Obituaries

Col. Everett K. Spees Jr., MD, PhD and M.Div., died on Jan. 11 at the Martha's Vineyard Hospital after living with multiple myeloma for seven years.

Ralph Kirkham (Kirk) Safford of West Tisbury died in Boston on Jan. 10 after a brief illness.

John Richard Bauer of Oak Bluffs died on Jan. 4 at the Lily House in Wellfleet after a brief illness.

Roland Kluver of Middle Road in Chilmark died peacefully on Dec. 22, 2023.

A memorial service for Alan O. Wilson, a former resident of Edgartown, will be held on Feb. 3 at 1 p.m. at the Anderson Funeral Home in Townsend.

Alex Friend Newton of Oak Bluffs died on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024 from natural causes including several respiratory complications.

Edwards Park (Ned) Schwentker of Palmyra, Pa. died on Dec. 22, 2023.

Sandra (Sandy) L. McElhinney of Vineyard Haven died on Jan. 3.

Kathryn (Kathy) Retmier, a former resident of West Tisbury, died Dec. 30, 2023.

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