Obituaries
Kendra Frakes, Cheerful Gazette Receptionist, Loyal Friend
A celebration of life for Kendra LaDow Frakes will be held on Saturday, June 4 at the Island Inn in Oak Bluffs.
Martha Farwell, 92, Beloved Family Matriarch
Martha Allen Farwell of Hudson, Ohio, formerly of Edgartown, died at age 92.
Memorial Service for James E. Barrett
A graveside service for James E. Barrett will be held on Saturday, June 4 at 12:30 p.m. at the West Tisbury Cemetery.
Raymond Dahill Jr., Pilot, Traveler, Student of Marine Life
Raymond A. Dahill Jr. died peacefully at Mass General Hospital on May 22. He was 74.
John Leaird, Family Man, Avid Fisherman and Basketball Fan
John Edwin Leaird, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, died peacefully on May 22 of complications from metastatic prostate cancer. He...
Barbara Polleys Parker Enjoyed Travel and Vineyard Beaches
Barbara Polleys Parker died on Sunday, May 22 at her home in Agawam. She was 86.
Sharon Miller Embraced Life, Nurtured Others
Sharon Lynn Miller of Manchester, Conn., Moultonboro, N.H., and Martha’s Vineyard died peacefully on Tuesday, May 17. She was 73.
Robert (Hawkeye) Jacobs Plied the Shoreline for Bass and Blues
Robert Scott (Hawkeye) Jacobs died at his Oak Bluffs home on Sunday, May 8. He was 68 and was well known among fishermen on Martha’s Vineyard.
Tony Ratcliff, Renaissance Man Who Called the Vineyard Home
William (Tony) Ratcliff, a longtime Vineyard resident, died on April 21.