Obituaries
Marcelino (Jose) Blanco, 47, Was Vehicle Operator
Marcelino A. (Jose) Blanco died Saturday, Nov. 10 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital after a long illness. Marcelino was born on August 19, 1960 in...
Robert W. Hubner, 89, Was Sailor, IBM Executive
Robert W. Hubner died Nov. 15 in Vero Beach, Fla., after a protracted illness. He was 89. Bob was born in Tacoma, Wash., and graduated from West...
Roy A. Nutting, 83, Operated Katama Airfield
Roy A. Nutting, 83, of Hopedale died Wednesday, Nov. 14 at the Rose Monahan Hospice Residence in Worcester. He was the husband of Merilyn R....
Gerlinde Metell, 63, Was Loved By Family, Friends
Gerlinde Metell, 63, of North Windham, Conn., and formerly of the Vineyard, died Nov. 15 at Windham Hospital, Willimantic, Conn. She was a...
Roger L. Andrews, 66, Was Caretaker on Island
Roger Lawrence Andrews of Vineyard Haven died Wednesday, Nov. 7 at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston after suffering from lung cancer. He was...
Alfred C. Covino, 77, Was Dentist, Veteran
Dr. Alfred (Fred) C. Covino, 77, of Oak Bluffs and formerly of Trumbull, Conn., died Saturday, Nov. 10 at Connecticut Hospice, Branford, Conn. He...
Vanessa J. Donoghue
Vanessa J. Costa Donoghue, 49, of Hull and formerly of the Vineyard, died Nov. 10 at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. Mrs. Donoghue was...
Jonathan W. Beach, 47, Was Radio News Reporter
Jonathan Walkley Beach, 47, of Franklin, Tenn., a former Vineyard resident, died Nov. 7. Mr. Beach was a financial consultant, educator, musician...
Dr. Henry Sommers Jr., 93, Was Bird Enthusiast
Dr. Henry Stern (Hank) Sommers Jr., a longtime summer resident of Flanders Lane in Menemsha, died August 6 in St. Mary Hospital in Langhorne, Pa.,...