In order to support the community news coverage you rely on in the Vineyard Gazette, the Gazette charges a sliding scale payment for obituaries. Death and Service Notices are free. Submission deadline is 5 p.m. Tuesday for publication in print on Friday. Obituaries will appear online and in print. The Gazette reserves the right to edit obituaries for length, grammar, and editorial style. For more information go to our FAQs page.
Please select a category.
Death or Service Notice
- 100 words max.
- No photo
- Free
On-Island
If the obituary is for someone who is or was until recently a resident of a town on Martha’s Vineyard.
- 650 words max.
- Photo included
- $150
Off-Island
If the obituary is for someone who spends the summer on the Island but primarily resides in another location.
- 650 words max.
- Photo included
- $300