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Peter Devine

Peter Michael Devine, a lifelong Island resident, died on Nov. 17. He was 56. A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 22, at noon at the...

Jim Dorchester Was a Man of Convictions

Hollis L. Engley

James Alan Dorchester of Trescott, Me., died Saturday in the nearby town of Lubec. He was 62 and had been ill with colon cancer for some months....

Naturalist, Artist, Seaweed Lady, Rose Treat Leaves Lasting Legacy

Julia Wells

Rose Treat, a renowned Island naturalist and artist who was best known for her unique seaweed collages, died on Nov. 17 at her home in...

Melvin N. Leventhal Was Family Man, Red Sox Fan

Melvin N. Leventhal, author and community activist, died on Nov. 16 in Albuquerque, N.M. Born in Boston on Oct. 26, 1923, Melvin, fondly known as...

Gwendolyn Wharton

Gwendolyn Tucker Wharton of Oak Bluffs died on Thursday, Nov. 17. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, Nov. 26 at 11 a.m. in the Chapman,...

Toy Lasker, Flashmaps Creator, Dies at Age 92

Toy Lasker, creator and editor of Flashmaps guidebooks to cities in the U.S. and Europe, died peacefully at her home near Boston on Nov. 2. She was...

Jeanette Vincent

Jeanette C. (Kelly) Vincent of Woodside Village in Oak Bluffs and a longtime Edgartown resident died on Wednesday, Oct. 19. She was 91. A...

Frank Stewart, 93, Was Curious Professor

Frank M. Stewart, professor of mathematics, lover of learning, and eager investigator of many aspects of reality, died on Nov. 2 at the age of 93....

Herbert James Jr. Was Retired Railroad Man

Herbert (Jesse) James Jr. died on Nov. 8 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer. He was 64.

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