Obituaries
Barbara Ann Bernard
Barbara Ann Bernard of Edgartown died on Tuesday, July 26. She was 57. There will be a graveside service on Wednesday, August 3, at 11 a.m. in the...
Willard Marden, 88, Was Fisherman, Carpenter
Willard Marshall Marden Jr. died unexpectedly on Sunday, July 24, at his home in East Falmouth. He was 88. Mr. Marden was predeceased by his wife...
Dorothy Ellen Benoit
Dorothy E. Benoit of Somerset died unexpectedly on Friday, July 22. Dot, as she was known, loved coming to the Island to visit her family and...
Jane Newhall
Jane Newhall died at her summer home in West Tisbury on Wednesday, July 27. Her memorial service will be held at a later date to be announced....
A Man of the Land, Ozzie Fischer Jr. Dies On Island He Nurtured for Nine Decades
Julia Wells
Albert O. (Ozzie) Fischer Jr., a Chilmark farmer and one of the last of a disappearing generation of agrarian Islanders, who had lived close to the...
Willard Marden Jr.
Willard Marshall Marden Jr. died unexpectedly on Sunday, July 24, at his home in East Falmouth. He was 88. Mr. Marden was predeceased by his wife...
Mary McEwan Was a Professional Singer
Mary L. (Wright) McEwan, 85, died peacefully on June 15, at Heritage Hall South after a period of declining health, surrounded by her loving family...
Rita Freitas, 94, Cooked For High School Students
Rita Lillian Freitas of Oak Bluffs and Apple Valley, Calif., died peacefully with family at her side on June 26. She 94 and was the widow of Joseph...
John Dowlin
John S. Dowlin died peacefully on July 15 due to complications from Parkinson’s disease. A seasonal resident of Chappaquiddick since 1971, he loved...