Obituaries
Colvin W. Smith, 62, Was Accomplished Engineer
Colvin W. Smith, 62, Was Accomplished Engineer Colvin Whitney Smith, 62, died on Sept. 25. He suffered from pulmonary fibrosis. Mr. Smith was...
Alexander Garroway
Alexander Garroway Alexander George de Coninck Garroway of Stratham, N.H., and Chilmark died at his home Oct. 18. His remains were interred Oct....
Sandra L. Demarest, 55, Was Writer, Counselor
Sandra L. Demarest, 55, Was Writer, Counselor Sandra Lynn Demarest, a businesswoman, writer and counselor to victims of AIDS and spousal abuse,...
Melvyn R. Drew
Melvyn R. Drew, 63, a retired GTE executive, died at his home in Oak Bluffs on Oct. 26.
Bernice R. Baier, 92, Was Teacher, Local Activist
Bernice R. Baier, 92, Was Teacher, Local Activist Bernice Reed Baier, retired teacher and housewife and a summer resident of Martha's Vineyard...
Marjan Doscher, 64, Was Life Force of Her Family
Marjan Doscher, 64, Was Life Force of Her Family Marjan Doscher, a resident of East Chop, died unexpectedly and without suffering on Oct. 18. She...
Dr. Robert Blabey Jr., 61, Was Surgeon, Naturalist
Dr. Robert Blabey Jr., 61, Was Surgeon, Naturalist Dr. Robert Groesbeck Blabey Jr. of New Canaan, Conn., and Spring Island, S.C., a former surgeon...
Edgartown's Ruth Galvin Was Distinguished Writer
Edgartown's Ruth Galvin Was Distinguished Writer Ruth (Mehrtens) Galvin of Westwood and Edgartown died Oct. 23. She was the beloved wife of John T...
Cornelia Mendenhall Leaves Lasting Stamp on Island Conservation Efforts
Mary Breslauer
Cornelia Mendenhall of West Tisbury, who marked her 90th birthday this summer with family and friends, died suddenly on Friday, Oct. 18, just before...