Obituaries
John Leaird, Family Man, Avid Fisherman and Basketball Fan
John Edwin Leaird, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, died peacefully on May 22 of complications from metastatic prostate cancer. He...
Barbara Polleys Parker Enjoyed Travel and Vineyard Beaches
Barbara Polleys Parker died on Sunday, May 22 at her home in Agawam. She was 86.
Sharon Miller Embraced Life, Nurtured Others
Sharon Lynn Miller of Manchester, Conn., Moultonboro, N.H., and Martha’s Vineyard died peacefully on Tuesday, May 17. She was 73.
Robert (Hawkeye) Jacobs Plied the Shoreline for Bass and Blues
Robert Scott (Hawkeye) Jacobs died at his Oak Bluffs home on Sunday, May 8. He was 68 and was well known among fishermen on Martha’s Vineyard.
Tony Ratcliff, Renaissance Man Who Called the Vineyard Home
William (Tony) Ratcliff, a longtime Vineyard resident, died on April 21.
Norma Jean Wukitsch Had Courage and Humor, Affinity with St. Anthony
Norma Jean Wukitsch of Lebanon, N.H., formerly of Chicago, died suddenly on Monday, May 9 in Lebanon.
Cora Medeiros Left No Stone Unturned for Those She Loved
Cora Medeiros died on Sunday, Mother’s Day, May 8, surrounded by her loving family at her home in Vineyard Haven.
Iole Gardella, Italian Professor, Music Teacher, Devoted to Family, Faith and Travel
Iole Jannace Gardella died on May 10 at the age of 98.
Barbara Walker Summered in Menemsha for Half a Century
Barbara Martin Walker died suddenly from a stroke at her home in New Jersey on March 25. She was 92.