Obituaries
Ruth Berkowitz, 98
Ruth Berkowitz died on May 27 at The Riverside in New York city, where she had resided for the past three years. She was 98.
Ernest O. Barrett Jr., 84
Ernest O. Barrett, Jr. of Vineyard Haven died May 26 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. He was 84.
Nancy Butler
Nancy Ann Butler died in Wareham on April 12 after a long fight with Alzheimer’s disease.
Jean Mary Billingham, 91
Jean Mary Billingham died Feb. 25, surrounded by family, following complications from a stroke. She was 91.
John Bitzer Jr., 83
John Frederick Bitzer Jr. died March 18, 2020, near his home in Fort Worth, Tex. He was 83.
Sherman Burnham, 88
Sherman Francis Burnham died on Saturday, March 14, at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital after a brief illness. He was 88.
Noreen J. Bettencourt, 72
Noreen J. Bettencourt died Sunday, March 15. She was born at the Martha's Vineyard Hospital.