Obituaries
Arthur Cormier, Longtime Special Education Teacher
Arthur J. Cormier, who was an integral part of the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School and the community, died after a short battle with cancer...
Waneta Jeanette Butt, 89, Beloved Wife and Mother
Waneta Jeanette Butt (Garrabrant) of Oxford, Ohio died on Feb. 17 at the age of 89. Waneta was born in Johnstown, Ohio. After living in Columbus...
Edmond Botelho, 79, Was Avid Gardener and Hunter
Edmond A. Botelho of East Falmouth died at home on Feb. 21. He was 79 and was the beloved husband of the late Regina F. (Cunningham) Botelho....
Arthur Bates, 94, Veteran and Lawyer
Arthur V. Bates Sr. died on Nov. 16, 2010, at the age of 94. He was born on Jan. 16, 1916 in New Haven, Conn., the only child of Beulah and...
Martha Holladay, 89, Chemist, Globetrotter
Martha Nelson Gordon Holladay died peacefully on Wednesday, Feb. 16, at the home of her daughter, Janet, in Oak Bluffs, where Martha lived for...
Jilma Freeman, 92, Was Beloved Wife and Mother
Jilma Virginia Solis Freeman died on Sunday, Feb. 6 in Falmouth. She was born on April 30, 1918, the fourth of four children born to Dr. General...
Christopher S. Look Jr. Was Long-Serving County Sheriff
Julia Wells
Christopher S. Look Jr., the former longtime Dukes County Sheriff who served five terms and represented an era on the Vineyard that is rapidly...
Florence G. Borges
Florence G. Borges of Vineyard Haven died on Feb. 11 at St. Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford. She was 94. She was predeceased by her husband,...
Robert Newman, 82, Was Longtime Vineyard Lover
Robert W. Newman of Oyster Pond died on Jan. 27 at his home in Longboat Key, Fla., after a long illness. He was 82. Bob honeymooned with his wife,...