Obituaries
Michael Standard, 79
Michael Standard of Burlington, Vt., and seasonal resident of Chilmark, died on July 2 at the Martha's Vineyard Hospital. He was 79.
David Schaenman Loved Family and Helping Others
David Schaenman, a Chilmark summer resident, died on June 17. He was 83. A resident of Mamaroneck, N.Y., for over 50 years, David was born in New...
Claire Frances Spear, 90, Returned to Island Home in 1970s
Claire Frances Spear died after a very brief illness at Massachusetts General Hospital on April 19. She was 90.
Marion Strauss, 90, Organized All-Island Art Show
Marion (Johnson) Strauss of Oak Bluffs died peacefully on Wednesday, May 7, at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. She was 90.
John Rogers Stafford, 76, Was Executive at Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
John Rogers Stafford of Essex Fells, N.J., and Captiva Island, Fla., died peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on Friday, April 18. He...
Katalin Stinson, 60, Marathoner
Katalin (Kathy) Stinson of Vineyard Haven died peacefully at her Vineyard Haven home on Thursday, April 17. She was 65.
Lee Smith, 81
Lee Smith, a former resident of Vineyard Haven for many years, and later of Orland, Me,, died this week in Maine. He would have been 82 on May 8.
Carol Averill Shaver Wrote Her Own Epitaph
The last of “those crazy Averills” died Monday, March 10, of congestive heart failure. Her mother had six kids in a row and then Carol arrived six-...
Marjorie Smith, 82, Gifted Artist
Marjorie Smith died peacefully on Monday, Feb. 24 at her daughter and son in law's home in Edgartown. She was 82.