Obituaries
Herbert Landers Enjoyed Fishing, Cooking, and Oil Painting
Herbert Alton Landers died peacefully on Friday, Feb. 2 at his home in Oak Bluffs, surrounded by his family. He was 89.
Nikki Langer Traced Her Journey from the Bronx to Chilmark
Nikki Langer, professor, accomplished musician, devoted Bubba, voracious reader, early feminist and champion of everything Vineyard, died peacefully...
Barbara Lunbeck, Former President of Friends of Chilmark Library
Barbara Marie (Callanan) Lunbeck died Nov. 27 at her home in Audubon, Pa. after a brief illness. She was 88.
John S. Lovewell, 96, Longtime Edgartown Water Commissioner
John Sherman Lovewell, one of Edgartown’s senior statesmen, died on Saturday at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. He was 96 years old.
Frances Lehman Summered in Chilmark for Half a Century
Frances Mecklenburger Lehman, of Wilmette, Ill., and Chilmark, died on Nov. 15 after a long illness. She was 98.
Babe Ruth LaFrance
Ruth Cook Child LaFrance died Sept. 30 at the Perrysburg Care and Rehabilitation Center in Perrysburg, Ohio.
Shirley Leighton, Longtime Vineyard Resident
Shirley Leighton died peacefully on Sept. 21 at Aaron Manor in Chester, Conn.
Murray Lerner, Innovative Filmmaker, Aquinnah Resident
Filmmaker Murray Lerner, a longtime summer resident of Aquinnah, died of kidney failure on Sept. 2 at his home in Long Island City, N.Y. He was 90.
Jane Lison, Edgartown Resident, Theatre Guild Girl Friday
Jane Ruth Lison died on Friday, August 18 at Windemere in Oak Bluffs, on her beloved Island of Martha’s Vineyard. She was 86.