Obituaries
John E. Holmes Jr.
John E. Holmes Jr., 60, died Wednesday, Nov. 21, in Boston. Mr. Holmes, who lived on the Vineyard for over 15 years, was a talented metal worker,...
Willoughby Mercer, 92, Was Aeronautical Engineer
Capt. Willoughby (Bill) Mercer, (USN, Retired) died peacefully at his home in Coronado, Calif. on Nov. 19. He was 92 years old.
Roy A. Nutting, 83, Operated Katama Airfield
Roy A. Nutting, 83, of Hopedale died Wednesday, Nov. 14 at the Rose Monahan Hospice Residence in Worcester. He was the husband of Merilyn R....
Gerlinde Metell, 63, Was Loved By Family, Friends
Gerlinde Metell, 63, of North Windham, Conn., and formerly of the Vineyard, died Nov. 15 at Windham Hospital, Willimantic, Conn. She was a...
Dr. Chester B. Rosoff, 84, Was Surgeon, Researcher
Dr. Chester B. Rosoff, 84, a retired surgeon at the Beth Israel Hospital and associate professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School, died on...
Nancy Whiting Dies at Age 82; Was an Activist in Civil Causes
Julia Wells
Nancy Weadock Whiting, the former West Tisbury librarian and town tax collector and a pioneering civil rights activist in her day, died on Nov. 16...
Nathaniel Firestone, 81, Was Architect, Veteran
Nathaniel Firestone, of Fort Lee, N.J., and Oak Bluffs, died on Nov. 16 at the age of 81.
Dorothy H. Magsam, 85, Visited Vineyard Often
Dorothy H. Magsam, a frequent visitor to the Vineyard, died Nov. 7 with her daughters by her side at the Maristhill Nursing Home in Waltham. She...
Marcelino (Jose) Blanco, 47, Was Vehicle Operator
Marcelino A. (Jose) Blanco died Saturday, Nov. 10 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital after a long illness. Marcelino was born on August 19, 1960 in...