Obituaries
Willoughby Mercer, 92, Was Aeronautical Engineer
Capt. Willoughby (Bill) Mercer, (USN, Retired) died peacefully at his home in Coronado, Calif. on Nov. 19. He was 92 years old.
Helen Grace Franklin Trained Dogs for Show
Helen Grace Carlson Franklin died on Tuesday, Nov. 20 at her home in Vineyard Haven after a long illness with Parkinson’s Disease. She was born in...
Harold Allyn Searles Was Avid Outdoorsman
Harold Allyn Searles, former owner of the Raymond Funeral Home in Norwalk, Conn., died on Oct. 20 at the age of 79 after a long illness. He was an...
Carl Anderson
Carl B. Anderson, 80, of Oak Bluffs died Tuesday, Nov. 20 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. He was the husband of Ruth (Immelt) Anderson. He...
Judith B. Jacobs Volunteered for Social Causes
Judith B. Jacobs, of Niskayuna, N.Y. and Chilmark died on Nov. 1 at home in Niskayuna at the age of 80. She died from the effects of Parkinson’s...
Robert S. Sanborn Never Lost His Lust for Sailing High Seas
Phyllis Meras
A memorial service for Robert S. Sanborn, a year-round Vineyard resident for 39 years and a Vineyard seasonal visitor since 1918, will be held...
Respected Businessman Warner Bacon Dies at 87
Francis Warner Bacon, 87, of Erie, Pa., died peacefully on Wednesday, Nov. 21 at St. Mary’s at Asbury Ridge. He was born in 1920 in Erie, the son...
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,...