Obituaries
David Welch Was Active Across Island Community
David L. Welch Sr. of Vineyard Haven died March 9 at the Deaconess Beth Israel Hospital in Boston, surrounded by his wife Beatrice, three daughters...
Janet Drummond Dies at 100, Nanny to Many Island Children
Janet Johnston Drummond died Feb. 20 at Windemere, shortly after her 100th birthday.
Service Saturday for Judge Herbert Tucker, Ambassador Abroad, Active on Vineyard
Judge Herbert Edward Tucker of Oak Bluffs died March 1 at the Martha's Vineyard Hospital. vspace="8" border="1" align="right"> He was born in...
Robert W. Hansen Dies at Home in West Tisbury
Robert W. Hansen, 88, of West Tisbury and formerly of Long Island, N.Y., died Feb. 21 at his home in West Tisbury.
Douglas L. Blake, 49, Was Talented Chef, Marine
Douglas L. Blake, 49, of Falmouth died March 2 at the Tufts-New England Medical Center in Boston. Douglas was born in Wareham. He lived in...
Eleanor S. Wendeborn Leaves Rich Legacy at 105
Eleanor Schwabe Wendeborn, 105, a resident of Hillside Village in Vineyard Haven from 1982 to 1996, then of Windemere Nursing Home until 2005, died...
Shirley F. Kheary, 79, Was Homemaker, Bookkeeper
Shirley Faye Crone Kheary, 79, died March 1 after a lengthy illness. vspace="8" border="1" align="right"> She was the loving wife of the late...
Harold F. Croft, 77, Was Vineyard Haven Fixture
Harold (Herky) F. Croft, 77, of Oak Bluffs died March 2 after a brief stay at Kindred Healthcare in Stoughton. vspace="8" border="1" align="right...
Mary Wilder Stoertz, 49, Was Geologist and Poet
Mary Wilder Stoertz, 49, professor of geology at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, died Feb. 26 of a heart attack.