Obituaries
John Bussmann, 86, Served His Country With Honor
John (Jack) W. Bussmann Sr. of Cheshire, Conn., Naples, Fla., and Edgartown, beloved husband of Marion (Bunny) Kann Bussmann for 64 years, died...
James M. Beckman Found His Calling on the Island
James M. Beckman was truly a child of his beloved Martha’s Vineyard. He may have been technically born in Binghamton, N.Y., but no one felt the pulse...
Edna Berner, 88
Edna Berner died Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012 at St. Anthony’s Hospital in Rockford, Ill. She was 88.
James M. Beckman, 66
James M. Beckman died on Tuesday evening, Oct. 2 at his home in Edgartown after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was 66.He was the former husband of...
James Beckman, 66
James M. Beckman died on Tuesday evening, October 2, 2012 at his home in Edgartown after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was 66. He was the former...
William Blakesley, 91
Peggy Sturdivant
Longtime local artist William Blakesley died on Sept. 17. He was a contradiction until the end. A person who was afraid of water but lived on an ...
Florence Mary Smith Bruder
Florence Mary Smith Bruder died Sept. 2 wrapped in dignity and grace, with which she lived her 85 years. She died peacefully at home on Martha’s...
Bill Blakesley, 91
William (Bill) Blakesley of Oak Bluffs, a local artist since 1956, died at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital on Monday, Sept. 17.
Islander Thelma Luce Baird Dies at Age 100
Thelma Luce Baird, formerly of Woodside Village in Oak Bluffs, died Jan. 22 in Windemere Nursing Home. She recently celebrated her 100th...