Obituaries
Gabriel Whiting Shanok, Loving and Deeply Loved
Gabriel Whiting Shanok died on Nov. 28 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston following complications from cardiac arrest nearly three months...
Jeremiah McCarthy, 73, Was Well Loved Teacher
Jeremiah J. (Jerry) McCarthy of Needham, Oak Bluffs and formerly of Wellesley, died at his home on Nov. 29. He was 73. Born in Marlborough, he...
Patricia Flanders Lived Life of Faith and Courage
Patricia Ruppert Flanders died surrounded by the love of her children, on Nov. 23, after a courageous battle with ovarian cancer. Pat was born...
Carol Combra Clark, 66, Was Avid Baker, Knitter
Carol Combra Clark died peacefully at her home in Vineyard Haven surrounded by her family on Saturday, Nov. 20, after a lengthy illness. She was...
Lew King, 97, Epicurean Innkeeper
Phyllis Meras
Lewis G. King of Vineyard Haven, who for decades owned and operated Blueberry Hill Farm, a Chilmark inn renowned for its fine fare, impeccable...
Helen Burt Was Caring Face At Doctor, School, Church
Helen Norene McDonald Burt died on Nov. 23 at her home on the Vineyard. She was born on Oct. 10, 1926, in New Hope, Ala., the fourth of seven...
John Pachico Jr. Was Veteran and Fisherman
John A. Pachico Jr. died on Nov. 19 after a long illness. John was born at home on Summer street in Vineyard Haven on August 10, 1927, the third...
Carolyn Ball Roedel, 87, Was Devoted Mother
Carolyn Ball Roedel died unexpectedly shortly after her 87th birthday in Sarasota, Fla., on Nov. 1. Born in Hartford, Conn., on Oct. 14, 1923,...