Obituaries
Edward Benner, 56, Was Devoted Father, Craftsman
Edward E. Benner 3rd, of New Bedford and Martha’s Vineyard, died on Sunday, Oct. 26, 2008 after a long battle with cancer. He was 56. Ed was born...
Service for Bert Steele Set for Saturday, Nov. 8
Albertha (Bert) Y. Steele died on Oct. 20 at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. She was the daughter of Lena and W. Earl Youker and the beloved wife of...
Jeremiah MacKenty, 70, Gave Hospitality, Humor
Jeremiah G. MacKenty of Edgartown died on Saturday, Oct. 18, in his home on Wintucket Cove Path. His 15-year battle with Parkinson’s Disease ended...
Betty Louise Quinn Was Telephone Operator Here
Betty Louise Quinn of Punta Gorda, Fla., and Exeter, N.H. died on Monday, Oct. 20, in Exeter, N.H. She was 70 years old. Betty joins her husband...
Jeremiah G. MacKenty
Jeremiah G. MacKenty died at home in Edgartown on Oct. 18. Visiting hours were held on Wednesday at the Chapman, Cole and Gleason funeral home in...
Debbie Olsen, 69, Had Island Farm and Business
Florence Debora (Debbie) Olsen died suddenly at home in Centerville on Oct. 10. She was 69. Born on the Vineyard on August 18, 1939, she...
Kenneth A. Moskow, 48, Dies at Kilimanjaro Peak
Kenneth A. Moskow of Concord and Chilmark died unexpectedly at the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro on Sept. 19. He was 48; the cause of death is...
Gerda Viola Canha, 91, Worked Hard With a Smile
Gerda Viola Canha died at home in Vineyard Haven on Friday, Oct. 10, after a long illness with her family by her side. She was 91. Gerda was the...
Theresa Cortese Enjoyed Family Visits in Edgartown
Theresa (Radano) Cortese died on Sept. 27 at the age of 84. She was a resident of Haddon Heights, N.J., and was the wife of the late Edward F....