Obituaries
Donald DeSorcy Dies at 85
Donald L. DeSorcy of West Tisbury died July 17 at the Long Hill assisted living facility in Edgartown. A funeral mass will be celebrated on Monday.
Lefty Lewis Was Man About Town, in Vermont and on the Vineyard
Wright (Lefty) Lewis was a summer Edgartown visitor from 1970 through the early 1980s. He was a stock broker, sailor and all-around character.
Lillian Ludwig, Remembered for Her Wit and Humor
Lillian Ludwig, also affectionately known as Finny, died on Monday, July 14, at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. She was 92.
Edwin Landers Was Landscaper, Shellfisherman
Edwin Irving Landers died on Tuesday, July 15, at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital of pneumonia and complications. He was 91.
Michael Standard Was Civil Rights Attorney
Michael Standard, a Chilmark summer resident and a retired partner in the New York city law firm Rabinowitz, Boudin, Standard, Krinsky and Lieberman...
Betty Goodwin Was Retired Teacher
Harriett (Betty) F. Goodwin died peacefully with her son by her side on July 8 at the McCall Hospice House in Simpsonville following complications...
Siobhan Sennott McDonnell Summered in East Chop
Siobhan Sennott McDonnell of Portsmouth, R.I., lost her courageous struggle with ALS on June 4. She was 56. She was the devoted and cherished wife of...
Sal Monteiro, 53, Worked in Gazette Pressroom
Salvatore (Sal) J. Monteiro, formerly of Charlestown, Oak Bluffs and Falmouth, died on July 7 in the Falmouth Hospital after a brief illness.
Claire Tow Was Committed Philanthropist
Claire Tow died peacefully on July 7 at Norwalk Hospital with her loving family by her side after a 14-year struggle with Lou Gehrig’s Disease (ALS...