Obituaries
Mary Margaret Thibodeau was Providence Teacher
Mary Margaret McHugh Thibodeau, 80, formerly of Providence, R.I., died March 25 at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital in North Providence, R.I. Born in...
Mary Elizabeth Shugrue
On Saturday, March 29 at 2 p.m., there will be a celebration of Molly Shugrue’s life at the Josiah Quincy Elementary School, 885 Washington street...
Richard Howes, 73, Was Raised in Vineyard Haven
Richard Horton Howes died March 11 in King of Prussia, Pa., following a lengthy illness. Mr. Howes was born in New Bedford on Feb. 10, 1935. He...
Mary Bowen Polk, 87, Was Golfer, Gardener
Mary Bowen Polk, a longtime summer resident of Harthaven in Oak Bluffs, died March 25 in Delray Beach, Fla. She was 87. She was born Oct. 9, 1920...
Edmund A. Mahoney, 88, Was an Active Volunteer
Edmund A. (Nibs) Mahoney, 88, of Heckscherville, Pa., died on Easter Sunday, March 23. Born on Jan. 12, 1920 in Mackeys-burg, he was the beloved...
Virginia Weston Besse Was Sailing Champion
Virginia Weston Besse of Vineyard Haven died March 8 at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital in Oak Bluffs. She was born March 9, 1921 in Belmont....
Honoria Shirley Adams
Honoria Shirley Adams of Vineyard Haven died March 17 at home. She was 89. Born March 4, 1919, she was raised in New Bedford and attended local...
Dr. Gabriel J. DeBlase Was Dedicated to Patients
Dr. Gabriel J. DeBlase died at home in Vineyard Haven on March 5. He was 76. Gabe was born in Schenectady, N.Y., in 1932. He grew up on Hamilton...
Frank Bonitto, 96, Was Jazz Music Aficionado
Frank Bonitto, 96, of Cambridge and Vineyard Haven died Feb. 17 after a short illness. Frank and his late wife Mae Buzzelle were longtime summer...