Obituaries
Helen White
Helen P. White, 85, of Edgartown died on Wednesday, Dec. 29, at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. She was the mother of Ken White. Visiting hours in...
War Bride Olive Lorraine Dolby Had Warmth, Humor
Olive Lorraine Dolby died on Dec. 28. The eldest of a very large and raucous Irish family, she was born July 31, 1925 in Fintona, Country Tyrone,...
Candymaker, Columnist Catherine Nelson Dies at 89
Catherine Elizabeth Nelson died peacefully surrounded by her family on Sunday, Dec. 26, 2010.
Sportswoman Hope Slater Loved Edgartown Sailing
Hope Welch Slater died on Saturday, Dec. 25, at the age of 81. Mrs. Slater was born in Boston on August 24, 1929, a daughter of the late Charles...
Eleanor Pearlson, 89, Trailblazer in Women’s Rights, Business
Eleanor D. Pearlson, the realty firm Tea Lane Associates’ cofounder who personally helped thousands of people to fall in love with the Island and...
Geraldyne DeBettencourt
Geraldyne G. (Gerry) DeBettencourt of Oak Bluffs died on Dec. 19 at the Cape Heritage Nursing Home in Sandwich. She was 79 and was a well-known...
Diana Hope Helfrich
Diana Hope Helfrich (nee Greene) of Ellicott City, Md., formerly of Martha’s Vineyard, died on Dec. 20. She was the beloved wife of the late Harry...
Doreen Clauson, 63, Was Devoted Mother and Friend
Doreen (Dory) P. Clauson died peacefully at her home in Hatchville on Nov. 27 after a courageous five and a half-year battle with cancer. She was...
Heather Jardin, 29, Artist, Farmer, Designer, Friend
Heather D. Jardin of Oak Bluffs died on Dec. 8 at Brigham and Woman’s Hospital after a courageous battle with leukemia. She was 29. Heather was...