Page Doss died peacefully in his sleep at the Windemere Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Oak Bluffs on Oct. 31. He was 77.

He was born in Springfield, Mo., and graduated from Southwest Missouri State University. He served in the Korean War in the U.S. Air Force.

Page later moved to New York city and joined the Research Institute of America, a business-oriented publishing company where he later became its president. He and his wife, Anne, moved to the Vineyard in 1986 and joined Grace Episcopal Church. Page headed the board of trustees for Havenside Senior Living apartments.

He is survived by his wife, Anne; son, Wright, of Silver Spring, Md.; and daughter, Brett Doss Jones, of Plymouth. He has one granddaughter.

In place of flowers the family requests a donation to Windemere Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, P.O. Box 1747, Oak Bluffs, MA 02557.

A memorial service will be held at Grace Episcopal Church in Vineyard Haven on Nov. 11 at 11 a.m.

Arrangements are under the care of Chapman, Cole and Gleason Funeral Home in Oak Bluffs.