Dr. Gabriel Joseph DeBlase, 76, of Vineyard Haven died March 5 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. He was the husband of Helen Van Allen DeBlase. His funeral mass will be celebrated on Saturday, March 8 at 11 a.m. in Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, Massasoit avenue, Oak Bluffs. Burial will follow in the Oak Grove Cemetery, Vineyard Haven. Donations may be made to the Tisbury Firefighters Association, P.O. Box 1313, Vineyard Haven MA 02568 or to the Tisbury Ambulance Association, P.O. Box 1409, Vineyard Haven MA 02568. A complete obituary will follow in a future edition of the Gazette.