Obituaries
Jim Summers, 88, Loved Summers on Island Beaches
James I. Summers of Highland Beach Fla., died on Sunday, May 30. He was 88.
Edgartown’s Walter Stacy Was Derby Weigh Master
Walter H. Stacy, 86, of Dracut and Edgartown, died Saturday evening, June 12, at Massachusetts General Hospital, surrounded by his loving family....
Dubliner, Irish Music Expert Dies While Swimming in Bay
Julia Wells
David O’Docherty was remembered by Island friends and family this week as a gifted musician, an expert in traditional Irish music, artist and...
Bob Leinhart Dies at 72, Was Abel's Hill Resident
Robert E. (Bob) Lienhard died peacefully at his home in Madison, Conn., on Sunday evening, June 6, with family at his side. He was 72. For more...
John B. O’Sullivan, 66, Was Consumer Advocate
John Benjamin O’Sullivan of Washington, D.C., and West Tisbury, died suddenly on April 23 at the age of 66. Born in Los Angeles, where his mother...
Microbiologist Don Hare Loved Island Lobstering
Dr. John Donald Hare, a microbiologist and longtime summer resident of the Vineyard, died April 3 after a long bout of myelodysplastic syndrome.
Sheila Morgan: Therapist, Author, and Longtime Islander
Sheila Morgan of Vineyard Haven died on June 12 after a brief illness. Born in Marblehead in 1928, she was the widow of Guion Case Morgan, grandson...
Theodora S. Olson
Theodora S. (Soderlund) Olson died at home in Stoneham on June 13. She was 92, and with her husband Frank, had been a resident of the Camp Ground...