Obituaries
Herbert Abrams, Physician and Activist, Was Longtime Vineyarder
Herbert Leroy Abrams, physician, researcher, author and activist, died peacefully at home in Palo Alto, Calif., on Jan. 20, surrounded by family.
Mary Ann Alwardt Was Devoted to Children, Enjoyed Cats and Community Events
Mary Ann (King) Alwardt died at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital surrounded by her family on Dec. 22 after a brief battle with pneumonia. She was 77.
Mary Ann Alwardt Dies at 77
Mary Ann Alwardt of Oak Bluffs died at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital on Dec. 22.
Visiting Hours Tuesday for Joan Duart Andrews
Joan M. (Duart) Andrews of Vineyard Haven died at the Cape Cod Hospital after a lengthy illness. She was 58.
Betsy Avila Was the Consumate Grandmother, Loved Spending Summer Days on State Beach
Elizabeth (Betsy) Healey Hope Avila of Fairhaven died on Friday, Sept. 11 at Massachusetts General Hospital. She was 72.
Elizabeth Anderson Was Classical Pianist and Environmentalist
Elizabeth E. Anderson, born on Dec. 12, 1920, passed away on July 6, 2015 in Tucson Ariz. She was 94.
Services for Judy Athearn
Judy Athearn died at her Vineyard Haven home on Friday, May 8. She was 66.
John Ayers Loved Cooking and the Outdoor Life
John Patrick Ayers of Plymouth died peacefully on March 25. He was 76.
Frances Alwardt, 82
Frances L. Alwardt, a resident of Oak Bluffs, died Sunday, April 19 at the Windsor Nursing Facility in South Yarmouth. She was 82.