Obituaries
Arthur Lenna, Veteran and Mechanic
Arthur J. Lenna died on March 6 at his home in Vineyard Haven. He was 88 and had been a resident of Martha’s Vineyard for the past 25 years.
Christopher Laursen Was Person of Strength, Grace and Courage
Christopher Svend Laursen died on Feb. 12 at home in Vineyard Haven, surrounded by his family and new wife, Kristen. He was 36.
Service Sunday for Jacob Lewis
Jacob Tilton Lewis of Edgartown died unexpectedly on Sunday. He was 22.
Memorial Sunday for Christopher Laursen
The Laursen family is sad to announce the death of their son Christopher on Tuesday, Feb. 12, after a valiant battle with cancer.
Jim Luther, Master Storyteller Who Loved Flyfishing and Edgartown
C. James Luther died on Jan. 26 at Beaumont senior living facility in Bryn Mawr, Pa. He was 90.
Dede Lawson-Johnston, Hostess, Philanthropst, Family Matriarch
Dede Lawson-Johnston died peacefully on Jan. 28.
Joy Luke, Devoted to Episcopal Church
Joy Carter Luke, a longtime resident of New Canaan, Conn., and West Chop, died peacefully on Jan. 5.
Rens Lee, Foreign Policy Expert Who Summered in Edgartown
Dr. Rensselaer (Rens) Wright Lee 3rd, a foreign policy consultant, author and political scientist, died on Dec. 3
Dede Labbancz Dies at 99
Victoria Labbancz died on the early morning of Dec. 31 of natural causes at Green Acres in Edgartown, where she had lived for the past three years.