Obituaries
Kathryn M. (Kay) Bettencourt
Kathryn M. (Kay) Bettencourt of Edgartown died on Wednesday, August 30 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. She was 73.
Hilda Jardin Backus
Hilda J. (Jardin) Backus died on Tuesday, August 29 at her home in Vineyard Haven. She was 91.
Ira Yaffee Enjoyed Fishing and Weekly Card Game
Ira A. Yaffee, known to many friends as I-man, died August 12 at Cape Cod Hospital. He was 70.
Dr. Leslie Hayling Sr., Tuskegee Airman, Dentist
Dr. Leslie A. Hayling Sr., a retired dentist and longtime East Chop resident, died peacefully on July 24. He was 90.
Sarah Isenberg, 99, Committed to Social Justice and Involved in Community
Sarah Isenberg died on August 2 at the Windemere Nursing and Rehabilitation Home. She was 99.
Marty Waterson Was Happiest on the Vineyard
Marillys (Marty) Warren Wallin Waterson of Cresskill, N.J., died Feb. 3 in Englewood, N.J. She was 80.
Donald Tripp Enjoyed Working On Boats
Donald G. Tripp of Somerset died on Thursday, August 24. He was 94.
AnnaBell Washburn, Animal Advocate, Cat Lady of Martha's Vineyard
Phyllis Meras
AnnaBell (ABell) Leinbach Washburn, a longtime Edgartown seasonal resident. died August 12. She was 90.
Cindy Griesser-Corner, Island Native, Avid Dart Player
Cindy Marie (Burgess) Griesser-Corner of Vineyard Haven died on Friday evening, August 11 at Mass General Hospital. She was 61.