Obituaries
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.
Richard (Buzzy) Blankenship, 70
Richard W. (Buzzy) Blankenship died on Monday, Sept. 7 at his home in Oak Bluffs. He was 70.
Services for Edmund Bernard
A service with full military honors will be held on Saturday, August 29, at 10:30 a.m. for Edmund J. Bernard, who died on August 4.
Edmund J. Bernard, Lifelong Islander, Beloved Husband, Father and Friend
Edmund J. Bernard, a lifelong Island resident, died peacefully at his Oak Bluffs home on August 4. He was 84.
Yerbury G. Burnham Was Active Volunteer, Expert Wood Carver
Yerbury G. Burnham died Dec. 2, 2014, at Indian River Estates in Vero Beach, Fla.
Celebration of Life for Virginia Blakesley
There will be a celebration of life for Virginia Blakesley at 3 p.m. on Sunday, June 14, at 3 p.m. at the West Tisbury Congregational Church.