Obituaries
Betsy Avila Was the Consumate Grandmother, Loved Spending Summer Days on State Beach
Elizabeth (Betsy) Healey Hope Avila of Fairhaven died on Friday, Sept. 11 at Massachusetts General Hospital. She was 72.
Elizabeth (Anne) Hyde, Beloved Matriarch, Always Had a Sense of Humor
Elizabeth Anne Hyde died peacefully at the Sippican Health Care Center in Marion on Sept. 5.
Rabbi Harold White Had the Spirit of a True Islander
Longtime seasonal resident and lover of the Vineyard Rabbi Harold White died surrounded by family in Connecticut on August 31.
Harold (Sonny) Hall Jr. Was Beloved Mayor of Morse Street
Harold G. (Sonny) Hall Jr. died peacefully in his home in Edgartown on August 24. He was 86.
Helen L. Duarte, 96
Helen L. Duarte died at her Havenside home in Vineyard Haven on Monday, Sept. 14. She was 96.
Margaret Skinner Loved Her Family and Spending Time in the Garden
Margaret Manzon Skinner died peacefully at her home in West Tisbury on Sept. 9, surrounded by her loving family. She was 71.
Dr. Walter Bunge
Dr. Walter Bunge, resident of his beloved Martha’s Vineyard for 13 years, died peacefully at home in Lexington, S.C. on Sept. 9.
Services Monday for Philip A. Tucker Sr.
Philip A. Tucker Sr. of Pocasset, formerly of Martha’s Vineyard, died at Windemere Nursing Facility on Thursday, Sept. 10. He was 82.
Esther Seferian Loved Nature and Music, Was Active Community Member
Esther Seferian of Winchester and Chilmark died Saturday, August 22 at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House in Reading after a long struggle with...