Obituaries

Gregory John Ortiz died unexpectedly on July 27 at his residence in Taunton. He was 51.

Thomas Finley O’Quinn of West Tisbury died on Thursday, July 6 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. He was 66.

Doris K. Overtoom died quietly on April 9 at the Merry Heart Nursing Home in Boonton, N.J. She was 87.

Sonya Schulberg O’Sullivan died at her home in Mamaroneck, N.Y., on June 3.

Ellen Sonia (Shufro) Orleans of Vineyard Haven died Sept. 24, 2015, the day after her 89th birthday.

Eileen Judith (Judy) Oliver died at her Vineyard Haven home on Thursday, Nov. 5. She was 74.

Julia Wells

The Edgartown painter and illustrator whose work appeared on covers of The New Yorker, died at home Oct. 29. The cause was complications of ALS.

Dr. Peter A. O’Hara of Tarpon Springs, Fla., formerly of Vineyard Haven, died on Oct. 22. at the age of 83.

Ellen S. Orleans of Vineyard Haven died Sept. 24 at Windemere. She was 89.

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