Obituaries
Cora Medeiros, Former Selectman Who Helped Found Tisbury Street Fair
Cora S. Medeiros, a former longtime Tisbury selectman and cofounder of the annual Tisbury Street Fair, died at home on Sunday, May 8. She was 85.
Hope Eisenman, Organic Gardener, Creative Force, Family Matriarch
Hope Greer Eisenman, a seasonal resident of Chilmark, died May 3 at her home in Bethany, Conn. She was 96.
Memorial Service for Janet Searle LaValley
A memorial service for Janet M. (Searle) LaValley will be held Friday, May 20 at noon at the Westside Cemetery in Edgartown.
Service Thursday for Robert (Hawkeye) Jacobs, 68
Robert Scott (Hawkeye) Jacobs died at his Oak Bluffs home on Sunday, May 8. He was 68.
Nancy Bermudes Co-Founded First Island Preschool, Had Deep Interest in Art and Antiques
Nancy Whitmore Bermudes of Vineyard Haven died suddenly at the Martha’s Vineyard hospital on Nov. 30, 2015 after a brief illness. She was 82.
Elliot Lehman, Tireless Civic Leader, Cherished Family and Chilmark Summers
Elliot Lehman, a longtime summer resident of Chilmark, died on May 5 at his home in Wilmette, Ill., following a recent stroke. He was 97.
Elizabeth (Betty) Feldman, Lifelong Learner, Deeply Involved in Vineyard Community
Elizabeth (Betty) Brodney Feldman died on April 25 in Aventura, Fla. at 93. She called Martha’s Vineyard home for the past 35 years.
Carolyn (Kayo) Sands Had Deep Vineyard Roots, Presided Over Wonderful Chappy Summers
Carolyn Ladd Hall Sands, known as Kayo, died peacefully at her home in Lebanon, N.H. on April 28. She was 93.
Clarion Sullivan, Woman of Many Talents, Never Too Busy for Others
Clarion Ann Benner Sullivan of Oak Bluffs died peacefully on Sunday, May 1.