Obituaries
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...
Daniel van Rooyen
Daniel van Rooyen died on Jan. 13, 2010 at his West Tisbury home. He was just shy of his 85th birthday on Jan. 25.
Barbara Ann Barry Dies at 80
Barbara Ann Barry died Sunday, Jan. 3 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston at the age of 80. She was born on June 29, 1929, the daughter...
J. Richard Dennerlein Loved Fishing, Boating
J. Richard Dennerlein died on Jan. 1 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Elmira, N.Y. He was 82. Born in White Plains, N.Y., on Feb. 25, 1927, Rich was a...
Claire Trahan Coggins Dies On New Year’s Day at 90
Claire T. Coggins, the wife of the late Benjamin W. Coggins, died on New Year’s Day.
James R. Sweeney Jr.
James R. Sweeney Jr. James (Jimmy) Robert Sweeney Jr., 45, of Rockford and formerly of Martha’s Vineyard, died Jan. 10, 2010, due to heart disease...
Edgartown Attorney Richard McCarron Dies at 79
Richard James McCarron died on Dec. 31 following a long illness; he was 16 days shy of his 80th birthday. Richard was born in Boston, the second...
Edna C. Braga Was Keen Businesswoman
Edna C. Braga, 95, of Quincy, died Wednesday, Dec, 30 at her home. Dearly loved wife of the late Frank Braga, Edna was born in Manchester, England...
Elizabeth L. Norton Was Selfless Oak Bluffs Native
Elizabeth L. Norton, 81, died peacefully on Dec. 27 at her home in Oak Bluffs. Betty was born to John and Elizabeth (Ralph) Sylvia on July 13,...