Obituaries
Tom Vogl
Tom Vogl Tom Vogl of West Tisbury died peacefully, surrounded by family and friends, on May 31. Family and friends are invited to a small,...
Founder of Playhouse Created Legacy in Community Theatre
Julia Wells
Eileen J. Wilson, the English-born actress and playwright who cofounded the Vineyard Playhouse 28 years ago and saw it through a series of painful...
Allan Manings Saw Fun in Island Foibles
Julia Wells
Allan Manings, an award-winning television writer who created the hit situation comedy One Day at a Time, died on May 12 in Los Angeles, Calif. He...
Surgeon Was Edgartown Stalwart
Dr. William James (Bill) Follette, of West Palm Beach, Fla., and formerly of Englewood, N.J., and Edgartown, died Thursday, May 20.
John Callahan Displayed Integrity in Work, Writing
John Callahan, a longtime East Chop summer resident, died at home in New London, N.H. on May 23. Born in Philadelphia in 1933 and raised in...
Founder of Island Rotary Was Honored by Church
On Sunday, May 23, almost 100 parishioners attended a ceremony at the Federated Church of Edgartown in memory of Raymond E. Skladzien of East Chop...
Helen Krich Chinoy Was Leading Theatre Historian
Helen Krich Chinoy, a longtime professor at Smith College, pioneer in theatre education, one of the leading theatre historians in the United States...
Ben Rosenbaum, 26, Was Global Relief Worker
Benjamin Seth Rosenbaum, 26, of Portsmouth, N.H., formerly of Acton, died on May 15, three years after being diagnosed with osteosarcoma. He was...
Joan C. Erskine
Joan C. Erskine Joan C. Erskine of Oak Bluffs died unexpectedly on Wednesday, May 19 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. She was 65. She was born...