Obituaries
William J. Nicholson 3rd
William Nicholson of Oak Bluffs died Tuesday, Oct. 2 at his home. His funeral service is pending further arrangements. For more information, call...
Norman A. Flodstrom Led Island Bus Tours
Norman A. Flodstrom of Naples, Fla., formerly of Walpole and Oak Bluffs, died Sept. 15 at Hospice of Naples. He was the son of the late Elmer and...
Gay Header Alvin S. Lane Was An Attorney and Art Collector
Kristen Kingsbury Henshaw
Alvin Seymour Lane, retired New York attorney and seasonal resident of Aquinnah, formerly Gay Head, died Thursday, Sept. 13, of heart failure at...
Hope Erdman, 79, Was Dedicated Volunteer
Hope (Patsy) English Erdman, wife of Peter E.B. Erdman and summer visitor to the Vineyard since 1940, died in the University Medical Center at...
George (Bubbles) Silva Was Memorable Builder
George Perry (Bubbles) Silva died this past spring while visiting a close friend in Hawaii. A lifelong Islander and a dedicated family man, he can...
Mary Maloy Walker, 50, Was Active in Charity Work
Mary Maloy Walker of Vineyard Haven, wife of Richard L. Walker and mother of Hamilton Walker, died Sept. 20 after a courageous battle with breast...
The Rev. O. Calvin Pressley, of Oak Bluffs, Dies at 69
The Rev. Calvin Oliver Pressley, 69, a longtime resident of Oak Bluffs, died Sept. 21 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. He was the...
Heidi A. Buchert, 46, Was Vivacious and Kind
Heidi Anne Buchert of East Falmouth died Sept. 11 at home, surrounded by family and friends, after living four years with lung cancer. She was...
Vineyard Haven Service To Honor Garry Hough
A service for Garry deNeuville Hough 3rd, who died August 17 in Orange City, Fla., will be held on Saturday, Sept. 29 at 3 p.m. at his family’s...