Obituaries
Stephen Spongberg, 78
Stephen Alan Spongberg died at home in Westwood on March 18. The cause was complications related to oral cancer. He was 78.
Virginia Stevenson, 81
Virginia Jeffery Stevenson, a retired dog breeder and trainer, died March 6 in Collegeville, Pa. She was 81.
Vera Shorter, 98
Vera Shorter died at her home on Martha’s Vineyard on Feb. 26 with her two daughters nearby. She was 98.
Robin Schoener, 67
Robin Schoener of Oak Bluffs died Feb.3 after a long and valiant fight with appendix cancer. She was 67.
Henry Staunton, 77
Henry Platt Brightwell Staunton died Jan. 27, surrounded by his loving family. He was 77.
Jeffrey Allen Shenefelt, 68
Jeffrey Allen Shenefelt died August 19 at home in Vineyard Haven. He was 68.
Blair Shick, 81
Blair Clayton Shick Jr., formerly of Newton and Vineyard Haven, died in Hingham on August 26.