Obituaries
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...
Raymond Schnieders, World War II Veteran, Dies
Raymond Schnieders died Jan. 20 with his son Jim by his side. Ray was 84 years old and in the best of health until just recently. Residing in...
Mary Elizabeth (Molly) Shugrue, 26, Was an Artist
Mary Elizabeth (Molly) Shugrue died Jan. 7 in Los Angeles, Calif., of cardiac arrest from complications of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. She...
From Office to Duck Blind, Hannah Was Top Dog
Hannah Jane Long, a yellow Labrador retriever who lived at Nashamois Farm in Edgartown, died unexpectedly Jan. 9. Hannah was a well-known canine...
Maureen Campbell-Korves, Disability Advocate, Dies
Maureen Campbell-Korves died Jan. 8 at Calvary Hospital in the Bronx, N.Y. She was a civil rights activist, disability advocate, past president...
Joseph Nunes, 97, Was Firefighter in Oak Bluffs
Joseph Nunes, 97, of Oak Bluffs died at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital on Jan. 8. He was born in Oak Bluffs on August 1, 1910. Joe served for 42...
Marion H. Ward Yeo, 88, Leaves Vineyard Kin
Marion H. Ward Yeo died Jan. 12 at the Royal Nursing Home in Falmouth. She was 88. She was born in Attleboro on Sept. 16, 1919, the daughter of...
Virginia C. Johnson, 87, Was Active in Charity Work
Virginia Couper Johnson, 87, of Delray Beach, Fla., died at the Bethesda Hospital Hospice Center on Jan. 8. Mrs. Johnson was predeceased by her...