Obituaries
Esther Freitas, 78, Leaves Deep Roots on Vineyard
Esther R. Freitas died in her home in Vineyard Haven on Dec. 29, 2008. She was 76. Born on Martha’s Vineyard on Feb. 26, 1932, she was the daughter...
Priscilla Durkin, Loved Classics, Island Family
Priscilla A. Durkin, a classics teacher for 33 years and 53-year resident of Melrose, died Thursday morning Jan. 1 at Wingate at Reading following...
Jean Shipley Was Charter Golfer at Farm Neck Club
Jean Winter Shipley died Jan. 3. The family spent 25 wonderful summers at their home in Waterview Farm. They were charter members of Farm Neck...
Vineyard Haven’s Jan A. Baclawski Dies at 66
Jan A. Baclawski, formerly of Vineyard Haven, died peacefully at home in Beacon Falls, Conn., on Jan. 3, surrounded by his loving family after a...
Elaine Fortes Ramsay, 52, Kept Family, Friends Near
Elaine Edith Fortes Ramsay died in the early hours of New Year’s Day at Norwood Hospital after a period of illness. For those left to mourn, it...
Philip Alan Smith, 77, Was Korean War Veteran
Philip Alan Smith, a Korean War veteran, beloved friend, companion and husband of Shirley Steere Whitehead-Smith, died peacefully at the Martha’s...
Jane Turnbull Knight Had Long Chappaquiddick Ties
Jane Turnbull Knight died peacefully on Christmas day, at Windemere in Oak Bluffs where she had recently moved from her home in Sterling. Martha’s...
William Alton McCarthy Had Smiling Irish Eyes
William Alton McCarthy died on Dec. 5 at his home in Towson, Md. following a brief illness. He was born in Pilmico, Md., the son of Frank DeSales...
Sam Huntington Wrote Clash of Civilizations
Samuel P. Huntington, a resident of Boston and longtime summer resident of West Tisbury, died Dec. 24 at Windemere Nursing and Rehabilitation...