Obituaries
Henry E. Bessire
A graveside service for longtime West Tisbury seasonal resident Henry E. Bessire will be held on Sunday at 2 p.m. in the West Tisbury Cemetery. Mr...
Peter M. Devine, 56, Was Landscaper and Painter
Peter Michael Devine of Oak Bluffs died on Nov. 17. He was 56. Peter was born on March 18, 1955, the son of Herbert and Cynthia Devine of...
Pauline Charlotte Benton Was Devoted to Family
Pauline Charlotte (Drake) Benton of Bridgewater died peacefully after a brief illness on Nov. 7. She was born Dec. 21, 1918 in Hyde Park, Boston...
Gwendolyn Wharton, Globe Staffer, Gardener
Gwendolyn Tucker Wharton, formerly of Oak Bluffs, died peacefully at home on Nov. 17 with her family on the Vineyard. She was the mother of Richard...
Donald H. Amaral
Donald H. Amaral, 73, of Vineyard Haven died on Monday, Nov. 21 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. He was 73 and was the father of Greg,...
Doris (Dot) Paiva, 86, Had Respect for Nature
Doris (Dot) Y. Paiva of Mansfield died peacefully on Nov. 8 in the home of her daughter, Joyce Collins, and son in law, Eric Whitman, in West...
Peter Regan Was Devoted To Family and Friends
Maj. Peter L. Regan (Ret.) of Dayton, Ohio, beloved son of Eulalie M. and the late Peter L. Regan of Oak Bluffs, died Wednesday, Nov. 9. He was 57...
Peter Devine
Peter Michael Devine, a lifelong Island resident, died on Nov. 17. He was 56. A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 22, at noon at the...
Jim Dorchester Was a Man of Convictions
Hollis L. Engley
James Alan Dorchester of Trescott, Me., died Saturday in the nearby town of Lubec. He was 62 and had been ill with colon cancer for some months....