Obituaries
Celebration for Chris Fried
Friends of Chris Fried are invited to a memorial gathering and potluck on Friday, July 23, from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Society of...
Walter Gordon Thompson, 83
Walter Gordon (Hilly) Thompson died surrounded by his family at his home in Vineyard Haven on June 19.
Linda Toomey-Steves Gundersen, 61
Linda Toomey-Steves Gundersen of Wallingford, Conn. died peacefully at home on July 1. She was 61.
Eleanore Frances Tompkins, 96
Eleanore Frances Tompkins died peacefully in her sleep on July 11 at the Royal Falmouth Nursing Home. She was 96, and was a loving and devoted aunt...
Dorothy E. White, 100
Dorothy E. White died peacefully at home in Vineyard Haven on July 9. She was 100.
Siew (David) Poh Ong, 62
Siew (David) Poh Ong died peacefully on May 26 at Cape Cod Hospital after complications from an August 2019 brain aneurysm. He was 62.
Clayton Albert Friis, 95
Clayton Albert Friis of West Tisbury died July 7. He was 95, and was known to many Islanders from his years as captain of the Menemsha Bike Ferry.
William E. Boerth, 70
William E. Boerth of Chesterfield, N.J. died July 7. He had served as Tisbury town administrator from 1984 to 1987.