Obituaries
Seeker, Poet Jane Legge Brown Dies, 89
Jane Legge Brown died peacefully in her longtime Oak Bluffs home on April 18. Her son, Chris Legge, her dog, Mac, a close friend and two Hospice of...
John Balaschak, Devoted Husband, Father, Fisherman
John Francis Balaschak (Jack) died peacefully on May 9 with his loving wife, Nancy Lonuzzo Balaschak, by his side. They were married on October, 26...
John Slayton Was Veteran, Longtime Summer Visitor
John F. Slayton of Bellingham, formerly of Wayland, died peacefully surrounded by his family on May 4 at University of Massachusetts Memorial...
Edith Germane Hurd, 84, Operated Nancy’s Auberge
Edith Marie Germane Hurd, a Vineyard Haven resident and businesswoman since 1990, died on May 4 in Falmouth from pneumonia after earlier surgery...
Chappy Community Center Founder Dies
Joseph Chester Cressy Jr. died peacefully in Falmouth on Wednesday, May 4 surrounded by family. He was 82.
Loving Wife and Mother, Dear Friend
Jacqueline Lucas Rocks, a yoga teacher, photographer and summer resident of the Vineyard known for her big heart and great eyewear, died at her...
Natalie Francis, 74, Was Devoted Wife and Mother
Natalie (Correia) Francis of Edgartown died Friday, April 1, as a result of injuries received in an automobile accident in Savannah, Ga. She was 74...
Chef Allan Dorfman, 61, Ran Airport Laundromat
Allan Michael Dorfman died on April 1 in Cave Creek, Ariz., at the age of 61. Born in and raised in Morristown, N.J., he graduated from Morristown...
‘Dufferette’ Doris Wheaton Was Oak Bluffs Golfer
Doris Paris Wheaton, 80, of Montclair, N.J., and Oak Bluffs, died at home on Thursday, Feb. 17. Born in New Haven, Conn., Doris moved to New...