Obituaries
Jennie L. Lana
Jennie L. Lana, 91, formerly of Lobsterville Road in Aquinnah, died Jan. 30 at the Windemere Nursing Home, Oak Bluffs. She was the wife of Albert J...
Helen Vanderhoop Manning Was Historian of Wampanoags
June Manning
Helen Edith Vanderhoop Manning Murray died peacefully at home in Aquinnah on Jan. 25 following a long illness. She was an Aquinnah Wampanoag tribal...
Peter M. Williamson, Former Oak Bluffs Police Chief, Dies
Julia Wells
Peter M. Williamson, the former Oak Bluffs chief of police who served on the town force for 32 years, 28 of them as chief, died Wednesday at...
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...
Margery Hart Cory, 97, Was Dedicated Teacher
Margery Hart Cory, 97, a resident of Oak Bluffs, died Jan. 13 at Windemere Nursing Home. She was born Oct. 13, 1910 in Fall River, the daughter...