Obituaries
John Mayhew Embodied Island Spirit
John W. Mayhew, beloved husband, father, grandfather, World War II Navy fighter pilot, West Tisbury town father, fisherman, teacher and friend,...
Robert J. Dozier
Robert J. Dozier died on Friday, Jan. 6 at his Edgartown home. He was 81. Donations in his memory may be made to the Dana Farber Cancer Institute...
Tisbury Assistant Town Clerk Elizabeth Frieh Was 93
Elizabeth Muriel Cole Frieh, 93, of Sandwich and Martha’s Vineyard, died peacefully on Jan. 11 with her family at her bedside.
Arthur Dickson Served God, Country, Family
Arthur Byng Dickson of Vineyard Haven died peacefully on Jan. 1 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. He was 88. Born in Chatham, New Brunswick,...
Anita Willis Vivian
A memorial service for Anita W. Vivian will be held on Saturday, Jan. 14, at 2 p.m. in the First Congregational Church of West Tisbury. Mrs. Vivian...
Catherine DiGioia Devoted Life to Visiting Nurses
Catherine H. (Ross) (Clark) DiGioia of Oak Bluffs and Penney Farms, Fla., died peacefully Dec. 22 at Penney Farms retirement community. She was 93...
Walter Silva Was a Farmer, World War II Veteran
Walter Russell Silva died on Thursday, Dec. 29, at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. He was 85. Walter was born at Tea Lane Farm in Chilmark on...
Mary Jean Eglinas Inspected Goodyear Wartime Blimps
Mary Jean Eglinas of Gainesville, Fla. and Martha’s Vineyard, died on Dec. 10, She was 92. Born July 5, 1919 in New Bedford, she was the first...
Cay Chamberlain Lived To Travel, Loved the Arts
Catherine Elizabeth Maxwell Chamberlain, a long-time Vineyard resident, died Dec. 28 in Virginia Beach, Va, at age 94.