Robert Straight Sanborn, 95, died Friday, Oct. 5 at the Windemere Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center in Oak Bluffs. Mr. Sanborn has been cremated and his ashes will be scattered over the Vineyard Sound. A memorial service is planned for a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to Windemere or the First Congregational Church of West Tisbury. A complete obituary will follow in a later edition of the Gazette.