Obituaries
Barbara Donald
Barbara Donald Barbara Mayhew Donald died on Wednesday, Oct. 28 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. A memorial service is being planned for a later...
Anne K.M. Lemenager
Anne K. Manley Lemenager of Fairhaven, who lived on the Vineyard for almost three decades, died on Oct. 27, 2009 at home surrounded by her loving...
Vineyard Born Bon Vivant Stephen Tilton Dies at 73
Stephen W. Tilton died on Oct. 23 in Louisville, Ky. He was 73.
Barbara Gosson Holt, 71, Loved Horses, Bowling
Barbara Marie Gosson Holt, the daughter of Robert Clinton Gosson and Mary Agnes (Rosa) Prescott, died unexpectedly on Oct. 16 at Beth Israel-...
Joy Sen, 85, Served With Women’s Army Air Corps
Olivia Joy Sen, the daughter of Phillip Allen Shaw Sr. and Ann Rose Shaw, was born on October 23, 1923 in Brownwood, Texas. She died in Mesquite,...
Susan Staruk, 64, Lived Simply and Loved Freely
On Oct. 9, Susan C. Staruk, 64, of Key West, Fla. and the Vineyard, ended a courageous, 15-month battle with cancer at her home in Vineyard Haven...
Mary Louise Wright Dies at Age 97
On August 19, Mary Louise Wright, 97, of Pittsburgh, Pa., and Menemsha, died peacefully in her sleep at home with her granddaughter, Jenifer, by...
Lifelong Island Resident Mildred Rocker Dies at 68
Mildred H. (Gonsalves) Rocker died unexpectedly on Oct. 16. She was 68. She had been diagnosed with cancer in 2005 and her family immediately...
Lori Giacomini Was Vivacious, Fearless and Intelligent
Lori Marie Giacomini of the Vineyard and Boston died on Oct. 4 while visiting friends in Illinois. She was 38. Lori was born in Albany, N.Y. She...