Obituaries
Bruce Keep Was Gentle, Kind, Generous Islander
Donald Bruce Keep of West Tisbury, died peacefully at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital on Thursday, August 25, following nearly a year of health...
Nurse Betsy Boggess Came Back to Her Island Home
Betsy Boggess of Katama died Wednesday, Sept. 21, at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital in Oak Bluffs. She was 74. She was born on Jan. 1, 1937 in...
Rev. Dr. John M. Wilbur Had a Pastoral Presence
The Rev. Dr. John M. Wilbur Jr. died Sept. 25. He was the former pastor of the First Baptist Churches in Beverly and East Greenwich, R.I. Other...
Basil Welch Carved Out a Unique Life on Island that He Loved
Basil Welch, a well-known Vineyard character who wrote poetry, did wood carvings, hunted, fished and had a large collection of historic photographs...
Dawn Dyleski
Dawn M. Dyleski, 51, died peacefully at her home, Tuesday, Sept. 27. Born August 15, 1960, in Methuen, she was the daughter of Eugene J. Dyleski,...
Betsy Boggess
Betsy (Rudolph) Boggess of Edgartown died unexpectedly on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. She was 74. She was...
Edward (Ted) Farrow
Edward (Ted) Farrow A memorial service will be held for Ted Farrow on Saturday, Oct. 1 at 2 p.m. in the Abel’s Hill Cemetery in Chilmark. It will...
Kathryn Dowdell Allen Was A Longtime Teacher
Kathryn Dowdell Allen, 90, died peacefully at Cape Cod Hospital on August 31 after a short illness. Kathy spent 55 wonderful summers on Martha’s...
Christopher Rupe Was A Gifted Guitar Player
Christopher Peter Rupe, died on Sept. 14 on the Vineyard after a long illness. He was born Jan. 4, 1972, in Ann Arbor, Mich. to Pamela Phillips and...