Obituaries
Jane D. Farland, 88
Jane D. Farland of East Falmouth, formerly of Edgartown, died peacefully on March 4 at Bridges by Epoch in Mashpee. She was 88.
Vera Shorter, 98
Vera Shorter died at her home on Martha’s Vineyard on Feb. 26 with her two daughters nearby. She was 98.
Shirley Tassencourt, 94
Shirley Anne Larkin Tassencourt died March 4 at Talbot Hospice in Easton, Md. She was 94.
Nelson (Eric) deBettencourt, 54
Nelson (Eric) deBettencourt died peacefully at home in California on Feb. 15, his 54th birthday, after a courageous battle with cancer.
Chantal Hodges, 85
Chantal Hodges, a lifelong summer resident of Edgartown, died Feb. 22, the day before her 86th birthday.
Robert Sherman Lovewell, 72
Robert Sherman Lovewell died peacefully on Monday, March 1, at Glencliff Home, Glencliff, N.H. of complications from recent surgery.
Robert Pearlman
Robert E. Pearlman, a global explorer, award-winning creative designer, self-taught innovator, and anthropologist whose cultural interests included...
Glenn Hearn, 83
Glenn Hearn died peacefully at home in West Tisbury on March 2, of complications from Parkinson’s and heart disease. He was 83.