Obituaries
Barbara Babcock Was Passionate About Travel and New Experiences
Barbara Ann Babcock died peacefully at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital on Sept. 22 of complications from lung cancer.
Olga Hirshhorn, Art Collector, Philanthropist Dies at 95
The art collector and iconoclast, wife of the late Joseph Hirshhorn of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington D.C., died Oct. 3.
Buzz Blankenship, Telephone Lineman, Locksmith, Community Friend
Richard William (Buzz) Blankenship died at home on Sept. 7 at the age of 70. After a life well lived, he will be missed by many, far and wide.
Lee DeVitt, Tireless Volunteer, Children's Book Author
Leona (Lee) Geise DeVitt died quietly on August 11 after a short illness at the age of 93 in Mount Pleasant, Wisc.
Joan Cobb Had Long Ties to the Island
Joan M. Cobb of Bridgewater died peacefully after a long battle with cancer on April 22 at the Braemoor Health Center in Brockton. She was 63.
George Hough 3rd, Distinguished Journalist and Academic
George Anthony Hough 3rd died Sept. 22 at Massachusetts General Hospital after surgery to repair a hip injured in a fall. He was 94.
Red Bates, Innkeeper Who Built Schoolhouse Village
Gordon (Red) Newell Bates died peacefully on Sept. 24 after a period of failing health. He was 81.
Patricia Meyers, Avid Skier Devoted to Family
Patricia Ann Meyers of Darien, Conn. and Edgartown died Sept. 18 after a courageous battle with cancer.