Obituaries
Duncan W. McBride
Duncan W. McBride of Edgartown, a lifelong Island resident, died on Monday, June 7, at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. He was 86 and was the...
Harriet Mixter Isaacs, 95, Was Edgartown Native
Harriet Mixter Isaacs, an Edgartown native, died on April 14 at the Port Chester Nursing Centre in Port Chester, N.Y. She was 95. Born on June 13,...
Gilbert Silvia
Gilbert Silvia Gilbert (Gilly) Silvia, 77, a lifelong Island resident who lived in Vineyard Haven, died on June 8 at the McCarthy Care Center in...
Danny N. Meader
Danny N. Meader Danny N. Meader, 57, of Oak Bluffs died unexpectedly on Tuesday morning, June 8, at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. He...
Oak Bluffs Native Bud Merrill Traveled Widely
Bert (Bud) L. Merrill, 82, formerly of Lakeville, and Venice, Fla., died on May 27 at the Somerset Ridge Center. He was the husband of Virginia B...
Gertrude Singer Dies in Indiana at Age 90
Gertrude Reinders Singer died on Wednesday, June 2, at her home for the past four years, the Bell Trace Senior Living Community in Bloomington, Ind...
Barrier-Breaking Sandra Lucas Policed Hunting, Fishing, Boating
Capt. Sandra Marie Lucas, retired, age 61, died peacefully in the arms of her husband on the evening of March 29 at her home in Edgartown. Long...
Shirley Sapin, 83, Was Devoted to Civil Rights
Dr. Shirley Sapin, 83, formerly of West Tisbury, died Dec. 22, 2009, in Maryland. Before moving from Martha’s Vineyard to be near her daughters,...
Paula Black Always Had Smile and Positive Attitude
A bright light in the Vineyard landscape stopped glowing when Paula Black died at home in the early morning of Oct. 12, 2009. Her 11-year fight...