Obituaries
Stanley Washburn Jr. Led Life of High Adventure
Stanley Washburn Jr. of Edgartown died Sept. 11. He was 96 years old.
Eleanor Norton Bennett Was Lifelong Educator
Eleanor Norton Bennett of Chilmark died peacefully at home on Sept. 10, surrounded by her family and friends. She was 86 years old, one week shy of...
Raymond Brown, 86, Was Veteran of World War II
Raymond Brown, the man with the wry smile riding the streets of Edgartown in his red scooter, died peacefully Sept. 11 at the Martha's Vineyard...
David Honey Built Career as Plumber, Firefighter
David Honey died unexpectedly on August 8 at Massachusetts General Hospital after an accident on his beloved motorcycle.
Jean Wallace Fischer Was Respected Island Teacher
Jean Wallace Fischer died at home in her Mouse House on Sept. 10 after a courageous 10-year battle with cancer. Her spirit was remarkable, and she...
Lillian G. Harris, 95, Was West Tisbury Resident
Lillian G. Harris, 95, of West Tisbury died peacefully at home on Sept. 9 with her daughter, Shirley VanDerSchueren, and her granddaughter, Suzanne...
Alvin Jervy Purvis, 92, Was Educator, Carpenter
Alvin J. Purvis, 92, died Sept. 2 in Sarasota, Fla. He met his wife of 50 years, the former Lurline Harper, in Oak Bluffs in the summer of 1947....
Martha Lillian Russcol Was Broadway Singer
Martha Lillian Russcol Was Broadway Singer Martha Lillian Russcol of West Tisbury, the girl with the blue velvet voice, died peacefully Sept. 7...