Obituaries
Alexa F. Johnson, 82, Moved to Island After Retiring
Alexa F. Johnson died on Feb. 10, at the home of her son in Edgartown. She was 82.
Dr. Robert E. Cooke, 93, a Creator of Head Start
Dr. Robert E. Cooke of Oak Bluffs, died Sunday, Feb. 2. He was 93.
Theodore C. Meinelt, 97, Chilmarker
Theodore C. Meinelt of Chilmark died on Wednesday, Feb. 5 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. He was 97.
Lincoln Turner, 87, Found Peace On Vineyard
Lincoln Turner of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., and Edgartown, died peacefully on Feb. 2. He was 87.
Evelyn O'Brien, 103, Frequent Island Visitor
Mrs. O’Brien was known to many on the Vineyard, where her daughter and son in law Jody and Richard Reston were former longtime owners and publishers...
Carl P. Mehne Jr., 64, Loved Racing
Carl P. Mehne Jr. of Pound Ridge, N.Y., and Vineyard Haven died at home on Jan. 20 surrounded by family. He was 64.
David Frantz, 91, Loved Sea, Sailing
David Frantz Jr. died Jan. 19 in Tiverton, R.I. He was 91 and was a former well-known Vineyard Haven resident with a bent for the sea, an ear for...
Louise Mattar Whidden, 87, Summered at North Bluff
Louise Mattar Whidden of Hot Springs, Ark., died on Sunday, Jan. 12, at Mercy Hospital after a long battle with Parkinson’s and heart disease. She...
Robert Watson Taylor, 68, Loved the Sea
Robert (Bob) Watson Taylor died unexpectedly Jan. 25 on Martha’s Vineyard. He was 68.