Obituaries

A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, June 26, at 11 a.m. for BJ Yerdon Vantine, who died May 11, 2020, at the age of 75.

The Rev. Robert L. (Bob) Hammett of East Chop and Manchester-by-the Sea, died June 1 after a brief illness, surrounded by family. He was 92.

A graveside service will be held for Nelson J. deBettencourt Jr. on Saturday, June 26, at 10:30 a.m. in the Oak Grove Cemetery in Oak Bluffs.

Carol Ruth Angell, a lifelong Vineyard summer resident, Island restaurant owner, teacher, writer and world traveler, died at the Martha’s Vineyard...

Brian Robert Viera, known as Fern, died unexpectedly on May 23. He was 63.

James John (Jay) Rose Jr. of Vineyard Haven and formerly of Falmouth died on May 21. He was 51.

Richard (Dick) Robinson, CEO at Scholastic, Inc., died on June 5. He was 84.

Dennis Winthrop Norton died on July 21, 2020. He was 74.

Lisa Robin Kantrowitz of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Chilmark died on June 6 after a 23-year battle with cancer. She was 68.

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