William David Norton

William David Norton, 80, died peacefully at his Oak Bluffs home on Monday, Sept. 7, 2009.

He was the beloved husband of Elizabeth (Sylvia) Norton. A memorial mass will be celebrated on Monday, Sept. 21 at 10:30 a.m. in Our Lady Star of the Sea Church on Massasoit avenue in Oak Bluffs, followed by burial of his cremated remains in the Sacred Heart Cemetery, Vineyard avenue in Oak Bluffs. Family and friends will gather after services at Farm Neck Golf Club Cafe on County Road in Oak Bluffs.

A complete obituary will follow in a later newspapers edition.

Donations may be made in Mr. Norton’s memory to Hospice of Martha’s Vineyard, P.O. Box 2549, Oak Bluffs, MA 02557 or to the Oak Bluffs Fire Department Museum; please make checks payable to Town of Oak Bluffs and note “Fire Dept Restoration Fund”, C/O D.R. Billings, P.O. Box 143, Oak Bluffs, MA 02557. Arrangements are under the care of Chapman, Cole & Gleason Funeral Home. Visit ccgfuneralhome.com for an online registerbook.