Obituaries
Peggy Yancy Dies at 74, Was Prolific Volunteer
Ifetayo (Peggy) Wright Yancey, 74, a retired special education teacher from Oak Bluffs and Clearwater, Fla., died Nov. 16 at home in Oak Bluffs...
Rolando Arroyo Dies at 76, Was Venezuelan American
Rolando Arroyo of West Tisbury died peacefully surrounded by his family members on Monday, Dec. 1 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital where he was...
Lane West Fuller, 92, Was Sailor, Avid Sportsman
Lane West Fuller, 92, a longtime resident of Falmouth, died on Nov. 27 at the Royal Megansett Nursing Home in North Falmouth. He was married for 55...
Actor Paul Benedict, 70, Leaves the Stage
Lauren Martin
The actor and longtime Aquinnah seasonal resident Paul Benedict was found dead Monday in the Vineyard Haven apartment where he had planned to spend...
David M. Flanders Was Country Realtor, Farmer, Man of Land
Julia Wells
David M. Flanders, a lifelong Chilmark resident and well-known Vineyard figure who was above all things a man of the land, died on Thanksgiving Day...
Lee Faylor Finkenbinder Dies at 93
Lee Faylor Finkenbinder, mother of Cynthia Lee Barletta of Edgartown, died suddenly and peacefully Monday, Nov. 3 at Green Ridge Village, Newville...
Luke Seamus Friedman
Luke Seamus Friedman, infant son of Michael and Katherine (Katy) Friedman of Oak Bluffs, died on Nov. 22, 2008 in the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital...
Thelma Fraser Dies at 85, was Oak Bluffs Resident
Thelma E. Fraser, 85, of Oak Bluffs died on Tuesday morning, Nov. 25, 2008 in the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. She was the wife of William T. Fraser...
Anthony M. Gonsalves Dies, Had Joyful, Caring Spirit
Anthony M. (Tuffy) Gonsalves died on Nov. 18 in Vineyard Haven at the age of 40. Born in Oak Bluffs on May 4, 1968, he was the son of Joseph B....