Obituaries
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...