Obituaries
Florence G. Borges
Florence G. Borges of Vineyard Haven died on Feb. 11 at St. Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford. She was 94. She was predeceased by her husband,...
Martha Holladay, 89, Chemist, Globetrotter
Martha Nelson Gordon Holladay died peacefully on Wednesday, Feb. 16, at the home of her daughter, Janet, in Oak Bluffs, where Martha lived for...
Jilma Freeman, 92, Was Beloved Wife and Mother
Jilma Virginia Solis Freeman died on Sunday, Feb. 6 in Falmouth. She was born on April 30, 1918, the fourth of four children born to Dr. General...
Christopher S. Look Jr. Was Long-Serving County Sheriff
Julia Wells
Christopher S. Look Jr., the former longtime Dukes County Sheriff who served five terms and represented an era on the Vineyard that is rapidly...
Robert Newman, 82, Was Longtime Vineyard Lover
Robert W. Newman of Oyster Pond died on Jan. 27 at his home in Longboat Key, Fla., after a long illness. He was 82. Bob honeymooned with his wife,...
Joy Flanders Was Much-Loved Teacher
Joyanne L. Helfert Flanders of Chilmark died on Sunday, Feb. 20, peacefully at home with her family. She was 55 and had battled melanoma for more...
Dorothy S. Barker Taught Art in Up-Island Schools
Dorothy S. (Wight) Barker died on Friday, Jan. 21 at Windemere in Oak Bluffs, one month after celebrating her 100th birthday.
John Downs, 71, Taught Math for Four Decades
John Downs, a retired school teacher, died peacefully at his home in Bridgewater on Feb. 13. He was 71. He was born and raised in Oak Bluffs,...
Arthur Strople, 81, Was Housepainter, Caretaker
Arthur W. Strople died at Ormond Memorial Hospital in Florida. He was 81. He was born in Middleboro to Arthur W. Strople Sr. and Mary Ethel (...