Obituaries
Alvar Whittington Polk Jr. Served in World War II
Alvar (Jim) Whittington Polk Jr., a longtime summer resident of Harthaven in Oak Bluffs, died May 5 in Delray Beach, Fla. He was 94. He was born...
Paul F. Bergeron, 53, was Fisherman, Navy Veteran
Paul F. Bergeron, an avid fisherman, master plumber and computer enthusiast, died at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital on April 29. He was 53. Paul was...
Candace Mard Leaves Parents in Oak Bluffs
Candace Mard, 57, died April 18. She was the daughter of Martin and Gloria Mard of Oak Bluffs, sister to Deborah Moynihan and her husband John...
Richard Allen Gale, 83, was Innovative Engineer
Richard Allen Gale of Locust Lane, Vineyard Haven, died on March 16 following a brief illness. He was 83. Born in West Tisbury on Jan. 23, 1925...
Andrew F. Steele
Andrew Fleming Steele died in Falmouth on April 30 after a long illness. He was 96. In 1976, after he retired from his 43-year career as an...
Dr. J. Blair Harff, 46, Dies on His Farm
Dr. J. Blair Harff, of Watertown, N.Y., died April 20 while working with heavy equipment on his farm. He was 46. He was a son of Marion and...
Rev. William Colfax Blair
The Rev. William Colfax Blair, 83, a long-time resident of Oak Bluffs, died from complications following a stroke April 26 at Massachusetts General...
Brian Sean Kinal, 60, Worked As Journalist, Police Officer
Brian Sean Kinal, a former longtime newspaperman in Erie, Pa., died at home in Vineyard Haven on April 23. He was 60. Mr. Kinal was born in...