Obituaries
Mae Balaban Was Noted Speech Pathologist
Mae Janet Balaban of Tenafly, N.J., and Chilmark died Wednesday, June 26, after a long illness. She was 79.
Dorothy Bangs Memorial Service
There will be a memorial service for Dorothy K. Bangs on Saturday, July 13 at 1 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Vineyard Haven. A reception will...
Hela Buchthal Captured Island Landscape
Hela Buchthal, a painter and long-time resident of Chilmark, died Saturday, June 29 in Falmouth, Me., with her daughter Rebecca Hemphill at her side...
Rev. Henry Bird Devoted to Dignity and Justice
The Rev. Henry H. L. Bird was part of the “Greatest Generation.” Born in the roaring twenties, he witnessed the challenges of the Great Depression,...
William Blakesley Memorial Service
William H. Blakesley’s memorial is scheduled for Friday, June 21 at 2 p.m., at the Trinity Methodist Church in the Camp Ground in Oak Bluffs. A Power...
Millie Briggs Was Mother, Restaurateur, Businesswoman and Artist
Mildred (Millie) D. Briggs of Vineyard Haven, and former winter resident of Jensen Beach, Fla., died peacefully at home on May 26 with daughter Jo by...
Henry Burt, Longtime Tisbury Policeman
Henry O. Burt of Vineyard Haven died at the South Shore Hospital in Weymouth on May 8. He was 85.
Benjamin Bird Was Veteran, Humanist, Judge
Judge Benjamin Lee Bird of Washington, Va. , a longtime West Tisbury seasonal resident, died of congestive heart failure at his Virginia home,...