Obituaries
Margaret Mary Schnetke Dreamed of Island Living
Margaret Mary (Peg) Schnetke, 90, of Oak Bluffs died peacefully at her daughter’s home in Louisville, Ky. on Feb. 12. She was predeceased by her...
Ronald Ames, Vineyard Stonemason, Dies at 71
Ronald (Ron) Ames of Mashpee lost his battle with lung cancer and died peacefully in his home on Sunday evening, Feb. 22. Ron was a master...
Jeannette Boisvert was Active in Ministry
Jeannette M. Boisvert died at Windemere Nursing Home on Feb. 18 after a long illness. She was 79. Her husband, Louis E. Boisvert, predeceased her...
Judith Olson was Devoted to Community
Judith Helen Freiman Olson died on Feb. 25 at her home in Edgartown at the age of 66. At her bedside were her sister Susan and her husband Richard...
Philip Stone, Sailor, Dies in Mozambique at Age 55
Word reached the Vineyard this week of the death of Philip Stone, from complications of malaria in Xai Xai, Mozambique. A native of South Africa,...
Nancy K. Vogel Dies in Beverly, at Age of 76
Nancy K. (Powers) Vogel died suddenly on Feb. 11 in Beverly. Born in Medford on August 30, 1932, Nancy was the daughter of James W. and Huldah (...
Virginia Maxine Barritt Dies on Valentine’s Day
Virginia Maxine Barritt of Venice, Fla., formerly of Oak Bluffs and Boston, died Feb. 14 at the age of 81. She was born Jan. 11, 1928, in...
Joan Ostanek Was Loving Mother, Lived Active Life
Joan Ostanek, 90, died peacefully on Friday, Feb. 13 at her daughter Barbara Stelle’s home in Vineyard Haven. Joan was born on July 19, 1918 in...
Robert B. Nicholas Dies, Was Witty, Talented Man
Robert Bates Nicholas, 79, of Vero Beach, Fla., and Edgartown died peacefully on Feb. 13 with family by his side after a long illness. He was...