Peter M. Martell of Oak Bluffs died on Tuesday evening, April 3 at the Mass General Hospital in Boston. He was 75.

He was the son of Elizabeth (Marden) Martell of Wrentham and predeceased by his father Louis A. Martell and by his brother, Ralph A. Martell.

A visitation period will be held April 11 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Chapman, Cole and Gleason Funeral Home in Oak Bluffs, followed by a funeral service at noon at the Trinity United Methodist Church in the Oak Buffs Camp Ground, officiated by the Rev. Roberta Williams. Interment will follow in the Oak Grove Cemetery, Pacific avenue in Oak Bluffs with military honors provided by the Veterans of Martha’s Vineyard and a Masonic service by the Oriental-Martha’s Vineyard Masonic Lodge.

A reception will be held at the Ocean View Restaurant, please bring a dish to share.

Donations in his memory can be made to the Oak Bluffs Firefighters’ Association, P.O. Box 2131, Oak Bluffs, MA 02557.

A complete obituary will appear in a future edition of the Gazette.