Obituaries
Israel Jacobs was Renowned Physicist
Israel (Jake) S. Jacobs of Niskayuna, N.Y., died peacefully on August 4 following a brief battle with cancer. Jake was born in 1925 in Buffalo, N...
Lewis Perry, 97, Beloved Headmaster
Lewis Perry Jr. died in his sleep on August 7. He was 97 and a 50-year resident of Colorado Springs. Mr. Perry was born in Williamstown in 1913...
L. Joseph Norris, 45, Was Brightest Guy in the Room
Lawrence Joseph (Joe) Norris of the Vineyard, died peacefully August 6 at Massachusetts General Hospital, after a brief illness. He was 45.
Rusty Walton, 70, Served Vineyard Conservation
Russell R. Walton died on August 3 after a long battle with cancer. Throughout his illness, he was determined to get well.
Dorothy Pruden Loved East Chop Tennis Club
Dorothy Davis Pruden died peacefully on Wednesday, August 4. She was 81 years old.
Oak Bluffs’ Henry Rose Was Veteran, Art Teacher
World War II veteran Henry J. Rose, 91, died on July 26 at his home on New York avenue in Oak Bluffs. He was born in Oak Bluffs to the late...
Actress Patricia Neal Dies at 84
Julia Wells
Patricia Neal, the Oscar and Tony-winning screen and stage actress whose husky voice was the only identification required and whose life was a...
Ms. Neal’s Children Share Their Loss
The following statement was issued on Sunday by Tessa, Theo, Ophelia and Lucy Dahl, the children of Patricia Neal:
Fred Legg Served in Air Force, Babysat Jaws Shark
Frederick L. Legg, a home-grown native of Martha’s Vineyard, son of John L. Legg and Ida Legg, died suddenly on Oct. 20, 2009 in Oak Bluffs, at the...