Obituaries
John L. (Jock) Newbold of Chilmark Dies at 72
John Lowe (Jock) Newbold of New York city and Chilmark, formerly of Summit, N.J., died on April 12 from complications of acute leukemia. He was 72...
Peggy Jetmund Taught Music, Special Education
Peggy C. Jetmund, 87, died May 12 in her home just outside of Gilbertville, Iowa. She was born May 1, 1921, in Hampton, Iowa, the daughter of...
M. Joanne Cleary was West Chop Postmistress
M. Joanne Cleary died May 14 at the Windemere Nursing Home in Oak Bluffs after a lengthy illness. Joanne was the wife of James Cleary, a resident...
Lois DeBettencourt, 79, was Deeply Devoted to Oak Bluffs
Jim Hickey
Flags flew at half mast this week in Oak Bluffs to honor Lois A. DeBettencourt, a longtime presence at both the Oak Bluffs School and town hall,...
Dawn Greeley, 59, of Chilmark was Artist of Local Renown
Holly Nadler
Dawn Greeley, artist and longtime Chilmark resident, died at home surrounded by family on May 9. She was 59. In an age of specialization, Dawn...
Martha Sinclair Carreau was Avid Tennis Player
Martha (Puddy) Sinclair Carreau of Oak Bluffs died at the Royal Nursing Center in Falmouth on May 7 after a brief but valiant battle with cancer....
Macio (Bunny) Jackson of Oak Bluffs Dies at 75
Macio (Bunny) Jackson died Jan. 27 in New York after a long illness. He was 75. He was born March 24, 1932, at Harlem Hospital in New York city...
Laura Fontes Garneau Worked as Hairdresser
Laura Fontes Garneau died May 5 at the Hospice by the Sea in Boca Raton, Fla. She was 88. She was born on Feb. 14, 1920 in Vineyard Haven to...
Candace Mard Leaves Parents in Oak Bluffs
Candace Mard, 57, died April 18. She was the daughter of Martin and Gloria Mard of Oak Bluffs, sister to Deborah Moynihan and her husband John...