Obituaries
Claire Hall, Edgartonian Through and Through, Always Took Scenic Route
Claire Elizabeth Nickerson Hall died peacefully in the same place that she began her life, Martha’s Vineyard Hospital, on Wednesday, March 15. She...
Marcia Kaufman, Active Volunteer, Lived Each Day to Fullest
Marcia Asquith Kaufman died Friday, March 17 of breast cancer at the Parlin Hospice Residence in Wayland. She was a resident of Boston’s South End...
Carolyn R. Brown
Mrs. Carolyn R. Brown of Oak Bluffs died on March 16 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. She was 87.
Lucille Plotz, Longtime Chilmark Seasonal Resident, Prize-Winning Gardener
Lucille Weckstein Plotz died March 13 at her home in Brooklyn. She was 90.
James Swenson, Devoted Father, Loved Swimming on the Vineyard
James Fairgrieve Swensen died suddenly on Friday, March 10 at his home in Scotch Plains, N.J. He was 50.
Maribeth Priore, Well-Known Island Fixture
Maribeth Hemberger Priore, a long-time resident of Martha’s Vineyard, died suddenly from an accident at her home on March 5. She was 61.
Marjorie Good Had Deep Island Roots, Cherished Island Summers
Marjorie Adams Lewis Good, granddaughter of a Vineyard whaling master, died on March 4. She was 99.
Tom Herget, People Person, World Traveler, Businessman
Thomas (Tom) King Herget died on Feb. 28 after a short but fierce battle with cancer.
Services Wednesday for Eleanor Waldron
The funeral service for Eleanor Waldron has been changed to Wednesday, March 15 at 2 p.m. at the West Tisbury cemetery.