Obituaries
Rita Barrows Dies at 92, Had a Life of Adventure
Rita Merlet Barrows died on Jan. 23 at Long Hill in Edgartown. She was 92. She was the daughter of Ernest Henri Merlet and Philomene Chevalier...
Devoted Island Denizen Claire Trahan Coggins Dies
Claire T. Coggins, the wife of the late Benjamin W. Coggins, died on New Year’s Day.
Dorothy Lewis Frank Was Adored Island Beautician
Dorothy (Dotty) Lewis Frank, a native of Oak Bluffs, died on Jan. 16 at home in Tucson, Ariz., where she had lived for the past 34 years. The cause...
Mary S. Larsen
Mary S. Larsen Mary S. Larsen died suddenly on Jan. 17 at the age of 83. A graveside service will be held on Saturday, Jan. 23 at 1 p.m. at Abel’s...
Margaret Manning Was Accomplished Musician
Margaret L. Manning died on Jan. 17 at the Windemere Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center in Oak Bluffs. She was born Margaret Louise Grayson on...
Jazzman Bob Thompson Led Neuroscience Society
Robert L. Thompson, professor emeritus of psychology at Hunter College and the graduate program of the City University of New York, and longtime...
Catherine DeVito Dies, Was Active Humanitarian
After a relatively brief but very intense battle with cancer, Catherine DeVito, of West Tisbury, died on Jan. 11, 2010. Catherine was surrounded by...
Hazel Greenwood Was Skilled Artisan; Traveller
Hazel Greenwood of Chilmark, Rye, N.Y. and London, England, died on Thursday, Jan. 7 at her beloved home on South Road. A seasonal resident of the...
Peg Thayer Leaves Legacy Of Learning, Spirituality
Peggy Thayer died suddenly on Jan. 5 at her home in Island Grove, two days after her 56th birthday. She lived there with her partner, Sandy, of 22...