Obituaries
Dean of Island Farmers Elisha Smith Was 90
Elisha R. Smith of Vineyard Haven, a senior statesmen among Island farmers and former longtime president of the Martha’s Vineyard Agricultural...
Edward Strauss
Edward L. Strauss, of West Tisbury and Tucson, Ariz., died after a long illness on March 12. He was Eddy to all who knew and loved him. Eddy was born...
Michael Syslo Was Waterfront Steward
Michael Joseph Syslo of Chilmark died suddenly at Tobey Hospital in Wareham on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013. He was 60 years old. He suffered a heart...
Mary Seagrave Was Faithful Friend, Devoted Mother
Mary (Ryan) Seagrave, a former longtime resident of Darien, Conn., died peacefully on March 1 in Santa Fe, N.M. She was 95.
Sara Jane Sylvia
Sara Jane Sylvia, lately of Boca Raton, Fla. and Vineyard Haven, died Feb. 14, lovingly supported by her son, William Binzen, and daughter in law...
Gloria Scher Was Painter, Sculptor, Activist
Gloria Scher, painter, sculptor, ardent progressive activist and a longtime seasonal resident of Aquinnah, died unexpectedly Jan. 26 in New York. She...
Eugenia Sundin Was Accomplished Artist, Army Wife
Eugenia Fischer Sundin died peacefully Dec. 26, 2012. A beautiful and gracious mother, she has gone to the angels and reunited with her mother,...
Armstrong Stambaugh Jr. Was Devoted Husband, Family Man
Armstrong A. Stambaugh Jr., World War II naval veteran, Harvard Business School instructor, oil company executive, restaurant executive and a loving...
Michael Syslo
Michael J. Syslo of Chilmark died suddenly at Tobey Hospital in Wareham on Jan. 29. He was 60. A service is being planned at a later date and time,...