Obituaries

Kenneth M. (Ken) Beebe, also known as Dr. Play, died unexpectedly at home in Vineyard Haven on March 19. He was 76.

Edward Walter Larkosh died March 14 at his home in East Providence, R.I.

Kathleen Emmet Darman of McLean, Va., died March 6 in Washington, D.C., at the age of 78.

Elizabeth (Bette) Grimm Hoskins of Vineyard Haven and Lincoln, died March 9, 2021 in peace and in the warm embrace of her family. She was 86.

Jane D. Farland of East Falmouth, formerly of Edgartown, died peacefully on March 4 at Bridges by Epoch in Mashpee. She was 88.

Vera Shorter died at her home on Martha’s Vineyard on Feb. 26 with her two daughters nearby. She was 98.

Ronald E. Putnam died March 6.

Shirley Anne Larkin Tassencourt died March 4 at Talbot Hospice in Easton, Md. She was 94.

Nelson (Eric) deBettencourt died peacefully at home in California on Feb. 15, his 54th birthday, after a courageous battle with cancer.

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