Obituaries
Carroll Buress, 90, Passionate Sailor, Fix-It Man
Carroll Buress died peacefully on the evening of Saturday, March 17 at his home in Vineyard Haven. He was 90.
John Boyle, Well-Known Edgartown Attorney
John Edward Boyle, Esq., an Edgartown resident for the past 35 years and well-known Island attorney, died peacefully on Feb. 5.
Donald J. Baril
Donald J. Baril died on Feb. 20 at his home in Edgartown. He was 92 and the husband of Arlene (Norton) Baril.
Paul J. Boniface Loved the Outdoors
Paul J. Boniface of Edgartown, formerly of Essex Fells, N.J., died at home on Feb. 8. He was 63.
John E. Boyle
John E. Boyle, Esq. of Edgartown died on Feb. 5 at the Spaulding Hospital in Cambridge. He was 80.
Polly Burroughs, Accomplished Author, Longtime Edgartown Resident
Mary Page (Polly) Burroughs, the author of more than half a dozen best-selling books about the Vineyard, died on Jan. 8.
Jake Baird Had a Joyous Spirit
Jake S. Baird died early on Friday Jan. 12, leaving sadness in all whom he had touched in his few short years on earth. He was 17.
Polly Burroughs Dies at 94
Mary Page (Polly) Burroughs died on Mon., Jan. 8 at the Brightview Commons in Wakefield, R.I.
Rev. Alden Besse, Episcopal Minister, Peace Activist, Dies at 93
The Rev. Alden Besse of Vineyard Haven died Dec. 13 at Long Hill in Edgartown. He was 93.