Obituaries
Prof. Shelton Bank, 76, Served in West Tisbury
Shelton Bank of Oak Lane in West Tisbury died suddenly on Jan. 12 while visiting his children in Oakland, Ca. He was 76. Shelton and his wife of 51...
Ernest Curelli, 87, Was Devoted Family Man
Ernest Ubaldo Curelli formerly of Beverly and Beverly Hills, Fla., died Jan. 25 at Massachusetts General Hospital. He was 87 and was predeceased by...
Tisbury Postal Veteran James Cleary Dies at 81
James H. Cleary died on Jan. 27 at Windemere Nursing Home, where he had been a resident since June of 2008. He was 81.
Despina H. Duane
Despina H. Duane Despina H. Cicma Duane of Cambridge and Oak Bluffs died Jan. 22. She was 77 and was predeceased by her husband Francis S. Duane...
Terry Lee Hydeman, 66, Was Beloved Up-Islander
Terry Lee Hydeman of Holly Lane, West Tisbury died in the early morning of Jan. 27. After a gallant 14-year battle with breast cancer, Terry...
Veteran Stanton Richards was Lifelong Vineyarder
Stanton C. Richards, 88, died Jan. 20 at his home in West Tisbury. He was the husband of Nancy Church Richards; they were married for 61 years. He...
Oliver Selfridge, Computer Pioneer, Loved Chappy
Oliver G. Selfridge, a pioneer of computer science, died on Dec. 3 in Boston from injuries he suffered in a fall a few days earlier at his home in...
Robert H. Carlson
Robert H. Carlson Robert H. Carlson of Vineyard Haven died on Jan. 26. He was the husband of Faye (Norton) Carlson. A private interment has taken...
Ruth Kimball Lord was Accomplished Violinist
Ruth Kimball Lord died on Sunday, Jan. 18 at Clearbrook Inn in Silverdale.She was 94. Ruth was born in Mapleville, R.I. on July 27, 1914. Her...