Obituaries
Patricia Roddy, Family Matriarch
Patricia Elaine Roddy died peacefully on Dec. 23 at home on Martha’s Vineyard.
Joy Luke, Devoted to Episcopal Church
Joy Carter Luke, a longtime resident of New Canaan, Conn., and West Chop, died peacefully on Jan. 5.
Rens Lee, Foreign Policy Expert Who Summered in Edgartown
Dr. Rensselaer (Rens) Wright Lee 3rd, a foreign policy consultant, author and political scientist, died on Dec. 3
Dede Labbancz Dies at 99
Victoria Labbancz died on the early morning of Dec. 31 of natural causes at Green Acres in Edgartown, where she had lived for the past three years.
"Big Roy" Hope, Islander Who Loved Outdoor Life
Roy Bunker Hope died on Saturday, Dec. 29 at the Falmouth Hospital surrounded by family.
Peter Grandfield Summered at Harthaven, Drove Tour Bus
Peter M. Grandfield, a longtime resident of Harthaven and Los Angeles, died at his home in Brookline on Dec. 27 following a diagnosis with ALS.
Nancy Gerstmar, Devoted to Family and Friends
Nancy B. Gerstmar of West Tibsury died peacefully at home on Dec. 10. She was 89.
Edie Brown Was Longtime Vineyard Haven Businesswoman
Edith Chinlund Brown died peacefully on Jan. 5, just shy of her 83rd birthday.