Obituaries
Kathleen Darman, 78
Kathleen Emmet Darman of McLean, Va., died March 6 in Washington, D.C., at the age of 78.
Nelson (Eric) deBettencourt, 54
Nelson (Eric) deBettencourt died peacefully at home in California on Feb. 15, his 54th birthday, after a courageous battle with cancer.
Victoria DiStefano, 68
Victoria DiStefano died unexpectedly and peacefully in her sleep at her home in Plymouth on Feb. 15. She was 68.
Don DePriest, 74
Don DePriest died peacefully on Jan. 9 at Saint Anne’s Hospital in Fall River, surrounded by loved ones.
Robert B. Dayton Jr., 93
Robert B. (Bob) Dayton Jr. of Williamsport, Pa. died Dec. 31 at the Gatehouse of Divine Providence Hospital in Williamsport. He was 93.
Dr. Malcolm Dunkley, 91
Dr. Malcolm Dunkley, a well-known former physician on Martha’s Vineyard, died Dec. 12 in Sandwich. He was 91.
Rosemarie Doane, 89
Rosemarie Duys Doane, known to many Islanders as Doody and to her family as Tante Doody, died peacefully on Nov. 30, with loved ones by her side.
Samantha Drogin, 97
Samantha F. Drogin died in her sleep, three days shy of her 98th birthday, in Edgartown on Nov. 13.