuel mechanic for Boston Edison...
View ArticleWilliam D. Higham
William D. Higham, 69, of Oak Bluffs, passed away on July 19, 2020, at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. He was the husband of Cynthia M. Silva-Higham. A full obituary will follow in another edition of...
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Shirley M. Hall
Shirley M. (MacKay) Hall, 92, of Braintree, died on July 19, 2020. Shirley M. Hall Shirley was born in Quincy to James and Mary MacKay. She grew up in Quincy, and attended Quincy High School. In early...
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Veronica Bernadette Richter
Veronica Bernadette Richter, born on July 9, 1945, died on July 11, 2020. Veronica Bernadette Richter Veronica and her husband, Joseph H. Richter, enjoyed living in Boca Raton and Martha’s Vineyard,...
View ArticleThomas N. Sullivan
Thomas N. Sullivan, a.k.a. “Sully,” of Vineyard Haven, left his earthly body on July 26, 2020, after a brief bout with brain cancer, and now resides in our hearts. A full obituary will follow in a...
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David L. Landers Jr.
David L. Landers Jr., 39, of Monroe, Maine, passed away on July 23, 2020, at his home, surrounded by family, after a long and courageous battle with brain cancer. David L. Landers Jr. He was born July...
View ArticleStephen Wesley Lewis
Stephen Wesley Lewis, 80, of Oak Bluffs, passed away on July 23, 2020, at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Stephen was born on July 15, 1940, in Boston. He was the only child of Elsie Lewis. As a...
View ArticleWalter J. Hunziker Jr.
Walter J. Hunziker Jr. (“Skip”), 90, of Edgartown, passed away at Windemere Nursing Home in Oak Bluffs. He was the husband of Norma Norton Holmes, and served as a junior grade lieutenant in the Navy...
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Nancy Langdon Safford
Nancy Langdon Safford, 74, from Sedona, Ariz., died on July 10, 2020, of cancer. Nancy was born March 2, 1946, in Hartford, Conn., daughter of Ralph K. and Nancy French Safford. She attended the Day...
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Allan F. Davey
Allan F. Davey passed away peacefully at his Vineyard Haven home on June 29th. He was 85. Allan F. Davey Allan was born on Jan. 13, 1935, the son of Doris, an accomplished pianist, and Clarence, a...
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