Obituaries
Frank H. Swartz, 71, Was Born in Oak Bluffs
Frank H. Swartz, 71, of Baldwinville, formerly of Oak Bluffs, died Nov. 18 in the Hillcrest Nursing Home, Fitchburg, surrounded by his loving...
Teacher Elinor Podesta Never Forgot Her Roots
Elinor Mary DeBettencourt Podesta, 77, of Sheffield, died Saturday, Nov. 24 at her daughter’s home. Elinor was born in Oak Bluffs on March...
Dr. George Sharpe, 90, Summered on Vineyard
Born in Chicago, Ill., in 1917, the older of two sons of immigrant parents, George Sharpe attended Cornell College and the University of...
Orland Alwardt, Whistling Oak Bluffs Mechanic, Dies
Orland S.M. Alwardt died at the Massachusetts General Hospital on Nov. 22, after a long battle with pulmonary fibrosis and pneumonia....
Priscilla Keiper Vincent Was Visitor to Chilmark
Jane Slater
Priscilla Keiper Vincent, 55, of Niskayuna, N.Y., died on Nov. 22 at Ellis Hospital with her loving family by her side. She fought a courageous...
Nathaniel Firestone, 81, Was Architect, Veteran
Nathaniel Firestone, of Fort Lee, N.J., and Oak Bluffs, died on Nov. 16 at the age of 81.
Dorothy H. Magsam, 85, Visited Vineyard Often
Dorothy H. Magsam, a frequent visitor to the Vineyard, died Nov. 7 with her daughters by her side at the Maristhill Nursing Home in Waltham....
Marcelino (Jose) Blanco, 47, Was Vehicle Operator
Marcelino A. (Jose) Blanco died Saturday, Nov. 10 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital after a long illness. Marcelino was born on August 19, 1960 in...
Robert W. Hubner, 89, Was Sailor, IBM Executive
Robert W. Hubner died Nov. 15 in Vero Beach, Fla., after a protracted illness. He was 89. Bob was born in Tacoma, Wash., and graduated...