Obituaries
John Alley, 78
Phyllis Meras
John S. Alley, the iconic West Tisbury historian, justice of the peace, and longtime town columnist for the Gazette, died at home in West Tisbury on...
Jane A. Meinhart
Jane A. Meinhart (Pritchard) of Edgartown, formally of Newton died peacefully on April 7.
Richard Rice, 90
Richard D. (Dick) Rice of Silver Spring, Md., and formerly Martha’s Vineyard, died on March 29 at Riderwood Village in Silver Spring. He was 90.
Mary Perry, 84
Mary Francis Sanborn Perry died peacefully at the home of her daughter on March 18. She was 84.
John Bitzer Jr., 83
John Frederick Bitzer Jr. died March 18, 2020, near his home in Fort Worth, Tex. He was 83.
Mary Maud Sullivan, 83
Mary Maud (Maines) Sullivan of Edgartown died on March 12 at South Shore Hospital, the day before her 83rd birthday.
Mildred Henderson, 95
Mildred Henderson died March 15, 2020 in Tampa, Fla., at the home of her daughter, Tonetta Henderson.
Susan Leighton, 71
Susan Leighton of Guilford, Conn. and Edgartown, died in her sleep on March 1 after a two-year battle with cancer. Her husband Charlie Leighton was...