Obituaries
Priscilla Bunker Groefsema Was Native of Oak Bluffs
Priscilla Groefsema of Merced, Calif., died with her family at her side on Good Friday, March 21. She was 83. Priscilla was born and raised in...
Annajean E. Brown, 89, Was Accomplished Singer
Dr. Annajean E. Brown died Feb. 25 at the John Knox Village Care Center in Lee’s Summit, Mo. She was 89. Annajean was born Jan 3, 1919, in...
Mary Howes Bourgault Was Tisbury Graduate
Mary Howes Bourgault of Hampstead, N.C., died Thursday, March 27, at her residence. She was born Dec. 1, 1923 on the Vineyard, the daughter of...
Malcolm C. Pease Was Spirited Outdoorsman
Malcolm Curtiss Pease of Framingham died Feb. 28. Born in New Britain, Conn., on Jan. 27, 1956, he was the son of Penelope C. Pease and the late...
Pamela W. Brooke, 66, Worked With Head Start
Pamela W. Brooke died March 28 in Newbury. A longtime resident of Newburyport, she recently moved to the Vineyard, an Island she loved. A...
Benjamin Robert Viera
Benjamin Robert Viera, 35, of Oak Bluffs died unexpectedly on Saturday, March 29. He was the son of Benjamin R. and Joyce (Norton) Viera of...
Mary Margaret Thibodeau was Providence Teacher
Mary Margaret McHugh Thibodeau, 80, formerly of Providence, R.I., died March 25 at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital in North Providence, R.I. Born in...
Mary Elizabeth Shugrue
On Saturday, March 29 at 2 p.m., there will be a celebration of Molly Shugrue’s life at the Josiah Quincy Elementary School, 885 Washington street...
Richard Howes, 73, Was Raised in Vineyard Haven
Richard Horton Howes died March 11 in King of Prussia, Pa., following a lengthy illness. Mr. Howes was born in New Bedford on Feb. 10, 1935. He...