Obituaries
Bob Mocarski, Pilot, Teacher, Sportsman
Robert J. (Bob) Mocarski died on July 5. An accomplished pilot, his first view of the Vineyard was from his Cessna 172 high over Nantucket Sound...
Gus Daniels Was Time Editor, Island Conservation Leader
George Goetz (Gus) Daniels, Time Magazine journalist and a leading advocate for wildlife conservation on the Vineyard, died peacefully on Wednesday...
Loretta Balla, Beloved Owner Of the ‘Rockin’ Seaview Hotel
Loretta (Di Domenico) Balla, former owner of the Seaview Hotel in Oak Bluffs and a well-known figure on the Vineyard in her day, died May 28 at the...
Kathleen Ann Gillis, Longtime Islander
Kathleen Ann (McLean) Gillis of Vineyard Haven died at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital on Friday, July 9, after a courageous battle with cancer....
Madeline T. Marden, 81, Dear Friend and Mother
Madeline T. (Costa) Marden, 81, of Falmouth, formerly of Vineyard Haven, died at the Falmouth Hospital on July 12 after a long illness. She was the...
Lawrence Brandon
Lawrence Brandon Lawrence Brandon died peacefully on July 6, one day short of his 67th wedding anniversary to his beloved wife, Carol. He was born...
Nancy Ericke Ambrose Was Passionate Volunteer
Nancy Ericke Ambrose of Edgartown died peacefully early Monday evening, July 5, after a tough fight with cancer. Nancy died surrounded by her three...
Wampanoag Gilly Silvia Was Veteran, Family Man
Gilbert R. (Gilly) Silvia died at the McCarthy Care Center in Sandwich on June 8. He was 77. He was born in Vineyard Haven on April 5, 1933, to...
Hope Waingrow, 85, Was Beloved Town Employee
Hope Graff Waingrow, a longtime resident of Edgartown, died on Sunday, June 13, in Concord. She was 84, and among other things was a well-known...