Obituaries
Service Saturday for Robert Taylor
A memorial service will be held for Robert Taylor on Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Kara Taylor gallery on South Road in Chilmark. Mr. Taylor died on Jan...
Claire Frances Spear, 90, Returned to Island Home in 1970s
Claire Frances Spear died after a very brief illness at Massachusetts General Hospital on April 19. She was 90.
JoAnn R. deBettencourt, 70
JoAnn R. deBettencourt of Oak Bluffs died peacefully at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital surrounded by her loving family on Monday, May 26. She was 70.
Mary Jardin Taylor, 87, Was Island Native
Mary Jardin Taylor died on May 6 in Gainesville, Fla. She was 87.
Joyce L’Heureux, 93, Received Nurses’ Training at Royal Perth Hospital
Joyce P. L’Heureux of Oak Bluffs, died on May 11 at Windemere Nursing Home surrounded by her family. She was 93.
Donna Vose was Accomplished Nurse, Civil Rights Activist
Donna Vose died at her home in Edgartown on May 16 after a long illness. A native of Edgartown, she was very active in the 1960s Civil Rights...
Penn Kimball Remembered on Memorial Day
A memorial gathering for Penn Kimball, longtime Vineyard resident who died last November, will be held at 4 p.m. on Memorial Day (Monday, May 26) at...
Francine Fischer, 85, West Tisbury Artist
Francine Fischer, a longtime resident of West Tisbury, loving wife of Abel Fischer and mother of Judy and Rick, died on May 9. She was 85.
Marion Strauss, 90, Organized All-Island Art Show
Marion (Johnson) Strauss of Oak Bluffs died peacefully on Wednesday, May 7, at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. She was 90.