Obituaries
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...
Thomas (Grizz) Adams Loved Life and Nature
Thomas J. (Grizz) Adams of Honeoye Falls, N.Y., and Edgartown, died on June 11 at the age of 69. He came by his nickname honestly, but to many he...
Edward Farrow, 82, Owned Tashtego
Edward Windsor (Ted) Farrow died on July 15 of a massive head injury as a result of a fall. He was 82. He was well known on the Vineyard where he...
Mary Follas, Grandmother With Great Love of Nature
Mary Ruth Follas, 64, of Edgartown, died on Thursday, July 14, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was 64. Born in Toledo, Ohio, Mary...
Edmund Rothschild, Doc of Dutcher Dock
Dr. Edmund O. Rothschild died on March 16, surrounded by his family. A lifelong New York city resident, Ed graduated from the Bronx Science High...
Gertrude Hall Kenney, 85, Was School Secretary
Gertrude Hall Kenney died at her Vineyard Haven home on Sunday morning, July 17. She was 85. Gertrude was born on August 14, 1925, in New York...
Mary Follas
Mary R. Follas, 64, of Edgartown died on Thursday, July 14, at the Cape Cod Hospital. Her funeral Mass will be celebrated on Monday, July 18 at 11...
Beloved Science Teacher Changed Students’ Lives
Darrell Alexander Shavers Jr. died on June 30, hours before his 64th birthday. He will always be remembered as a loving father and grandfather, a...