Obituaries
Tovi Kratovil Loved Vineyard Summers
Emil Arthur Kratovil Jr., known to all as Tovi, died peacefully from natural causes in his Charlottesville, Va., home on August 1 at the age of 70...
Preston Averill Forged Lasting Friendships
Preston Willoughby Averill Sr. (aka Dad, Bumpa, Grampy, Grandpa, Uncle Preston) died peacefully at his home in Vineyard Haven on Friday, August 12...
Tony Martin, 78, Was Hunter, Gardener
Antone M. (Tony) Martin Jr. of East Falmouth died suddenly on August 8 at the Falmouth Hospital. He was 78. He was the loving husband of Carolyn...
John Reed Was Achiever in Air Force, Agribusiness
Services will be held tomorrow morning in West Tisbury for John G. Reed Jr., who died Oct. 18, 2010, at the age of 80 at his home in Washington, D...
Eleanor Petricone
Eleanor (Flow) Petricone died on August 3, on the eve of her 92nd birthday, surrounded by loved ones, after illness. A strong force has left this...
Bruce Bartels, Navy Man, Ad Man, Farmer, Leader
C. Bruce Bartels, 73, of Chilmark, husband of Vickery (Spencer) Bartels, died August 2 at his home. He was born in Hartford, Conn., May 3, 1938,...
Dr. Russell Hoxsie Practiced Medicine Old-Fashioned Way
Julia Wells
Dr. Russell S. Hoxsie, a widely respected and much-loved family doctor who practiced medicine on the Vineyard for more than four decades, died...
Jane Newhall, 97, Leaves Long Legacy in Agricultural Society
Phyllis Méras
Jane Newhall of San Francisco and West Tisbury, died on July 27 in the Nancy Whiting house in West Tisbury. She was 97, and for many Islanders was...
Wartime Coast Guardsman Bob Yapp Enjoyed SSA Work
Robert James Yapp died peacefully on Friday, July 29 at his home in Vineyard Haven with his family by his side. He was 86. He was the husband of...