Obituaries
Louise Aldrich Bugbee Wrote Well-Liked Column in Gazette
Phyllis Meras
Louise Aldrich Bugbee, whose columns about the Island she so loved enlivened the pages of the Gazette for more than 30 years, died on Sunday in...
Brandy Marie Gibson
Brandy Marie Gibson, 20, of Vineyard Haven, died at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital after a car accident on Jan. 30. A memorial service will be held...
Leslie A. Felix, 49, Was Chanel Representative
Leslie A. Rabbitt Felix, 49, of Sandwich died Jan. 26 in the Cape Cod Hospital, Hyannis. She was born in New Orleans, La., and lived in Bourne,...
Catherine M. Munro
Catherine M. Munro of Spring Hill Road, Vineyard Haven died Jan. 30 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. She was 87. She was predeceased by her...
Islander Thelma Luce Baird Dies at Age 100
Thelma Luce Baird, formerly of Woodside Village in Oak Bluffs, died Jan. 22 in Windemere Nursing Home. She recently celebrated her 100th...
Richard Fitzpatrick Ran Vineyard Haven Pharmacy
Richard H. Fitzpatrick, husband of Ardis Stewart Fitzpatrick of North William street in Vineyard Haven, died Jan. 19 in the Norwood Hospital after...
Ruth E. Bolles, 87, Was Enthusiastic About Island
Ruth E. Bolles, a longtime Oak Bluffs resident, died Jan. 3. Ruth and her surviving sister Olive Bishop Hill pursued careers in education and...
Betsy K. Powers, 80, Was Wide-Ranging Traveler
Betsy K. Powers, 80, of Lewisburg, Pa., died Jan. 12 at RiverWoods, Lewisburg. Born in New Britain, Conn., on July 16, 1927, she was a daughter...
Judith Ann Costa, 66, Was Lifelong Island Resident
Judith Ann Snowden Costa of Vineyard Haven died Jan. 18 at Windemere Nursing Home in Oak Bluffs after a long illness. She was 66. Judith was born...