Obituaries
Oak Bluffs Native Bud Merrill Traveled Widely
Bert (Bud) L. Merrill, 82, formerly of Lakeville, and Venice, Fla., died on May 27 at the Somerset Ridge Center. He was the husband of Virginia B...
Gertrude Singer Dies in Indiana at Age 90
Gertrude Reinders Singer died on Wednesday, June 2, at her home for the past four years, the Bell Trace Senior Living Community in Bloomington, Ind...
Barrier-Breaking Sandra Lucas Policed Hunting, Fishing, Boating
Capt. Sandra Marie Lucas, retired, age 61, died peacefully in the arms of her husband on the evening of March 29 at her home in Edgartown. Long...
Shirley Sapin, 83, Was Devoted to Civil Rights
Dr. Shirley Sapin, 83, formerly of West Tisbury, died Dec. 22, 2009, in Maryland. Before moving from Martha’s Vineyard to be near her daughters,...
Paula Black Always Had Smile and Positive Attitude
A bright light in the Vineyard landscape stopped glowing when Paula Black died at home in the early morning of Oct. 12, 2009. Her 11-year fight...
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.