Obituaries
Marilyn Vater, Edgartown Native, Was Nurse, Golfer
Marilyn Vater died in Tucson, Ariz., on Feb. 10. She was born and raised in Edgartown, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Errol T. Fisher. Marilyn...
Founder of Vineyard Bank, Henry Corey, Dies at 88
Henry Corey, a well-known Vineyard attorney and Island native who specialized in title and estate work and helped to found the Dukes County Savings...
Edith Plakins, 90, Found Joy, Friendship on Island
Edith Sarah Plakins, born Fischgrund, died peacefully on Thursday, Feb. 25, at her home in New Hope, Pa., in the company of her three devoted...
Barbara Payne Atchley
Barbara Payne Atchley Barbara Payne Atchley died yesterday at Life Care of Nashoba Valley in Littleton. She was 88 and was a longtime summer...
May Monington, 96
May Monington, 96 May Monington, 96, formerly of West Tisbury, died on Feb. 23 at her home in Florida in the care of her daughter, Arlene Mills...
Ruth Cochrane Dedicated Life to Learning, Creativity
Ruth Twichell Cochrane was born on Oct. 25, 1925, in Tacoma, Wash., the third daughter of Frances and Heath Twichell. Her father, a West Point-...
Sailor, Boatbuilder and Musician; T.P. Benton Left His Own Legacy
Thomas Piacenza Benton, son of the world-renowned artist Thomas Hart Benton, died at his home in Acton on Feb. 14. T.P., as he was called, was 83...
George French
George French A memorial service for George (Jim) French will be held at the First Congregational Church of West Tisbury at 2 p.m. on Saturday,...
Helen Hurwitz Taught Art, Loved Nature
Helen Trilhus Hurwitz died on Feb. 2 at her home in Chilmark surrounded by her loving family. She was 86.