Obituaries
Frank H. Swartz, 71, Was Born in Oak Bluffs
Frank H. Swartz, 71, of Baldwinville, formerly of Oak Bluffs, died Nov. 18 in the Hillcrest Nursing Home, Fitchburg, surrounded by his loving...
Teacher Elinor Podesta Never Forgot Her Roots
Elinor Mary DeBettencourt Podesta, 77, of Sheffield, died Saturday, Nov. 24 at her daughter’s home. Elinor was born in Oak Bluffs on March 29,...
Dr. George Sharpe, 90, Summered on Vineyard
Born in Chicago, Ill., in 1917, the older of two sons of immigrant parents, George Sharpe attended Cornell College and the University of Illinois...
Orland Alwardt, Whistling Oak Bluffs Mechanic, Dies
Orland S.M. Alwardt died at the Massachusetts General Hospital on Nov. 22, after a long battle with pulmonary fibrosis and pneumonia. Orlie, as...
Priscilla Keiper Vincent Was Visitor to Chilmark
Jane N. Slater
Priscilla Keiper Vincent, 55, of Niskayuna, N.Y., died on Nov. 22 at Ellis Hospital with her loving family by her side. She fought a courageous...
Vineyard Nurse Judy Hatt Loved Family, Animals
Judy Hatt died unexpectedly in her sleep on Sunday, Nov. 25. She was 68. Judy was born in the town of Oak Bluffs on Nov. 15, 1939, the daughter...
Island Service on Sunday For Beloved Peggy Lobdell
Margaret K. (Peggy) Lobdell was born August 8, 1921 in Bridgeport, Conn. She was the daughter of Stephen P. Kish and Margaret Lehman Kish. She died...
Mark Immelt, 62, Was Gentle, Generous and Funny
Mark Wesley Immelt, 62, of Hamilton, Ohio and the Vineyard, died unexpectedly on Nov. 25, at his home in Vineyard Haven. Mark was born on Sept....
John E. Holmes Jr.
John E. Holmes Jr., 60, died Wednesday, Nov. 21, in Boston. Mr. Holmes, who lived on the Vineyard for over 15 years, was a talented metal worker,...