Obituaries
Services Will Be Friday For Alison Smith, 29
Alison Smith, 29, of Boston and formerly of Edgartown died unexpectedly on Sunday, May 9, at Tufts Medical Center. She was the daughter of Gary J....
Owner of Menemsha Inn Nancy Steves Dies at 82
Nancy G. Steves died on April 26 at her home in Chilmark. She was surrounded by many of her children and grandchildren along with her husband,...
Active Edgartown Denizen Louise Norton Dies at 101
Louise M. Norton died at the Henrietta Brewer House on May 2, two days after her 101st birthday. Her longevity was due in no small part to her...
Artist Paul Langmuir Dies, Was Vanguard of Culture
Paul Langmuir died unexpectedly of a heart attack at home in Providence, R.I., on April 30. He was 67.
Emmy Jacobi, Renowned Literary Agent
Emilie Jacobson Jacobi, a summer resident of Chilmark for almost 80 years, died April 15 as the result of complications from pneumonia. She was 85...
Author, Scholar Sacrificed To Defend Civil Liberties
Longtime Vineyard resident William P.T. Preston Jr. died April 19 at his home in Vineyard Haven. He was 85; the cause was complications following a...
Chilmarker Nancy Specht Had Quiet Charm, Grace
Nancy Specht, a longtime summer resident of Chilmark, died on Saturday, April 24, at the JML Nursing Facility in Falmouth. She was 87. Her husband...
Nancy G. Steves
Nancy G. Steves Nancy G. Steves, wife of Richard E. Steves, died at her home in Chilmark on the evening of April 26, surrounded by her family. A...
Beatrice Welch Dies at 81, Services are Set for Today
Beatrice E. Welch, 81, of Vineyard Haven died unexpectedly on Saturday, April 24 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. She was the wife of David L...