Obituaries
Funeral Mass Saturday for Donald R. Billings
Donald R. Billings of Oak Bluffs died on Wednesday evening, Nov. 4 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. He was 84 and the beloved husband of Nancy (...
Walter Bunge Was Distinguished Champion of the First Amendment, Loved the Vineyard
Walter Kenneth Bunge died peacefully on Sept. 9, at his home in Lexington, S.C. He was 84 and a former Vineyard resident.
Maritza Bretton-Sands Was a World Traveler and Helped Those in Need
Maritza Bretton–Sands, whose Vineyard history spanned the 1960s until the present, died on Sept. 28 of a heart attack while on vacation in Cancun,...
Barbara Babcock Was Passionate About Travel and New Experiences
Barbara Ann Babcock died peacefully at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital on Sept. 22 of complications from lung cancer.
Buzz Blankenship, Telephone Lineman, Locksmith, Community Friend
Richard William (Buzz) Blankenship died at home on Sept. 7 at the age of 70. After a life well lived, he will be missed by many, far and wide.
Red Bates, Innkeeper Who Built Schoolhouse Village
Gordon (Red) Newell Bates died peacefully on Sept. 24 after a period of failing health. He was 81.
Barbara Babcock, 83
Barbara Ann Babcock of Vineyard Haven died on Tuesday morning, Sept. 22 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. She was 83.
Dr. Walter Bunge
Dr. Walter Bunge, resident of his beloved Martha’s Vineyard for 13 years, died peacefully at home in Lexington, S.C. on Sept. 9.
Marie Burnett Was Beloved Innkeeper
Marie Burnett of Lagoon Road in Oak Bluffs died peacefully on July 23 at her son’s home in Mill Valley, Calif.