Obituaries
Charles Leighton Jr., 85, Was Retired Police Chief
Charles Leighton Jr. died Feb. 27 at Windemere Nursing Home with his family at his side. He was 85. Charlie was born in Oak Bluffs on Nov. 21,...
Edward J. Murphy Sr., 67, Enjoys Vineyard Stays
Edward J. Murphy Sr. of Oak Bluffs died Feb. 28 at the Tippett Home, a hospice care facility, in Needham. He was 67. He was born in Boston on...
Audrey M. Finnegan, 84, Celebrated Irish Roots
Audrey M. Finnegan of Pensacola, Fla., died Feb. 27. She was 84. Audrey was born in Staten Island, N.Y., on Jan. 24, 1924. She was a resident of...
Dancer, Founder of The Yard, Patricia Nanon Dies at Age 84
Lauren Martin
Patricia N. Nanon, the modern dancer and choreographer who created the Chilmark performing arts colony The Yard, died peacefully last Friday at her...
Virginia Poole
Virginia Poole of Chilmark died peacefully at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital on March 5 after a long illness. She was 73 and was well known on the...
Dr. Gabriel J. DeBlase
Dr. Gabriel Joseph DeBlase, 76, of Vineyard Haven died March 5 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. He was the husband of Helen Van Allen DeBlase.
Fred Jordan Schatz, 60, Was Psychiatric Nurse
Fred Jordan Schatz of Billerica and Oak Bluffs died surrounded by family and friends on Feb. 29 at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House in Reading...
Carlton J. Condon, 89, Served in World War II
Carlton J. Condon died at his home on the Vineyard on Feb. 19. He was 89. He was predeceased by his wife Mady in 2004. He was born in Boston,...
Edith G. Kopans Sailed Coast of New England
Edith Gellis Kopans of Falmouth, Me., formerly of Newton Centre, the Vineyard and Sarasota, Fla., died Feb. 13. Born in Claremont, N.H., Mrs....