Obituaries
Eileen Holley, Artist, Advertising Professional, Woman of Dignity and Courage
Eileen Carol Holley died on Jan. 31 in Boston due to natural causes. She was 73.
Patrick Gunkel, Ideonomy Scholar, Well-Known as The Cat Man
Patrick M. Gunkel died on March 14 at the Newton Wellesley Center for Alzheimer’s Care. He was 69.
Janet Jeffers, Avid Reader with Passion for Gardening
Janet Jeffers died on Thursday, March 23. She was 84.
Mildred J. Gault
Mildred J. Gault died on Wednesday, March 22 at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. She was 90.
Matt Young, Owner of Ocean Club, Social Services Leader
Matt Young of Burlington, Vt., a former resident of Martha’s Vineyard, died Thursday, March 23, of cancer. He was 68.
Ted Thomas, Teacher, Avid Sailor
Edward (Ted) Thomas died at the Henrietta Brewer House in Vineyard Haven on March 21. He was 96.
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.